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Since 2019, FPP has been releasing a series of B&W Monster films. To date they have: Dracula (64 ISO), Wolfman (100 ISO), Frankenstein (200 ISO), and TODAY they're adding one more. Introducing the Mummy, a 400 ISO B&W panchromatic film.
To make this announcement even more exciting, FPP is offering this film in: 8mm, 16mm (double perf), 35mm, 120, 620, 4x5", AND 8x10" sizes. As an 8x10 shooter, I'm incredibly excited to be a part of this launch and share with you some of my initial test results.
My video review can be watched here: youtu.be/TUYA7YBlM9c
Tachihara 8x10 Double Extension
Schneider Super Symmar-XL 150mm f/5.6
10 sec. @ f/22 + front rise, swing
FPP Mummy 400 @ ISO 200
Pyrocat HD 1:1:100
After a string of 4 clear nights in late March, it's been a long time since we have had a stretch of clear moonless nights. So no astrophotography for me…
In the meantime, I had upgraded one of my astro cameras to a new camera known as the ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro. This is a mono camera based on a new generation of larger APS-C size sensors. It offers much higher resolution, a full 16-bits of dynamic range, outstanding noise characteristics, and a much deeper well capacity (which means I can overexpose bright areas of the image - stars - much more before I saturate the sensor). This was also a bigger and heavier camera and I needed to rework my rig to balance things out. I have been eager to test this out.
Recently I had that chance. Choosing Messier 63 - the Sunflower Galaxy as my target I took over 15 hours of exposures through Luminesce, Red, Green, Blue and Hydrogen-Alpha filters over the nights of May 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th. I thought I had clear nights but it turns out that thin clouds passed through on EVERY night - enough cloud to mess-up my exposures but not enough to shut things down. I inspected every single frame and I ended up throwing out 5 HOURS of data due to "Cloud Pollution". I got to tell you - that HURTS.
So about our Target…
I have captured M63 before and I wanted to see what difference I could make with a new camera and a bit more experience under my belt. I am very pleased with the result of my first effort with this camera. Good detail, excellent color.
Located 29.3 Million Light Years away, this is what Wikipedia has to say about M63:
Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy,[6] is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars.[7] M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, then later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on June 14, 1779.[6] The galaxy became listed as object 63 in the Messier Catalogue. In the mid-19th century, Anglo-Irish astronomer Lord Rosse identified spiral structures within the galaxy, making this one of the first galaxies in which such structure was identified.[8]
The shape or morphology of this galaxy has a classification of SAbc,[5] indicating a spiral form with no central bar feature (SA) and moderate to loosely wound arms (bc). There is a general lack of large-scale continuous spiral structure in visible light, so it is considered a flocculent galaxy. However, when observed in the near infrared, a symmetric, two-arm structure is seen. Each arm wraps 150° around the galaxy and extends out to 13,000 light-years (4,000 parsecs) from the nucleus.[9]
M63 is a weakly active galaxy with a LINER nucleus – short for 'low-ionization nuclear emission-line region'. This displays as an unresolved source at the galactic nucleus that is cloaked in a diffuse emission. The latter is extended along a position angle of 110° relative to the north celestial pole, and both soft X-rays and hydrogen (H-alpha) emission can be observed coming from along nearly the same direction.[10] The existence of a super massive black hole (SMBH) at the nucleus is uncertain; if it does exist, then the mass is estimated as (8.5±1.9)×108 M☉,[11] or around 850 million times the mass of the Sun.
Here is the detail around this image:
*Number of frames is after bad or questionable frames were culled.
71 x 90 seconds, bin 1x1 @ -15C, unity gain, ZWO Gen II L Filter
81 x 90 seconds, bin 1x1 @ -15C, 0 gain, ZWO Gen II R Filter
67 x 90 seconds, bin 1x1 @ -15C, unity gain, ZWO Gen II G Filter
79 x 90 seconds, bin 1x1 @ -15C, unity gain, ZWO Gen II B Filter
27 x 300 seconds, bin 1x1 @ -15C, unity gain, Astronomiks 6nm Ha Filter
Total of 9.7 hours
25 Darks at 300 seconds, bin 1x1, -15C, gain 0
50 Darks at 90 seconds, bin 1x1, -15C, gain 0
30 Dark Flats at Flat exposure times, bin 1x1, -15C, gain 0
30 R Flats
30 G Flats
30 B Flats
30 L Flats
30 Ha Flats
Capture Hardware:
Scope: Astrophysics 130mm Starfire F/8.35 APO refractor
Guide Scope: Televue 76mm Doublet
Camera: ZWO AS2600mm-pro with ZWO 7x36 Filter wheel with ZWO LRGB filter set,
and Astronomiks 6nm Narrowband filter set
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290Mini
Focus Motor: Pegasus Astro Focus Cube 2
Camera Rotator: Pegasus Astro Falcon
Mount: Ioptron CEM60
Polar Alignment: Polemaster camera
Software:
Capture Software: PHD2 Guider, Sequence Generator Pro controller
Image Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop - assisted by Coffee, extensive processing indecision and second guessing, editor regret and much swearing…..
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SPNC Year 2 #13
I ,a shy and quiet boy since young, was a target of the bullied throughout my 8 years of childhood. The memories of being bullied continuously have had a little or more effect on my confidence and activeness. I shut myself off from the society, claimed myself a weak person and brought myself with a gloomy, tired and scary look.
I’ve never believed in myself…
I came to photography when my dad lent me his camera when I was 6. From the first clicks, I already felt "this is where I belong". Photography helps me recreating the world seen through my eyes and felt by my soul, helps me remembering faces, smiles, memories of a passing time. And it even reminds of the things which are supposed to be forgotten.
I chose dark art because dark art is a fine illustration of the world I am seeing - a world of melancholy and sadness. Through dark art, I can dig deep into the darkest place of a human, right there, people are living in the own nature: weak, crazy and also vulnerable. Being an introvert person, dark art is also a way of relieving the soul, showing people who I am, what I am and what I’m capable of - something that I rarely share with anybody. As a result, I became more open with everyone, gave more laughs and talked more to the people around me. "You look way more better then?" - my friends said in satisfaction.
I never stop doubting myself ...
I’ve been reeling from my "what should I do" and "I’m not good enough" thinkings, which makes me deviate from my original path. Always wish to be like other photographer pals: big relationships, big interacts and having a support team while I am alone all the time,… I gradually forget that I’ve lost myself, forgotten that my path was different from all of them. I am an independent existence, I exist uniquely and I should’ve not been anyone’s copy. It’s been a difficult time right now, I was once again separated myself from everyone, even the ones I love so much. Always bringing suspense and fear of any situations. And even when writing these words, those emotions are making my hands shake and my heart beats so fast.
I know that there aren’t any obstacles that cannot be overcome if I dare to face, and I know that nothing can stop me if I truly believe that I can do it in my heart. However, "How?", "How can I really believe in myself?”, "How can I become more confidence?", "How can I make this? "How can I do that ...?", “How…?”, “How…?” and "How ...?". I’ve spent a great deal of time resting, thinking and rearranging things that were still unfinished. Those fears are still here, those thoughts are still here, and the answer I still cannot find out but at least this time I will try, something at least makes me feel better. And I hope someday I can find my own answer and be happy with it.
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since this little stream formed here back when we were having real bad floods months ago i've always wanted to shoot there and i eventually did. it was wet and muddy and cold.
yesterday was great. work today was tiring. and i'm back to college tomorrow.
Since moving to Cornwall, I’ve swam at least once a week in rain , hail or shine ! The metal and physical health benefits have really changed my life …it’s an amazing community and I’ve made so many friends, I really wanted to show the joy of sea swimming for one of my uni projects in this image.
It was a coolish dark day, with some rain, but the backyard birding was interesting. There were a pair of wilson's warblers, a pair of house finches, a pair of white-crowned sparrows, some bushtits, and the first black-headed grosbeak of the season (although no photos of that one) in addition to the usual suspects. And of course there was this hermit thrush, a rare visitor to the yard, and the first since September 21, 2019. Hermit thrush, backyard Olympia.
Note (8.19.20): Saw another hermit thrush at the fountain, but missed the photograph.
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The "Blokker", a wip mill, pierces through the mist at sunrise. A mill has been standing on this spot in the Kinderdijk at least since 1542. The current windmill most likely dates from 1633 and was restored after the fire damages from 1997.
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Cafe Mueller has had a makeover since we were last here.
Day 1: get cake.
Cafe Müller, Königsbrunn, Bavaria
[Cafe Mueller has had a makeover since we were last here]
Since I just mentioned the Royal Gorge in my previous post, I figured I should go ahead and post a photo of the overall scene showing the Royal Gorge Bridge. We didn't have a lot of time so opted not to pay the $25 admission price that allows one to walk across the bridge and to ride the shiny new red gondolas. I think I found a pretty good spot for overall shots of the bridge. What I would really like to do is take the train ride that travels along the canyon floor and goes right underneath the bridge. A future trip.
Built in 1929 at a cost of $350,000, the Royal Gorge Bridge crosses the gorge 955 feet above the Arkansas River below. The total length of this suspension bridge is 1,260 feet. As of 2016, the bridge remains the highest bridge in the United States and is the 12th highest bridge in the world.
Most of the Royal Gorge Park was destroyed in June 2013 as a result of a wildfire, but luckily the bridge sustained only slight damage to the deck. The Park has since been rebuilt with new gondolas and a zip-line that also crosses the gorge. Sadly, the historic incline railway (funicular) was severely damaged and has not been repaired as of this date.
The Royal Gorge Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
It's 8 months today since I lost Hercule.
The grief is still overwhelming and I've found myself unable to do any photography, as Hercule was always with me.
To distract myself, I spent six months decorating my house (probably poorly ) and although I have had many falls and seizures, I've also really enjoyed it.
During this time, I have discovered a love of painting, especially acrylic pouring, so I thought, why not share my art with you all until, hopefully, I can face my camera again?
I hope you're all well. Big love to you all 💜
Since sadly there was no New Elementary workshop at Brickvention this year, I had my own private parts fest with some bulk parts Id recently received. The other inspo for this guy was the mud guards from the lunar rover set.
This moc debuted at brickvention 2025 a few weeks ago.
C-GVAJ - Boeing B-757-223F/W - CargoJet Airways
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 24.607 - built in 1991 for American Airlines -
converted to freighter in 2018 -
operated by CargoJet since 09/2018
Since this picture was taken a little over a year ago, I thought I'd already posted it. But nope - it's still in the folder. On our way home from Washington last August, we spent a night in Salt Lake City. Most of the time was dedicated to walking around this magnificent campus to take pictures.
Germany, Hamburg, Harbour, photographer’s favoured hot spot facing the Water Castle, the bridge on the Poggenmühle in the warehouse district at the harbour.
The “Blue Port 2015” event, a light happening at the harbour since 2008 by “Light Artist Michael Batz”. The whole harbour area dipped every night in blue light for ten days, a worldwide unique light art production. The event will end with the “Hamburg Cruise Days”, seven cruise liner, including the Queen Mary II, are expected on the weekend from the 11.-13. September, which will end with a giant firework during a pared of all cruise liners on Saturday night & a departure parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Hello,
Not really active since a year, yes someone just turn 1 year old...hopefully I will have more chance to catch sun...One day or the other.
Little drive around to get the baby to sleep, I compose this image later in PS, in this is fake, impossible, this mountain is not behind this barn, this fence is not that close to the bard...etc... Made from 3 different image.
Wellington Arch, also known as Constitution Arch or (originally) as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, between corners of Hyde Park and Green Park; it stands on a large traffic island with crossings for pedestrian access. From its construction (1826–1830) the arch stood in a different location nearby; it was moved to its current site in 1882–1883. It originally supported a colossal equestrian statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington by the sculptor Matthew Cotes Wyatt, acquiring its name as a result. Peace descending on the Quadriga of War by sculptor Adrian Jones, a bronze quadriga (an ancient four-horse chariot) ridden by the Goddess of Victory Nike, has surmounted the arch since 1912.
Both the Wellington Arch and Marble Arch (originally sited in front of Buckingham Palace) were planned in 1825 by George IV to commemorate Britain's victories in the Napoleonic Wars. During the second half of the 1820s, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and the King resolved that Hyde Park, and the area around it, should be renovated to match the splendour of rival European capital cities, and that the essence of the new arrangement would be a triumphal approach to the recently completed Buckingham Palace. The committee of the project, led by the Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool, and advised by Charles Arbuthnot, President of the Board of Commissioners of Woods and Forests, selected Decimus Burton as the project's architect. In 1828, when giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee on the Government's spending on public works, Arbuthnot explained that he had nominated Burton "having seen in the Regent's Park, and elsewhere, works which pleased my eye, from their architectural beauty and correctness". Burton intended to create an urban space dedicated to the celebration of the House of Hanover, national pride, and the nation's heroes.
The renovation of Hyde Park, Green Park, and St James's Park began in 1825, with the demarcation of new drives and pathways, subsequent to which Burton designed new lodges and gates, viz. Cumberland Gate, Stanhope Gate, Grosvenor Gate, the Hyde Park Gate/Screen at Hyde Park Corner, and, later, the Prince of Wales's Gate, Knightsbridge, in the classical style. There were no authoritative precedents for such buildings, which required windows and chimney stacks, in the classical style, and, in the words of Guy Williams, "Burton's reticent treatment of the supernumerary features" and of the cast iron gates and railings was "greatly admired".
At Hyde Park Corner, the King required "some great ceremonial outwork that would be worthy of the new palace that lay to its rear", and accepted Burton's consequent proposal for a sequence comprising a gateway and a classical screen, and a triumphal arch, which would enable those approaching Buckingham Palace from the north to ride or drive first through the screen and then through the arch, before turning left to descend Constitution Hill and enter the forecourt of Buckingham Palace through Nash's Marble Arch. The screen became the neoclassical Hyde Park Gate/Screen at Hyde Park Corner, which delighted the King and his Committee, and which the architectural historian Guy Williams describes as "one of the most pleasing architectural works that have survived from the neo-classical age". The triumphal arch became the Wellington Arch at Constitution Hill into Green Park, London, which has been described as "one of London's best loved landmarks". Burton's original design for the triumphal arch, which was modelled on the Arch of Titus at Rome, on which the central and side blocks of the Screen had been modelled, was more technically perfect, and coherent with the Screen, than that of the arch that was subsequently built: this original design, however, was rejected by the Committee – who had envisaged a design based on the Arch of Constantine, on which Nash's Marble Arch had been modelled – because it was not sufficiently ostentatious. Burton created a new design, "to pander to the majestic ego", which was much larger and modelled on a fragment found in the Roman Forum, which was accepted on 14 January 1826, and subsequently built as the present Wellington Arch.
The arch has a single opening, and uses the Corinthian order. Much of the intended exterior ornamentation was omitted as a cost-saving exercise necessitated by the King's overspending on the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, which was underway at the same time. A contemporary account, written in anticipation of its completion to its original plan, describes what was intended:
The entabulature is lofty and elegant with a richly sculptured frieze, and a row of boldly projecting lions' heads on the cymatium, marking the centres of columns and other sub-divisions of the order. Above the entablature, on a lofty blocking course, is raised an attic, the body of which is embellished with a sculptural representation of an ancient triumph. On each of the columns is a statue of a warrior, and on the summit of the acroterium which surmounts the attic is a figure in a quadriga or ancient four horse chariot
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Its been raining since X-mas day so this shot was taken this morning under light rain.
I know ill pay it some day but i couldnt help it ;-)
Have a great weekend and a wonderful happy new year!
Been a while since I uploaded a landscape here on Flickr so here goes.
This is Brúaráfoss wich is only about 4km away from my family´s summer cottage and since I was there for 3 days and hadn´t photographed it for about 3 years I set out to take some pictures. Think I´ll post 1-2 more from this location later.
Used a ND Filter for the long exposure during daytime, got real lucky with the lighting cause it was very overcast and actually raining when I took this shot but the clouds opened up for a couple of minutes behind me and lit up just the area around me but the area in the far backround was still under cloud cover.
I am not really sure how tall the waterfall is, my best guess is 3-5 meters but the thing is that the water depth is about 8-10 meters and the current is really strong so this is a very sneaky and dangerous place cause if you fall in there, you are pretty much toast. It doesn´t look very dangerous and you can walk right up to the edge, like I did when taking this picture.
It’s been a while since our Angeles Crest adventure but we are still talking about it. W9 and I have implored Lou Orr to simply attach us to his roof rack because every seat in his car was taken for a trip up to the Chilao Visitor Center in the San Gabriel Mountains. On this day Jerry drives us. The weather was perfect and the skies were blue.
Jerry and I have hiked many of the trails here over the years before we found birdwatching. The Manzanita Campground was unexplored territory. You might need a parking pass and you need to research where they are sold. To use a camp site you need to pre-pay for that too. W9 has an expression “too hard basket.”
On this day Lou met us and then took the vanguard....soon we were seeing the mountains from a new perspective. This campground would be closed until Spring the very next day. We stop and read the large signs with the rules and regulations. Scratching our heads we pile back into our SUVs. Lou heads up into the elevated campground, stops suddenly, and jumps out with motor running yelling in a loud whisper “quail.” His enthusiasm is contagious. Lewis’s Woodpeckers are flying overhead. The venue is new and exciting. The views are spectacular. We park at a campsite. There is a post tagged with expired permits flapping in the gentle breeze.
Since the little sandhill colts are still with us and we are able to photograph them I have had a very special time trying to capture the daily life of these little creatures. I do not believe I have ever had the opportunity to take so many images of a specific subject as I have these little guys but it has truly been awesome. I will miss them when it is time to move on.
Wishing you a lovely and blessed evening !
The Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland is one of the last buildings of it's kind remaining in the United States. Built in 1890, this Victorian styled architectural gem is a delight to photograph from a seemingly endless variety of vantage points.
Today, the building is home to the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Cleveland, OH USA
Since we started feeding, every month a greater variety of birds visit our balcony.
This beautiful guy is visiting 2 times a day.
Since 2012 i've been uploading an annual parting image. A personal reflection of the year - this is my 2022 image taken from the end of my street, where it meets the water, looking southeast towards the mouth of the Derwent River.
It might be a seemingly boring image, but there is a bit happening if you look closely - two middle of the fleet Sydney to Hobart yachts battling for position on the horizon as they travel around South Arm before they head up the Derwent - two open-water swimmers in the foreground heading towards Taroona Beach - blue sky, something that's been missing in the last few months. There was a flock of birds flying across the water in single file - not sure if they missed the framing as I captured the image, or they have just blended into the structure of the water surface.
An observer, watching things from a distance - that's a bit like how this year has felt. A year that was, for me and my family, dominated by covid. The fear of the pandemic and trying to avoid catching it; catching covid, each of us becoming infected in succession like dominos whilst in lock down; recovering from covid, learning that it takes much longer than just a few weeks to function normally again; family reinfection; repeat ...
Renovating. Working. A holiday to Melbourne. Swimming. Other aspects to normal life that kept me busy through the year.
Photography took a back seat in 2022. I did rediscover and processed many forgotten images taken over the last decade. My Flickr feed was therefore a mix of new and old images. My stats fell just shy of 19 million views before the arrival of the new year.
Happy new year. May 2023 be a happy one for us all.
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Panning is tough. Especially since these IndyCars go so fast.
I throw out more images than I keep, but it's fun trying to capture the visage of one of these giant angry mosquitoes.
I put my Canon 50D on a short length on my monopod. I settle it on a cement barrier, and then pick a point along the track to focus on. My AI Servo is selected so that the camera will continue to re-focus as I pan.
Got some awful shots, lots of fronthends, rearends, and massive blurs, but I got a few crystal images, too.
It's the timing of the car. Sort of like knowing when the sky will fill with fireworks after hearing the blast.
I got better at it. I am looking forward to practicing more tomorrow during the big IndyCar race.
Blessings,
Sheree
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My extreme thanks to new Flickr friend, Adam Fick, for his great advice on lenses and panning technique. Check out his Indy images, too.
Since the TV is full of parades here is one back in November 2017 in London. Shot for RPS Celebrating London project.
Since the original song was first performed in German nearly 200 years ago, Silent Night or "Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht!" has grown to be sung in over 300 different translations around the world.
Silent Night! Holy Night!
Brought the world gracious light,
Down from heaven's golden height...
By his love, by his might
God our Father us has graced,
As a brother gently embraced
Jesus, all nations on earth.
-from a German to English translation by Bettina Klein