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  1. blackstar

    Post your Tree Photos !

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    Rokinon Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 12mm f2.8 vs 8mm f3.5

    To demonstrate one of my opinions about these lenses and check TT's point about angle of view of fisheye lenses, I have gathered some sample images from online reviews and post here for your comments: 8mm f3.5 fe (fisheye) - Disney (see starburst and angle of view) 12mm f2.8 fe - Disney (see...
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    Rokinon Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 12mm f2.8 vs 8mm f3.5

    Please help to decide which one to purchase for D3500 and must be great for Milky Way photo (fisheye effect as a bonus): Samyang 14mm f2.8: FF, ~$300 (AMZ) Samyang 12mm f2.8 fisheye: FF, ~$350 (AMZ) Rokinon 8mm f3.5: fisheye: CS, ~$250 @AMZ; ~$200 +10% off @ Buyrokinon.com Thanks Edited...
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    Puzzled by the strange image in my moon photo

    Thanks, Rob, Fred, and Cindy. I did process the original jpg in Nik's HDR Efex. I shot in both RAW and jpg. The one I posted is single jpg image processed. Now I think Fred is probably right about the exposure effect cause Nik HDR takes the original image to render other exposure versions...
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    Puzzled by the strange image in my moon photo

    Hi, Made a shot of the bloody fire moon in the smoky sky in NorCal. It turned out there came some strange pattern or image around the moon covering almost the entire background. The moon itself is not affected. Put the original size copy on dropbox...
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    Post your Moon Shots

    Bloody fire moon in NorCal (from very smoky sky)
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    Post your Sunrises

  8. blackstar

    Post your star trails here

    Star trails over MW.
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    Post your star trails here

    Sonora Pass, CA
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    Your pick please

    Cindy, I have been pondering about your mysterious perception of the large stars in my MW photos. Here are the possible cracks on that matter: (1) Shutter speed too slow causing star trailing effect, (2) Moisture in air producing optical refraction causing light (from stars) spread wide...
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    Post your Milky Way shots

    Sonora Pass, CA
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    Your pick please

    Per Fred's request, here is #3 (MW sky) + #2 (foreground):
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