stars and skies

a couple of star shots from the past week...

the pleiades (cokin 6 point star filter used on this) 100-400L (19.. exposures of 1 second aligned/combined)

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Love the star shots mate, well done

Looks like you were shooting into the sun with your grad ? Not an easy thing to do at that time of day without blowing out highlights.

Great shots, #1 is awesome

Interesting star shots Alan, and it still bemuses me that you jumped straight from macro to astronomical photography.

thanks guys............
scottie yeah it was my 1st time trying the grads.... you know me and landscapes tho (scooby doo comes to mind)

John... I didn't jump from one to the other............i've always been interested in both..... both show things you don't see every day...I like that.
it's a seasonal thing with me,, winter is for astro.........summer for macro

I'm planning on getting into macro a little bit more by getting either the Sigma 105mm or the Canon 100mm macro lenses (providing Kerso can do a good deal on the Canon one ).

either is a good bet john (the tamron 90 is also a stellar lens)

chemicalbro wrote in post #2219280
either is a good bet john (the tamron 90 is also a stellar lens)

I was speaking to Brian (LordV) and he mentioned this one too. I've not looked at its spec yet, but I will do so before making my mind up.

Great shots there, gotta love #1 for me though

Alan...that first shot is spectacular. Well done.

-Pleiades- wrote in post #2219435
Great shots there, gotta love #1 for me though

living where you do.... have you ever seen it for real?

thanks for all the comments guys............ wasn't sure how well these would go down in the landscape forum
(i guess thats why i tagged on my pathetic attempt at a landscape shot )

rudgej wrote in post #2219286
I was speaking to Brian (LordV) and he mentioned this one too. I've not looked at its spec yet, but I will do so before making my mind up.

John everybody seems to be able to make good macro lenses........ it all comes down to price vs working distance, the more you pay the farther away you can take shots at 1:1 but i think that the 100mm range is easiest to work with...... you're not too close as to scare things away and you're not far enough away that its difficult to actually frame your subject.