Tom Glander Media

Category: Photography

  • Startrails Palmtree

    Startrails Palmtree

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    Last night’s photography of the night sky yielded an interesting view. Lots of plane trails. Started shooting at 9:30 p.m. so it was quite dark. Shot in JPG, adjusted in Lightroom, stacked in Photoshop. 13 second exposure414 framesf/2.8ISO-20052 mm Sigma ARTSony A7R5

  • Computer Build for Office

    Computer Build for Office

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    The components in the new computer build are as follows. This build was initially complete a year ago, July 2024, and upgraded in August, 2025 with the new video card. The NAS was added in July, 2025, and was upgraded to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The speed is excellent now, allowing for major image manipulation in…

  • Startrails Photo Night

    Startrails Photo Night

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    3 August, 2025 — Trying something new. Shooting 10 second shutter every 5 seconds. Set to take 400 photos. Aperture is f/2.8. ISO is Auto. Photos will be RAW, uncompressed. 7 September note: No need to shoot RAW. Just shoot in JPG. 10 seconds is a great exposure time, every 10 seconds is good. 400…

  • NAS Update

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    Added a QNAP 10GbE network card to the NAS, and a new QNAP switch with 4×2.5 GbE and 2x10GbE RJ45 ports. Now, I get throughput that makes working with extremely large files not hurt nearly as much. Transfer speed test show about 250 Megabyts per second transfer from SSD to the NAS. Lightroom imports from…

  • Fireworks Plan

    Fireworks Plan

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    28 July, 2025 — During the next visit to Disneyland, plan on shooting fireworks from Galaxy’s Edge. Scope out a good location with recognizable stuctures in the foreground. Use a tripod for two cameras, to be set up as follows. 31 July, 2025 Update — The photo below is the result of applying the principles…

  • Latest Startrails Activity

    Latest Startrails Activity

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    Shot on the 25th of July, 2025. The Internation Space Station made an appearance during the photo session. These are 280 images stacked, each exposure 10 seconds long, with a Sigma 28-105 lens at 28mm. ISO-100. f/2.8

  • Photos of Interest

    Photos of Interest

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    Photos we have shot that appear interesting to us.

  • Names Of Parts And What They Do – Sony A1ii

    Names Of Parts And What They Do – Sony A1ii

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    Many of these parts are self explanatory, but for those that are not, this guide is helpful. (By the way, this camera can shoot 14-bit RAW in all drive modes. 14-bit RAW is more helpful when you try to pull out detail from underexposed shadows.) Drive mode is for the number of shots taken, from…

  • Sunsets From The Backyard

    Sunsets From The Backyard

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    Sunsets and clouds I’ve shot from the backyard. Images have been manipulated in Lightroom, because this started as a RAW image, which provides more data I can use to pop the image. Below is a slightly different treatment of the same image above, including some cropping in.

  • Lightroom Adjustments for Astrophotography

    Lightroom Adjustments for Astrophotography

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    Follow these steps to get the most out of your photos. Lens Corrections Transform tool.