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BF Hammer replied to a thread Howdy from Texas in New Member Introductions

With your name, how do I not drop by and say welcome! :D

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Today, 12:47 AM

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

This is my tracking mount: Skywatcher AZ-GTi goto mount There is a mega-thread at Cloudy Nights forum about this mount. Skywatcher does not...

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Yesterday, 02:53 AM

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

PS: You will not see Saturns rings in a viewfinder. Live-View, then use the digital zoom of Live-view as far as it will go, and you will see the...

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Yesterday, 02:48 AM

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

For 2 years in a row I have imaged Saturn with my Sigma 150-600mm C lens. In 2019 I only had a tripod and was constantly chasing Saturn as it moved....

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12-03-2020, 03:23 AM

BF Hammer started a thread Another astrophotography oportunity on 12-21-2020. in Low Light & Night

If you have a star tracker, it will be much easier, and perhaps a telescope is needed. Saturn and Jupiter will converge in the sky, and be at...

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11-27-2020, 10:59 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Upgrade to 850 in Photography Q&A

My thought is ditch the DX format body and lenses and only have FX ecosystem lenses that you can more readily share between the bodies. I have D750...

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11-27-2020, 10:35 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread RAVPower batteries for D7500 - comments? in Other Photography Equipment

When I have bought replacement battery packs for the past 10 years, I have been sticking with Wasabi Power. Had good luck with the first one I got...

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11-26-2020, 12:27 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Preview function? in Z50

DOF preview is a feature Nikon is not pushing so much for several years now. My D7000 has the DOF button and it is the default function. My D750,...

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11-22-2020, 09:30 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Luminar or Lightroom? in Education

I personally am big on open-source software. Since I don't make a living from my photos, I cannot justify the cost of using any Adobe products. I...

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11-22-2020, 01:16 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread How to take this shot or make this image? in Low Light & Night

Yes GIMP has layers and layer-masking. I use them often.

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11-19-2020, 03:17 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread How to take this shot or make this image? in Low Light & Night

I see the star trails in front of the aurora, which is actually just weird to my eye. So he took a long exposure which I presume brought out the...

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11-14-2020, 02:45 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Just a heads up for the early part of November 2020. in Low Light & Night

In true Friday the 13th spirit, I had 100% overcast skies at 5:30am today. All clear a couple hours after sunrise. I hope somebody caught that...

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11-08-2020, 08:00 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Just a heads up for the early part of November 2020. in Low Light & Night

Did anybody else get up and photograph this? Here is a 48mm view from this morning. Kind of a warm-up for Friday.

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Location:: Wisconsin, USA

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Camera: D750

Secondary Camera: D7000, D80

Lenses: AF-S 50mm f/1.8G, Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f/8, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM, AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR, Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP AF Di Macro Lens

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