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STM replied to a thread M42 (Orion Nebula) in Low Light & Night

I stacked 240 frames of M42 in DeepSkyStacker with the D850 and 300mm f/2.8 ED IF AIS Nikkor. 1 sec @f/2.8 ISO 800

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Yesterday, 10:41 PM

STM replied to a thread M42 (Orion Nebula) in Low Light & Night

I am certainly hoping so! I also got a Celestron wedge, since this is only an alt-az mount and the wedge is really needed so you can do longer...

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Yesterday, 10:21 PM

STM replied to a thread M42 (Orion Nebula) in Low Light & Night

We have a waxing crescent right now but it is not significant enough (12%) to have a major impact on Orion right now. Plus it sets at 9:13 tonight so...

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Yesterday, 12:09 AM

STM replied to a thread M42 (Orion Nebula) in Low Light & Night

I have ordered a Celestron Nexstar 8SE but unfortunately it is backordered until March sometime! It has a focal length of just over 2000mm and a...

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01-15-2021, 08:31 PM

STM replied to a thread Me and My Fiancé in Portrait

Thanks, I am thinking it is more a "beauty and the beast" photo. I am MUCH better behind the lens than in front of it! ;)

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01-15-2021, 07:50 PM

STM started a thread M42 (Orion Nebula) in Low Light & Night

I went out last night and started playing around doing some test shots of the Orion Nebula (M42). I set up the D850 on a tripod and mounted my 200mm...

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01-11-2021, 01:40 PM

STM replied to a thread My first pro photo printer arrived today - a Canon (on a Nikon forum)! in Other Photography Equipment

Congrats! I have a Canon Pixma Pro 9000 and love it! Don't pay exorbitant prices for the inks, I use LD products and their inks are about a third the...

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01-09-2021, 12:48 AM

STM replied to a thread Winter has arrived in Landscape

Great shots but you can have the white stuff and the cold that goes along with it! It was in the low 50's/upper 40's here today but it was humid...

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01-08-2021, 11:59 PM

STM replied to a thread 500 f/4 vs 500 f/5.6 in Telephoto

My go-to bird lens is usually the 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor on the D850, but undeniably it is a beast of a lens at over 14 pounds, one that cannot...

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01-08-2021, 11:23 PM

STM started a thread Bodyscape (NSFW) in Black & White

Shot with a D850, 85mm f/1.4 AIS Nikkor and a single strobe in a gridded strip light softbox. I like the color but prefer the B&W more since presents...

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01-08-2021, 05:25 AM

STM replied to a thread Starting a new project today in Low Light & Night

Up to day 6 but raining tonight so there will be a "hole" in my sequence. Oh well, not like I can do anything about it.

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01-08-2021, 05:06 AM

STM replied to a thread Best quality photo for Birds photography: Lossless , Uncompressed? in D500

I too shoot lots of birds and only shoot RAW, 14 bit. As BackdoorArts said, why not go for the highest quality possible?

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01-08-2021, 05:00 AM

STM replied to a thread D500 in 2020 OK ? in D500

I use my D500 in concert with my 600mm f/4 ED IF AIS for wildlife shots when I need a little extra optical reach and it does just fine compared to my...

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01-06-2021, 10:34 PM

STM replied to a thread Weekly Challenge Jan. 6 - 12: Knife in Weekly Photo Challenges

Gurkha Knife. Unlike so many Gurkha knives you see online claiming to be authentic, most are fakes. I got this knife from a real-life member of the...

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01-05-2021, 04:21 PM

STM replied to a thread Starting a new project today in Low Light & Night

That is a great idea. I took the moon at 70% last night (actually this morning around 1:30. I now have it at 100%, 90%, 80% and 70% +/-

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01-04-2021, 07:29 AM

STM replied to a thread Starting a new project today in Low Light & Night

The project so far. I may change the arrangement, not sure

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01-03-2021, 01:13 AM

STM started a thread Me and My Fiancé in Portrait

D850, 85mm f/1.4 AIS Nikkor. Pretty standard 4 light set up. I do much better on the taking side of the image, Catherine, on the other hand is a...

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12-30-2020, 02:42 AM

STM replied to a thread Starting a new project today in Low Light & Night

Here is installment 1. Cold and clear mild (52º) tonight, but rain is on the way so it may not be until Sunday before I get another shot at it, when...

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12-29-2020, 03:42 PM

STM started a thread Starting a new project today in Low Light & Night

Since the moon will be full tonight. I thought I would photograph it and then every couple of days re-photograph it as it goes through its lunar...

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12-28-2020, 08:46 PM

STM replied to a thread Weekly Challenge Dec. 23 - 29: Monochrome in Weekly Photo Challenges

I know, I was just being a smart ass.

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12-27-2020, 03:52 PM

STM replied to a thread Another astrophotography oportunity on 12-21-2020. in Low Light & Night

Photographing the Conjunction the other night re-kindled my interest in Astrophotography. I was, however, not pleased with the results I got with the...

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12-27-2020, 06:34 AM

STM replied to a thread Well, I finally took the astrophotography "plunge"........... in Telephoto

You are not kidding about dollar signs. As expensive as regular photography can be, astrophotography, pun intended, is out of this world expensive....

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12-26-2020, 05:00 PM

STM started a thread Well, I finally took the astrophotography "plunge"........... in Telephoto

I have been shooting the moon for years with lots of success but after photographing (or rather trying in my opinion at least) to photograph the...

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12-26-2020, 04:47 PM

STM replied to a thread Post your Jupiter and Saturn photos. in Low Light & Night

Taken the night after the "Conjunction"

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12-26-2020, 04:34 PM

STM replied to a thread So what lens to shoot the moon? in Telephoto

The "go-to" camera/lens rig I have used for a long time is a D500 (which I use for the crop factor), 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor with Nikon TC-300 2x...

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12-26-2020, 03:22 PM

STM replied to a thread Weekly Challenge Dec. 23 - 29: Monochrome in Weekly Photo Challenges

Waxing Gibbous "Christmas" Moon. Nikon D500, 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor w/ TC-300

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