To the utmost! by jcv2
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Without telescope it's not easy to zoom in on celestial objects. On this clear night I shot the Pleiades or perhaps better known as the Seven Sisters with my 300 mm telelens. The result was not bad but you guys beat me with digital equipment. Digital zoom would be great. So I did a little postwork this time....
This is the result of a 4 seconds exposure with 300 mm on ISO 100 (!) scanned at 3200 dpi and cropped, so effectively it results in an equivalent of 1270 mm! That is what I call 'zoom'! Further postwork was to beat the levels to the edges and add names to the stars. Here you are! To boldly zoom where I've never zoomed before! The Infinite Improbability Drive is at work again! :)
OK, I'm beaten by people using the real good telescopes as shown on Steven Gibson's site but it feels great to recognize those stars! We're talking here about a part of the sky that only measures about 1.5 degrees (from left to right).
Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 300 mm, cropped and 4.2 times magnified, levels pushed to the limits and names added), shots all made (like Justistal) in Switzerland
Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments
Comments (17)
mabel45
thats always a miracle JC!! and a zoom beyond.. and that not even big enough out-there..!!
cbender
g like that one... :) das nhste mal ff oder sechs aufnahmen machen mit vier sekunden und dann die bilder addieren... man gewinnt noch was und verliert nicht so viel "auflung" ;)
LadyLisa
Excellent capture......:)
tallpindo
I just like that they are correctly positioned. It feels right in my head. The arcseconds tick off without boredom. The lightyears melt away.
diomedes66
This is really quite magnificent; I have often (like every night) stood outside and marveled at the stars; but you can capture an instant of their lives - Bravo, so very well done!
marybelgium
another cool shot!
rangeriderrichard
What are the red spots by Alcyone
Chaos911
fantastic work! sorry but im now out for this and the next week, but i will keep posting, after my trip i will comment all your works!
cynlee
you zoomed as no man has done before oh space explorer! :]
sharky_
Interesting. Universe Lessons first hand. Love it. Aloha
nicokorn
smart solution! btw: If you use digital zoom you could also enlarge it later with Photoshop... it's the same effect..
TwoPynts
nicokorn is right...Photoshop does what a digital zoom would do, maybe even better. Great capture of the magnificent 7...I love all your sci-fi quote...I take if you are a sci-fi buff as well? Fascinating... ;^]
tvernuccio
Well, you certainly did one helluva a job with your zommin' there!!!!! This is so amazing!!! i can't even imagine being able to take pictures like this of the galaxy!!! verrrrry impressive! high 5s Jan-Carel!
lajasmine
Ma prochaine destination est une de ceux-l:)Supposent il en avait une qui portait mon nom?? hihi ..Faut re bien uiper pour voir tout et ne pas re dans la lune!:p Merci professeur Jan-Carel je vais essayer de ne pas oublier les noms et emplacement..ce n'est pas facile retenir:) Que c'est fascinant, tr bon travail!
sossy
it is truely wonderful to look at and you did great and fantastic work! incredible stars and to find all the names would be not possible for me! blond, you know! g thanks a lot for this presentation, Jan! ;o)
iaacf
Well I think you have done a great job here. I wouldn't have thought about taking pictures with the equipement you used here, but you proved it is possible to take beautiful pictures of space.
Andromeda31
Great shot...maybe someday you'll buy a telescope & really get the 'bug'!!! Excellent postwork!! :)