Uploads from Norby, tagged stars

Hair Explosion

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:45:06 -0700

Norby posted a photo:

The next best thing to sticking your finger in a light socket...

Lone Perseid

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:55:11 -0700

Norby posted a photo:

Waiting for the meteors to shower

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:55:04 -0700

Norby posted a photo:

Blurry Night Sky Panorama

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:19:43 -0800

Norby posted a photo:

(Supersize it)

The night the snow storm rolled through town (leaving as quickly as it came, maybe faster), I decided to run out and play with the Zenitar 16mm/2.8 fisheye lens that I bought from a co-worker the last time I was in CA. I used it @ f/2.8 and each exposure was around 30 seconds because I hadn't bothered to use my timer. I kinda like how the stars turned out anyway, being a little out of focus. And with moving clouds, how can you tell?

I let Photoshop stitch these images together (mostly poorly), and then healing brushed some of the more egregious seams. There was really only one horribly jag on the horizon near the house.

Night Watch Tower

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:48:21 -0800

Norby posted a photo:

(Try viewing it full size)

A preview of some of the shots taken last night with Dawn Endico out by the Dumbarton Bridge. More to come as time permits.

This was one of the last shots that we took, mostly on a whim, and what came out surprised us both.

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Earth Below, Heaven Above

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:59:23 -0700

Norby posted a photo:

The first round of bidding in the Katrina Relief Auction is over. Thank you to all of the bidders and donors! Congratulations to the high bidder jurvetson

As I was out watching the lightning show and trying to catch a few stray bolts here and there, I noticed the sky open up above me, so I switched to wide-angle and snapped a few long exposures contrasting the turmoil beneath the clouds with the tranquility just above them.

Used an ND grad filter (for the very first time!) to brighten the stars and cut down on the lightning brightness.

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Earth below, Heaven above II

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:58:51 -0700

Norby posted a photo:

A little sharper than the previous picture, and less overcast.

Used an ND grad filter to brighten the stars and cut down on the lightning brightness.

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Lunar Flare

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:18:43 -0800

Norby posted a photo:

And yes, that is snow down there, leftover from about 2-3 weeks prior

Straight up/2.0

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:34:22 -0800

Norby posted a photo:

Or close enough to it. Now I know why David always shoots Orion (because it's away from the lights early in the evening).

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(P.S. Focusing on stars @ f/2.0 is ... tricky)

Certain People I Could Name

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:34:23 -0800

Norby posted a photo:

"Who is it like?
Doesn't it strike
You as the very image
Of someone we know?"

--TMBG

A break in the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Norby) — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:47:58 -0700

Norby posted a photo:

Taken with a 12-24mm lens to capture the lightning striking as well as the clear skies above.

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