Recent content by Steve Machol

Thanks! I used the new Nikon D600 my wife gave me for Christmas. For the wide angle shots, I used a Tokina 17-35mm lens, and for the telephoto ones I used a Nikon 70-300mm.

Even though I got those shots, I couldn't see the comet with my naked eye. My wife could, but I needed the binoculars to see it. Comet ISON is going to be much brighter and higher up in the sky. I'm really looking forward to that one.

Here's another one - 8 seconds at f/16 and ISO 400.

Here's a wide angle shot of the Crescent Moon over Sedona. The Comet had already set by then.

15 seconds at f/11 and ISO 400. Here's a similar shot with 8 seconds and f/13. Less of a star trail in this one.

Thanks. As for the first shot, that is normal when using a telephoto and multi-second exposure. Believe it or not, the Earth moves enough in 10-15 seconds to cause star trails in photos.

I thought I'd share a couple of pictures I took of the Comet Panstarrs last week. Let me know what you think.

I use Lightroom almost exclusively. Not only is the interface far easier to use than PS, it has a enough editing tools to do almost everything I need to do. Plus it help you organize your photos in a way that PS can't match. And if you need more editing tools, go with PS Essentials. Unless you...

I love this show. Sheldon is my hero! "Ah, gravity - thou art a heartless *****."

Ditto.

Definitely shoot raw, even Raw+JPG. http://froknowsphoto.bigcartel.com/product/i-shoot-raw

That is an excellent beginner's DSLR fo the price. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos600d/

We will be seeing these guys in concert later this month: