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  • Latest Startrails Activity

    Latest Startrails Activity

    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

    July 25, 2025
  • Photos of Interest

    Photos of Interest

    Photos we have shot that appear interesting to us.

    July 24, 2025
  • Names Of Parts And What They Do – Sony A1ii

    Names Of Parts And What They Do – Sony A1ii

    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…

    July 22, 2025
  • Sunsets From The Backyard

    Sunsets From The Backyard

    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.

    July 17, 2025
  • Lightroom Adjustments for Astrophotography

    Lightroom Adjustments for Astrophotography

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

    July 15, 2025
  • Startrails Settings to Try

    Startrails Settings to Try

    14 July, 2025 — Try setting up the camera with the following parameters for a totally circular and dense startrails shoot, kind of like this one from Mike Shaw’s book, THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ASTROPHOTGRAPHY: 14mm ISO 1600 f/2.8 20 seconds 800 images 800 images x 20 seconds = 16,000 seconds 16,000 seconds / 60…

    July 14, 2025
  • Star Trails and Moon Photos

    Star Trails and Moon Photos

    Various photos from my startrails and moon shoots. Buck Moon on 10 July, 2025. Four image stack in Photoshop. Below is the YouTube version of the above single shot. Craters are apparent in this enlarged version of the same moon: Shooting with 60 megapixels really allows for magnifying everything without pixelation.

    July 10, 2025
  • Star Trails Recipe

    Star Trails Recipe

    9 July, 2025 — Here’s how to get perfect star trails shots no matter where you live. Light pollution or perfect Bortle 2 makes no difference. Light trails are great no matter what. Follow these bullet points for the best shots. Once all the images have been captured, you are ready to develop them and…

    July 9, 2025
  • Star Trails With Sigma 14mm Lens

    Star Trails With Sigma 14mm Lens

    8 July, 2025 — This is a test image, and it came out pretty darned good. It was nice of a plane to fly through the middle of the shot. Focal length: 14mm, ISO-100, f/1.4, 15 second exposure, 120 shots. This image has been compressed to save space on the server, but the image still…

    July 8, 2025
  • Exposure Settings for Common Astro Subjects

    Exposure Settings for Common Astro Subjects

    If tracking is used, then shutter speeds can be 4 to 5 minutes long. People can be frozen if lighting is briefly used on them with longer shutter speeds. (Note that the A7R5 has an amazing sensor that is very night friendly. The ISO can probably be run even lower than shown above in many…

    July 8, 2025
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