Guest Report post Posted July 17, 2007 Hello everyone, I went outside just a little bit ago to go and do something and happened to look in the western sky and couldn't believe what I saw. I love the colors of the clouds/sky on this with the moon and star in it. But what could I have done to make it look better? I could have had the roof tops of houses on the bottom but then I thought they would be out of focus because I really wanted to focus on the sky. I am just trying to improve on my photographing skills (if I have any). This was taken with the autofocus on (of course) with the auto appeture and the ISO set at 200. I noticed if I increased the ISO it started bleaching out the colors and I didn't want that. This was taken with my 300mm not totally zoomed in all the way. If I went with my 80mm I might have been able to get the roof tops in it but then the moon and star would have been awfully small and not as noticeable (I think). Thanks everyone. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ubbrd 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2007 G'day Jim. These are magnificent photo's. I'm glad you didn't get the roof tops in they may have taken away the majesty of the moon, the star & the sky. I've set the top photo as my computer screen background. Well worth considering enlarging & framing this photo. Warren. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcaddis 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2007 Jim - Nice job on capturing the evening sky. I also agree with Warren, you should frame those photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frogfish 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2007 I believe that's either Venus or Mars...not for sure though. It's been a while since I taken out my telescope, so I'm not that up-to-date right now on the location of the planets... The best bet is Venus for now...I think Mars rises a little later this time of year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyrod98 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2007 I believe that's either Venus or Mars...not for sure though. It's been a while since I taken out my telescope, so I'm not that up-to-date right now on the location of the planets... The best bet is Venus for now...I think Mars rises a little later this time of year. Yep, it is Venus. Just checked Sky & Telescopes site. Tonight should be quite a site as well. Sky and Telescopes Web Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMorr 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2007 J cool photo! Try this one. Open up photoshop, filters, Blur, Gaussian Blur set it at 3.0 then go to edit, Fade Gaussian Blur and select multiply! Here is your results! Enjoy~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted July 27, 2007 That is cool Jay. There is so much in photoshop that I haven't even gotten to yet. Thanks Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
