Lyra, Cygnus & Pine
The constellations Cygnus and Lyra, Vega, the North America Nebula, the Milky Way, and the tops of my neighbor's ponderosa pine trees.
The colors are a bit artificial, a result of the film type, the scanner, and the digital processing. But the final color of the nebula is pretty close to what others photographers get.
The stars were tracked with my hand-operated barn door tracker, hence the blur of the pines. I was using a hand tape recorder to note the exposure data, but alas nothing is on the tape. I'm guessing 1-2 minutes.
My Barn Door Tracker:
www.flickr.com/photos/41577645@N07/sets/72157624698263492
Many thanks to my friends Rick W. for the inspiration, and Mark T. for the gift of the film.
Lyra, Cygnus & Pine
The constellations Cygnus and Lyra, Vega, the North America Nebula, the Milky Way, and the tops of my neighbor's ponderosa pine trees.
The colors are a bit artificial, a result of the film type, the scanner, and the digital processing. But the final color of the nebula is pretty close to what others photographers get.
The stars were tracked with my hand-operated barn door tracker, hence the blur of the pines. I was using a hand tape recorder to note the exposure data, but alas nothing is on the tape. I'm guessing 1-2 minutes.
My Barn Door Tracker:
www.flickr.com/photos/41577645@N07/sets/72157624698263492
Many thanks to my friends Rick W. for the inspiration, and Mark T. for the gift of the film.