The sky at night
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stephbgAnyone here in Perth who can feel the humdity will not be surprised to learn that it's hazy out there.
The Moon looked particularly luminous, swathed in shimmering veils of mist. Normally I'd just look and enjoy, because night photography and my little camera do not mix. But tonight I thought I'd give it a try with the gift of stability: I used my Dad's tripod. The result was not spectacular by any means, but it was a significant improvement on previous efforts. I may try again when next the Moon is full and delicately swathed.
Some points to note: you can actually see clouds, and I do believe you can see an actual star (or planet - I can't recall) in the top left corner. And sure, the Moon is a bright fuzzy blur, but the picture is more than a bright fuzzy blur surrounded by featureless black. I call it progress. Apologies for the composition and inclusion of my ubiquitous power lines, as I wasn't really paying attention. In truth I didn't have much confidence in the outcome.
Those power lines *sigh*. You see a lot of those in my sky pictures; I live in a sort of Faraday cage, fenced in on all sides by living wires. Sometimes I go to the trouble of trying to avoid, crop and frame them out. Most recently I've allowed them to dominate my pictures as they dominate my own restricted view of the sky. If I can't have the sky, no one can, damnit. Whne I'm feeling more powerful I see myself as deliberately looking beyond those thin grey lines bound to the earth.
I need to get out.
On a lighter note, the tripod does not have a control to fix the legs in position, so it was a bit of a dance to find the right levels. Tonight's foray on a sloping driveway added to the amusement value for any who chose to watch. But no-one's watching.
The Moon looked particularly luminous, swathed in shimmering veils of mist. Normally I'd just look and enjoy, because night photography and my little camera do not mix. But tonight I thought I'd give it a try with the gift of stability: I used my Dad's tripod. The result was not spectacular by any means, but it was a significant improvement on previous efforts. I may try again when next the Moon is full and delicately swathed.
Some points to note: you can actually see clouds, and I do believe you can see an actual star (or planet - I can't recall) in the top left corner. And sure, the Moon is a bright fuzzy blur, but the picture is more than a bright fuzzy blur surrounded by featureless black. I call it progress. Apologies for the composition and inclusion of my ubiquitous power lines, as I wasn't really paying attention. In truth I didn't have much confidence in the outcome.
Those power lines *sigh*. You see a lot of those in my sky pictures; I live in a sort of Faraday cage, fenced in on all sides by living wires. Sometimes I go to the trouble of trying to avoid, crop and frame them out. Most recently I've allowed them to dominate my pictures as they dominate my own restricted view of the sky. If I can't have the sky, no one can, damnit. Whne I'm feeling more powerful I see myself as deliberately looking beyond those thin grey lines bound to the earth.
I need to get out.
On a lighter note, the tripod does not have a control to fix the legs in position, so it was a bit of a dance to find the right levels. Tonight's foray on a sloping driveway added to the amusement value for any who chose to watch. But no-one's watching.
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Date: 2012-03-13 01:27 am (UTC)Did you see the ISS?
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Date: 2012-03-13 01:45 am (UTC)