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Enchanted Beams Thread

paul1598419 said:
Huh. Are there some hot springs there? With a name like cottage sauna it makes one think of one. Wouldn't surprise me to find there is some volcanic activity there. At any rate, great photos.
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Hah :D
Unfortunately there is no hot springs or volcanic activity over here.. It's taken from our cabin sauna pier..

RB astro said:
Yeah, the Canon DSLRs and most DSLRs have a hard time with the beam colour.
Even though they're accurate, they all (most) seen to have a difficult time rendering the beam accurately.
Ironically some smart phones are better at it than professional DSLRs.
I'm hoping that this Nikon B700 (not a DSLR) does a much better job on beam colour.

This photo was taken with a wide angle 16mm @f/3.5, 30 sec with ISO 3200 on a tripod using the Canon 5DII, no scope.

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I have also noticed that my wifes Canon does that too but weirdly my Panasonic captures blue beams quite accurately.. How you managed to shoot with 30sec exposure time, I thought that would cause "trailing" effect for stars?

I really probably need to ask some astro shooting tips from you..

BTW.. I just accidently stumbled into Phase One XF camera site and I looked its specs and I came more curious about it. I almost fell down from the chair when I saw the price... :crackup:
 
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ArcticDude said:
I have also noticed that my wifes Canon does that too but weirdly my Panasonic captures blue beams quite accurately.. How you managed to shoot with 30sec exposure time, I thought that would cause "trailing" effect for stars?

I really probably need to ask some astro shooting tips from you..

BTW.. I just accidently stumbled into Phase One XF camera site and I looked its specs and I came more curious about it. I almost fell down from the chair when I saw the price... :crackup:
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LOL Arctic, you have expensive taste like me.... A Phase One ... LOL :crackup:
I can only dream huh.... :whistle:

OK, the reason there's not trails is because I used the "500 Rule"
It's how you can calculate the Max exposure time for a given Focal Length on a Full Frame sensor.
It's this:

500 Divided By the Focal Length of Your Lens = The Longest Exposure (in Seconds) Before Stars Start to “Trail”.

For a Crop Sensor you need to divide by the Crop Factor (Canon = 1.6)

So in my case (Full Frame Sensor) it's 500/16mm = 31 sec approx.
If I were to use a Canon Crop Sensor then:
500/16/1.6 = 19.5 sec approx.

Here's a link:
https://petapixel.com/2015/01/06/avoid-star-trails-following-500-rule/

RB

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I thought it would have more to do with the rotation of the earth. In 30 seconds, it just hasn't rotated enough. I'll bet if it was a 5 minute exposure you would need your tracking scope to keep it from blurring. But, hey....what do I know about photographing stars.
 
If I can't go outside to see Aurora's (due cloud cover), then I will post-process pictures from Tuesday.. :o

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Awesome RB; That's a whole lot of stars there. Which one exactly were you pointing at? :crackup: Gorgeous just gorgeous. :drool:


Here is a beam shot I shot tonight as a shot to resize. I think I resized it? If you would, let me know if you (or anybody) is still having oversize problems with them. :thanks:

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Edit; on the left is the n450, middle 7475, right n465
 
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Beautiful photos Arctic, very nice !

BobMc said:
Awesome RB; That's a whole lot of stars there. Which one exactly were you pointing at? :crackup: Gorgeous just gorgeous.
Here is a beam shot I shot tonight as a shot to resize. I think I resized it? If you would, let me know if you (or anybody) is still having oversize problems with them. :thanks:

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Thank you Bob, yeah I think I blew one up !! :D

Wow, what a beautiful shot, I love it Bob.
Some very nice WL there buddy and yes the photo size is perfect now.
Shows up beautifully and nice and sharp too.
Looking forward to more.

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RB astro said:
Beautiful photos Arctic, very nice !



Thank you Bob, yeah I think I blew one up !! :D


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So that's were all those shooting stars came from tonight! :)


Thanks for the help and info on resizing my shots. Glad you enjoyed it.

More in the future. :)
 
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BobMc said:
So that's were all those shooting stars came from tonight! :)


Thanks for the help and info on resizing my shots. Glad you enjoyed it.

More in the future. :)
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What a great beamshot Bob! :gj:
I'm glad you ended up to new camera, really looking forward for more!
-Andrew could also contribute few beamshots here, just saying?! :whistle:

And where's that Estonian guy, Nextgen. Would love to see his beamshots too!! ;)
 
ArcticDude said:
What a great beamshot Bob! :gj:
I'm glad you ended up to new camera, really looking forward for more!
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Thanks Arctic; I'm really enjoying it also. The shots do seem to be getting better. It's kinda nice to see your own improvement. And a special thanks to you for all your encouragement and advice. Still got a lot to learn but I'm on the path. :)

Was talking to the camera lady at Best Buy and she said that most camera won't go over a 15 second exposure time. You can use the hold-open button for more exposure time. Thought that was curious?
 
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Beautiful powerful beams ....
As for the 2W diode there is 462nm and has a real and brilliant blue color!
Is this also true for green and purple diodes?​
 
ArcticDude said:
-Andrew could also contribute few beamshots here, just saying?! :whistle:
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Ok. :D

From Left to Right: 589nm (not noticeable), 405nm (bottom), 520nm, 465nm & 638nm.

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From Left to Right: 465nm, 520nm, 445nm & 450nm+3x BE.

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Moon was rising and too windy to continue
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I nearly froze to death (I know you're laughing Arctic but it's true.... :crackup:)

Hope you enjoy guys.

RB

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Nice shots Andrew!
Thanks for sharing those! :thanks:

Funny how 465nm looks a darker blue than others in the first picture :thinking:

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I looked wrong descriptions
405nm is darker than other blue beams, as it should be.. :D :D
 
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So many great photos in one day! :kewlpics:
AD, Andrew, and Bob, beautiful work guys, much appreciated! :cool:

Andrew, just curious, how long was your exposure, I see some star movement, and was wondering how that equated to time?
 
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