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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    stack Thanks Paul--yeah I already deleted this. rich
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    stacking Paul--I agree that Registax was doing some weird things to the background. Thanks for the direct link to CombineZP. I just downloaded and installed and it works fine. During the installation a CZP Batch shortcut was installed along with the main CZP program. Does anyone know if...
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    Image stacking Hey Guys Dan--you are showing some interesting results with stacking software. I had Registax 6 on my computer (freeware) which I use for stacking lunar pics. It has a steep learning curve but there are a number of tutorials on the web. Anyway I took your two kingfisher shots...
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    it's been a long absence for me Hi guys It's been a while since I've posted. I've had some issues with my lower back and had to make some equipment corrections in order to come up with a lighter setup. I shifted away from my heavy Stellarvue f/7 scope and monfrotto tripod which had a...
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    Wakodahatchee Wetlands Jules I was at this preserve last Spring. What a great place for photos. Did you happen to see the gators patrolling the waters beneath the heron nests. Last year a chick fell out--it never hit the water but ended up in a gator's waiting mouth. Rich
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    Paul Let me add my birthday congratulations to the list. The pics you have posted show exceptional detail. Did Nikon perform a custom modification for you by removing the anti aliasing filter when you ordered your new camera? I was debating whether to have this modification done on my Olympus...
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    Jules Very nice shots of the snowy owl. I have been out on the east end of Long Island the past several weekends in search of snowy owls. There have been several sightings along our southern shores but I haven't had any luck sighting one.
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    David this is a really nice shot. Is that a beak tag? Not seen that done in the US. Makes sense though for easy identification through a spotting scope. Rich
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    Olympus OM-D EM1 Dan I agree these new Olympus flagship mirrorless cameras are really nice. I wish I had the $1400 to shell out for one. Curious, are you manually focusing through the 1.48 EVF or are you using the back panel LCD? rich
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    braved the cold OK--so I decided to move my rig outside in the snow. After sitting for 20 minutes the birds returned. I was able to finally snap the woodpecker in decent light. The sparrow was also nicely positioned. Both pics were cropped 50% Rich
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    cabin fever Slammed again on Long Island with another major snowstorm. Took a couple of shots of the backyard feeder activity through my back deck sliding glass door. Not the best but the high temperature today was 12 F and with wind chill was well below zero so I wasn't motivated to set up...
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    morning sunrise lakeside couldn't resist the Fall color cast on the lake near my home on Long Island. Here were a couple of keepers. Stellarvue 80mm f/7 + GSO 2x barlow + Olympus e-510 (iso 400, exp 1/1000 sec). Swans were around 100 ft out-slight crop. The blue heron made a surprise showing...
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    Nice shots Tord. You've beeb getting considerable practice. Curious,what is your success shot frequency. I don't get out as much and when I do I tend to have about 10% or less success rate.
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    some tests od my new system Second time out with my new rig. Stellavue 80mm f/7 aplanat + 2" GSO barlow + Olympus e-510. See setups for detailed desciption and pics. In my first time out the pics seemed a bit off in focus so I didn't post. Suspected that I needed to adjust the view...
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    beep--great shots--I especially like the first shot! Rich
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    testing a new scope setup I felt that image sharpness was not quite the same as what I've seen on this forum when using my DIY f/5 refractor (Jaegars lens) so I decided to outfit my 80mm Stellarvue F/7 aplanat scope for astrocoping using my retired Olympus e-500 DSLR. This scope was one of a...
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    My goodness Tord--the images are awesome! I typically use a specialized macro setup for photographing insects which of course requires getting up close and personal. I can see clear advantages to using the astroscope in this capacity. How close were you from the subjects? Did you crop? My...
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    Dan I was thinking to try to adapt a motorized focus knob onto my dual speed focuser. There are several companies that sell these units with slow (fine focus) and fast (coarse focus) control. Ideally I would like to manually set focus to some object in the foreground and allow the focuser to...
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    Dan--an after thought to my previous response. Actually I can see an advantage to using the CombineZP for stacking and noise reduction. On my Olympus e-510 I would never consider shooting at iso 1600 or even iso 800 for that matter because of the noise level, but if I am going to go to the...
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    Very nice Dan. I am intrigued by the possibilities of image stacking using CombineZ, but more for increasing DOF. To me this is a real limitation when using the astroscope for photographing several birds in the same frame especially at say 30 ft where the DOF is really shallow--maybe a couple...
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    high resolution panoramic astrocoping I know this forum is dedicated for bird photographs using astroscopes but I thought folks here would appreciate another use of their astroscopes for capturing high resolution panoramic photographs. This picture of the Jupitor Lighthouse in Florida was...
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    Rick--the indigo bunting is a wonderful shot! They have not yet reached our area in the Northeast, but I am anxiously waiting. Meanwhile I've been trying to get some shots of barn swallows in flight. They've nested in the entryway of the building where I work and are most active in flight in...
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    Tord Very nice. You seem to have an abundance of migratory birds in your area. The weather on Long Island, NY seems a bit cooler this Spring and so the colorful migratory birds haven't quite settled in. I am waiting for the indigo buntings to show--a few more weeks. Rich
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    Pelicans on parade I had a few remianing shots from my trip to Florida back in March. These brown pelicans were shot in the early morning at Jupiter Inlet. My setup was DIY 76mm refractor (Jaegers lens, 380mm) + x1.4TC + Olympus e-510. The objective was masked to around 40mm for greater DOF...
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    Thanks for the feedback guys aand Mike thanks for identifying my ducks. Rich
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