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It even looks nice on my phone. Can't wait to check it out on a computer browser tonight. After 2 days of 404 errors, I had feared the worst and almost given up.

Along the Wisconsin River at Sauk City, WI

Infrared-converted Nikon Coolpix 995.

Here is M42 Orion Nebula and Triangulum Galaxy which I photographed in 2020. I cannot recall the entire exposure time, but I am sure I was shooting less than 60 images at 45 seconds each or perhaps a bit longer. I think I had things dialed in so well on the night of Triangulum that I was...

Nice job working at 3 hours of exposure data. There are a few threads with m42, Andromeda Galaxy, Triangullum Galaxy, and some others. I know I started a couple, but none have DSO or deep space in the text to search. Just go back 2-4 pages in this subject area. @blackstar : his telescope was a...

My new Nikonmobile. Closed on it Wednesday. Low-mile 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe. Replaced a 2001 Buick LeSabre. It died 140 miles from home after bleeding out all of it's brake fluid, and being towed to a dishonest auto repairer. Too much money required with getting the car moved to home area...

@blackstar : It is even more important to be able to balance the lens on a longer size Arca plate when using any sort of gimbal head. You are going to find out quickly that the lens foot will still want to twist free from that Arca plate because there is only one possible place to attach a...

How about a beetle in infrared?

I have to admit I struggle still with some things with this camera. Two weeks ago I tried taking Milky Way photos, but rediscovered that you cannot use the intervalometer in manual mode. It rudely reminded me I needed to be in A or P mode to use the feature. I started a sequence in A mode as I...

This one taken shooting in the direction of light pollution. Over the elevation rise on the lower right corner the Sun Prairie Corn Festival is going on with the Sunday night midget car racing right then. It was an experiment for the location, I have a December photo in mind of the Orion segment...

My mother picked up a Kodak Bulls-Eye that shot medium-format 620 film from a rummage sale for me to use. I think I was in 4th grade at the time. My parents did not really put limits on me other than only sending the film to be processed in lab about 2-3 times a year. I took photography class...

River by a wayside. Between Portage and Baraboo, WI

A couple of honeybees and a beetle.

I just want to resurrect this one for future research purposes. I took out 2 cameras last night to a spot on the edge of my hometown. I shot into a light polluted area. The Milky Way was positioned south where there was a neighborhood on the other side of some higher ground. With my D750 +...

It is not common for me to go downtown. Mainly I have to take a trip to the suburbs from time to time. This time I was meeting up for a gathering of wristwatch collectors. We did a guided walk to the higher-end watch sellers and drooled over their inventory.

I did a walk in downtown Chicago back in 2008. At the time I was shooting a D80 and using an older 24mm f/2.8D lens. Difference today is that I revisited the original Jpegs (this is before Raw processing for me) and worked them in RawTherapee. Originally I would have just made small adjustements...

I use Peak Design's Anchor Link system. Straps tend to stay off of my cameras until I need one now. I might install a Peak Design Cuff just to keep a camera secure to my hand. I might install the full-sized Slide strap for a longer walk or carry. The Anchor Links can take some twisting without...

It appears to be true, but only if you drive away from the cities there. Very dark at the Rio Grande.

A couple more of that same hawk.

For a D810, the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary is very good at wildlife. You can buy much better, but not a whole lot better for the money invested. My own Milky Way photos to date were done with a crop sensor D7000 and Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 Art, then later a D750 with Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art. The...