I have a Nikon D40 and a 55-200mm zoom lens.. Tonight at about 10PM, I noticed a bright orange "star" out there, so I zoomed up and took a picture... It happened to be Saturn. Mars is also visible. I can't seem to properly use flickr along with codes so you might have to open the ? marks in a new tab. Make sure you click "ALL SIZES" once on my flickr. Sorry![/I] If that doesn't work my flickr link is [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/klie/[/url] I had to manually focus it and the shutter speed was around 6 seconds. Enjoy, I was mind blown once I zoomed up on the picture after I took it to see the rings. The other pic is a constellation, not sure which.. [IMG]http://www.flickr.com/photos/klie/4294493351/
Nice shots...what are the chances of catching saturn AND mars in the same shot? By the way I wonder what that fuzzy spot in between the two planets isIs that a galaxy? Anyways good stuff; I'd rep u but i I can't give rep yet.
The chances are unbelievably small, I didn't notice it until I started zooming way up I was like what the hell is that red ball!!! The fuzzy spot is actually something from my lens.. Its something about the reflections inside the lens? I have a picture of the moon I took to show you what I'm talking about..
Hmm... That picture with Mars and Saturn.. I didn't think Saturn's rings were visible like that since they are just a bunch of rocks floating around and some innert gas..They wouldn't give off light If you look, everything in that picture is blurred and elongated, like a product of you zooming in and shaking the camera lightly due to natural hand tremors Like this stuff^ The constellation looks really awesome though
Nice photos. Makes me wonder if there is anything on those planets taking pictures of us. What was your location if you dont mind me asking? I didnt see any city lights in the photos.
I wish I had the privilege to say it was mine. It comes from one of my favorite photographers, Dan Newton. He pretty much specializes in star trails photography, but does a lot of other neat work. Liquid in Plastic – Photography and Words by Dan Newton Check him out. He sometimes explains how he does some of his photos and has a good selection. I've learned a lot from him.
Ohh, wow he does have some very nice work thank you for telling me about him And OP I like your work on your flickr, some of those car shots are real clean and nice