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Ben
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wcerto
Ahonui
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 Posted - 01/29/2009 : 11:51:22 AM
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| WOW! I reckon it must have been taken from that observatory up top Haleakala? |
Me ke aloha
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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 1:35:49 PM
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| Definitely cool. My boss showed it to me on Tuesday...she's an astronomy buff and knows the guy who took it. |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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Ben
Lokahi
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 1:52:28 PM
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Originally posted by wcerto
WOW! I reckon it must have been taken from that observatory up top Haleakala?
I don't think so, just based on the foreground. It looks like it was taken from near the visitors' center at the caldera using a conventional (as opposed to telescopic) lens. I took some sunrise pictures a couple of years ago from about that same spot with about the same field of view. But let's check -- Craig, can your boss get the location and tech details for us photo-geeks? We love hearing about f/stops and shutter speeds and focal lengths and dakine. We're as bad as musicians and their instruments! Oh wait, that's me, too.  |
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cpatch
Ahonui
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 2:42:16 PM
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Originally posted by Ben
Craig, can your boss get the location and tech details for us photo-geeks? We love hearing about f/stops and shutter speeds and focal lengths and dakine. We're as bad as musicians and their instruments! Oh wait, that's me, too.
She said she'll see if she can find out but she knows that most of the time he shoots 2 minute exposures with a Canon DSLR (not sure of the model, maybe a 5D) using a 50mm lens and either 400 or 800 ISO. A lot of the times he'll also paint foreground objects with a flashlight.
In the meantime, check out his web site at http://www.astropics.com for more awesome shots and to purchase prints. Here's his Hawaii page:
http://www.brightnightgallery.com/hawaii.html |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 2:59:12 PM
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More wows are in order after looking at the photographer's web page. Those photos are absolutely spectacular! I see he was Life Mag photo of the year winner. That indeed is an honor.
Reminds me of a W. Va. story. During WW II there was a time when even in W. Va and KY, they could see the aurora borealis. The backwoods folks had no idea what it was and since it was during WW II, some thought maybe they were being bombed or it was the end of time or something terrible. So lots of folks were trying to get right with God, confessing their sings, accepting Jesus as their savior, confessing to their spouses that they fooled around on them or did various bad things. Then they all woke up the next morning and were still on this earthly plane. Some spouses were grumpy thereafter.
One of my favorite books was written by a Kentucky man, Jesse Stuard. He wrote "A Foretaste of Glory", a book of short stories, little vignettes about various folks on that night and what they did to prepare for the end of time. A great book. The stories will make you laugh so hard. |
Me ke aloha
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Admin
Pupule
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 3:05:26 PM
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| I remember being totally "wow'ed" by the sky in Puna, in 2001. I could see the milky way and other stars that only Debbie (islandboo) could explain to me. After looking at those photos, I feel like I barely saw a thing. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 3:30:13 PM
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First time we ever went to Hawai`i was on a cruise. I was so excited to be out on the ocean in the night time, away from light pollution so I could see the stars and planets. And we were going to Fanning Island, too, so I was hoping to see the Southern Cross. We had a stateroom with a private balcony. Man, that is the only way to cruise. But aue, I saw very few stars. I was so disappointed. But a few months later I found out that the reason I did not see the stars was that I had cataracts. Got them duggash fixed, and next time we went, I had fresh new eyes with which to take in the beauty and the stars. It ws like that Zyrtec commercial where they peel the dull film off the picture and all the flowers are so bright and pretty. That's how it is when you get rid of cataracts. I love to see the stars.
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Ben
Lokahi
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 11:36:01 AM
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What stunning photos! I find myself both inspired by his talent and humbled at my own.
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Originally posted by wcerto
... a few months later I found out that the reason I did not see the stars was that I had cataracts. Got them duggash fixed ... It ws like that Zyrtec commercial where they peel the dull film off the picture and all the flowers are so bright and pretty. That's how it is when you get rid of cataracts. I love to see the stars.
Wanda, I think that you'd have enjoyed my grandmother's reaction when she got her cataracts removed after many years. She was so tickled just to see the yellow of a banana. Then there was the moment when she looked in a mirror and said, "Where did all these wrinkles come from!?" Uh, gramma, maybe 80+ years worth of - er - developing character? And by the way, they're not that new.
As for the southern cross, it's visible low in the sky from Hawaii in the winter. I remember seeing it early in the morning when we would show up at the golf course before sunrise. Certainly more scenic than all that - well, you know, the "s" word (which it's doing here in southern PA even as I write this). |
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NANI
Lokahi
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 3:19:47 PM
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THe phots have to be some of the MOST wonderful and awe inspiring shots I have seen. I have never done night photos I was very impressed by Bens work last year at camp. But these WOW.
Oh yea Ben it is Warm and sunny here today. So hang in there. |
"A hui hou kakou, malama pono".
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