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Good demonstration the m43 can do astro.  I've done some wide field w/ mine. Its good you are using 30 sec.  My experience is noise really gets lots worse at longer durations.  I suspect the ...

Sorry to hear your news.  I to have had a few close calls w/ log truck on both main & narrow logging roads.  Stay safe. Here's some ideas to consider.  Some public campgrounds & trail heads have ...

Roger, I think you are on the right track with this because I can show the opposite of what you want - camera w/ 10 stop DR & high flare lens. (Olympus E-M1.2 & MZ 300mm F4+MC14 = 22 optical ...

Thanks much Rudy!  Haven't seen this approach before & will give it a go. I noted you shot the foreground @ f4 which I'm guessing gave greater edge sharpness & less flare/light bleeding.  I often ...

Very well done Rudy.  I see no reason to disparage use of focal length composites.  The final image is very effective regardless of the reasons you had for doing it. FYI even though I live out West ...

Really enjoyed all the people shots along w/ your complete roster of solar eclipse images. Congratulations on your success!

Well done to get the prom color to show.  And as usual, the 7D.2 delivered very low noise images.  Terrific.

Thanks much Russ, I'll get there eventually. Yes, my data is good enough to give plenty of detail but so far my images lack the delicate character & color of the real thing. That's what I hope to ...

Enjoyed your images & report.  The images of you in action & family are a nice part of making it all real. Thanks,

Your multi-sun composites are well done Russ.  Even at this size, the sun spots are clearly visible - nice. The blot the sun out smoke we've had several days since the 21st has made me realize just ...

Here's what I've gotten so far. As expected, this is pushing me up the PS learning curve. Have further to go. I've posted images here that are composites of 77 captures. But the stacks have sub ...

Not a fan either. I've never had parallax errors because I always use a nodal rail.  Most of the time I've gone to significantly effort to get to a location & they often involve some level of risk ...

I have not tried any of the Manfrotto gear heads.  There are several models & many available used.  I considered one for the eclipse but found several reviews about looseness even when locked in ...

Good suggestions Rudy.  I've got the Sirui w/o the panning base & have a question about the version with it.  Considering getting it after finding a problem w/ the Sunwayfoto panning base tilt ...

Shiota & Pellett were the first to publish the application of this method to corona. Been involved in lots of open burning studies. Yes they looked like cirrus but I'm pretty sure that was high ...

Luck is what happens to the prepared.  You were & recovered from your mistake.  Good going.

Congrats Phillip these are well done.  Thanks much for posting them. Your FE TL proved something I've wondered about.  I did a TL w/ 12mm lens & never see the moon shadow.  I suspected something ...

Sorry, I've caused some confusion here.  I should have said stuck/dead pixels are caused by cosmic ray strikes that damage the pixel.  Doesn't happen often because cosmic rays usually go right ...

Take a look at the Sirui L-10 tilt head & others like it. Its base is arca compatible. So you could clamp it in your ball head, use the rotating clamp & tilt the camera w/ the tilt head. Its ...

For your camera lens combo, using a fast mid-wide will give significant DOF limits. You will certainly want to be aware of how close your foreground is & whether it will be sharp when the lens is ...