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After spending some time scouting The Queen's Garden Loop Trail on my 2nd day, I returned later that evening and ran across this unique looking tree and it reminded me of the photos i've seen of the old gnarled tree in Schulman Grove in the Bristlecone Forest, which still sits on my bucket list. This one turned out a bit grainy even though I used some light panels and ISO 1600 to minimize the noise but I thought it still looked interesting. I still have a lot to learn and this is part of the road to MW nirvana which still eludes me. I suspect it's the fact that I have a crop sensor camera when I really should be using a Full Frame for this kind of photography, or it could be operator malfunction and inexperience. I probably won't know until I upgrade, I'm holding out for the 6D Mrk II which should be out spring 2016. :)
Thank you for taking the time to take a look at my photos and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a great week ahead everyone :)
Almost like the ghost of a barn. In the summer it is very hard to get a look at this. Far too much foliage.
Happy Slider Sunday
A little more of 'Captain Orange'
Orange canna lily.
My front garden.
Cherrybrook, in northern Sydney
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
And here is the 'Groove Master' himself, saxophonist Richard Elliot, with his funky 'Smooth Jazz' hit: 'Retro Boy'
www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=O_IuAMiKeaQ
Processed in:
Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Loudon Ridge Road - Sunset
I had shot this location before, but never with Autumn foliage, and never at Sunset.
Date: October 15, 2024
Location: Loudon, NH, USA
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark ii with Tamron 24-70mm F2.8 VC
Software: Lightroom Classic
Copyright: Neil Morrill, All Rights Reserved
Hope you enjoy!
NC
Optics : 80/480 Apo + ZWO EAF
Mount : Ioptron CEM70G & Ioptron TriPier;
Filter : H alfa Daystar Quark Cromosphere;
Filter : IR CUT Baader Planetarium 2”;
Camera : ZWO ASI 174 MM;
Software : FireCapture, AutoStakkert3, Photoshop
Equivalent Focal Length : 2016 mm
Solar Active Region NOAA 12882
Casalecchio di Reno - Italia
44° 29’ 29” N
11° 14’ 58” E
Ericpol Software Pool
Lodz, Poland
designed by HORIZONE Studio
more pics: blog.sotiriouphotography.com/index.php/ericpol-software-p...
Snowdrops (Galanthus) / Schneeglöckchen
Test: image processing software plugin Gimp-G'mic
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Many thanks to all who commented on this photo! / Herzlichen Dank an alle, die dieses Foto kommentiert haben!
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Officina Stellare Veloce RH 200, Borg 125
Imaging cameras: FLI MicroLine 8300 CCD-camera FLI, QSI 683WSG-8 OAG QSI 683
Mount: Paramount-ME
Guiding telescope or lens: Borg 77 ED
Guiding camera: QSI 683WSG-8 OAG QSI 683
Software: Pixinsight 1.8
Filters: Ha 5nm, OIII 5nm, SII 5nm
Accessories: FLI Atlas, Starlight Xpress lodestar 2
Resolution: 3282x2458
Dates: Oct. 1, 2015, Oct. 2, 2015, Oct. 3, 2015, Dec. 1, 2016
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm: 20x1800" bin 1x1
Ha 5nm: 30x600" bin 1x1
OIII 5nm: 21x1800" bin 1x1
SII 5nm: 21x1800" bin 1x1
Locations: FOVO - Field of View Observatory, Home, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
A reboot with new data of a target I have previously looked at.
The previous target was pretty but I felt it lacked all the detail the target had to offer so added an additional 30 HA subs from the RH to help realise that. Small percentages but makes a lot of difference when reviewed in detail.
It also allowed me to resolve the ICC mismatch issues my PC suffered after recent updates which caused all sorts of issues on my last image!
NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus. The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sharpless 171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is believed to be some 800-1000 pc distant, with the younger components aged no more than a few million years. The complex also includes one of the hottest stars discovered within 1 kpc of the Sun, namely BD+66 1673, which is an eclipsing binary system consisting of an O5V that exhibits a surface temperature of nearly 45000 K and a luminosity ~100000 times that of the Sun. (Wikipedia)
Used hardware / software:
Panasonic Lumix G7 / 70
Adapter EOS - M4/3
Adapter F - EOS
Tokina AT-X 28-85mm/3.5-4,5
RawTherapee 5.3
Ericpol Software Pool
Lodz, Poland
designed by HORIZONE Studio
more pics: blog.sotiriouphotography.com/index.php/ericpol-software-p...
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A nice encounter in the public park: Red deer looking for food - and not escaping quickly into the bushes.
The Canon camera that I had with me is not well known for speed so I am thankful to the game that they stayed! - Instead they just observed me very well...
Recommended to watch in orginal size.
The photo is shot in RAW mode and turned to monochrome in various steps. Edited, as always, with good Open Source software on Linux.
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Da die Infusion nur bei jedem dreißigsten oder vierzigsten Versuch ein Ergebnis brachte, habe ich mir eine Tropfen-Maschine gebaut. Dies wird mit einer Arduino-Karte und der Software Droplet gesteuert. Es wurden zwei Taschenlampen verwendet. Alle nachfolgenden Fotos wurden auf diese Weise erstellt.
Since the infusion set only every thirtieth or fortieth attempt brought a result, I have built myself a drop machine. This is controlled with an Arduino board and the software Droplet. Two flashlights were used. All subsequent photos were created in this way.
This was my 3rd visit to the 'Judge's Lodging' in Presteigne, Powys.
I had permission once again to take more images (in HDR), and a big *Thank You* goes once again to Gaby Rivers and the most helpful Staff at the museum.
Another big thank you goes to my mate Terry Donnelly for the lift and a great day out.
Thank you for commenting and faving my photos :-)
My Website: www.zeitfaenger.at
Creative Commons License: Attribution 3.0 Unported
EXPLORE #442
1976 Pontiac Ventura.
Old HDR Photo from last year.
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Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF 24-105 F4L IS
ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: Multiple (HDR)
Aperture: F/7.1
Focal length: 28mm
Lens Filter: B+W Circular Polarizer
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Adobe Lightroom.
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Not the scanning software problem but the Windows app. It was too easy using. That was the flaw. Was not designed for people looking for great results. Adobe did fine
Affinity by Canva: First Impressions
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
I spent half an hour learning/evaluating Affinity by Canva.
It's not an intuitive software, especially for those who aren't very experienced with editing, but it quickly makes you realize it's not one of those toy apps. Affinity is powerful, however, and includes a wealth of editing and graphics tools on par with more well-known and very expensive software.
It's not a product for astrophotography, so its value can be best demonstrated by its performance on non-ordinary images.
I limited myself to the Pixel section, i.e., photo editing, and after some testing, I ventured into processing a raw TIFF image of M42 (box 1), a subject rich in nuances, tones, and a myriad of details.
Even with the basic settings (box 2), the result is very satisfying. However, it's by exploring the advanced tools that I discover extremely useful applications for astrophotography, such as generating false-color images (box 3) and applying powerful and incredibly simple deconvolutional algorithms.
The use of deep learning in many tools is all too evident, and it's important/recommended not to get too carried away. The experienced user will know how much to use and, above all, when to stop to avoid entering the minefield of overprocessing, which is unfortunately widespread, where artifacts are considered objective details.
For software that has become free, can you expect more?
M42 taken with 127EDmm f/9
Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, England, UK
original resolution for your enjoyment
weave of 8 parts by software
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make the time
Caution: (the following description contains NO sarcasm. read at your own risk.)
Venice is my favorite place to go on a photo walk. No matter where you go, there is always something unique and beautiful to see. Being such a small & compacted place makes it ideal for a day trip too. However, if you plan on doing some photography, make sure to stay a little longer and observe the city during different times of day. You’ll be surprised how much the lighting conditions will change, sometimes hour by hour.
Here you see the light of the late afternoon. A sun, hung low in the sky, not quite casting golden tones, but still casting long sharp shadows and highlights. It’s a great time of day to capture vivid colors, contrast, & dramatic lighting.
Check out some other HDR Photos from Venice.
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Technical Mumbo Jumbo:
- Nikon D3 - Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8@ 24mm f/2.8 Iso: 100
- 5 (handheld) Exposure Brackets (-2,-1,0,1,2)
- HDR Photography Processing & Tone Mapping using Photomatix Pro
- Post Processing & Color Correction in Photoshop
- Sharpened Edges with Topaz InFocus
- Enhanced detail with Nik Software Sharpener Pro
- Forgot to take my sarcasm pills
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Using Topaz Noise Adjust 6 for the first time.
This shot of a Beach Staggerwing Replica was very noise on the underside of the aircraft. Not a very good capture but a great candidate for the test.
Panorama, constructed from 4 Vertical images, stitched together in Photostitcher software
Taken from the grounds of St Mawes Castle on the 06/05/2012 at 15:43:25Hrs using a FUJIFILM FINE PIX S8000fd camera and looking towards Summers Beach St Mawes.
St Mawes in Cornwall, is a small fishing village. It is the Roseland’s principal village, and is situated at the southern end of the peninsula.
Royal Caribbean - Navigator Of The Seas
weave of 10 parts by software
original resolution for your enjoyment
A compact experiment aimed at enhancing cybersecurity for future space missions is operational in Europe’s Columbus module of the International Space Station, running in part on a Raspberry Pi Zero computer costing just a few euros.
“Our CryptIC experiment is testing technological solutions to make encryption-based secure communication feasible for even the smallest of space missions,” explains ESA software product assurance engineer Emmanuel Lesser. “This is commonplace on Earth, using for example symmetric encryption where both sides of the communication link share the same encryption key.
“In orbit the problem has been that space radiation effects can compromise the key within computer memory causing ‘bit-flips’. This disrupts the communication, as the key on ground and the one in space no longer match. Up to now this had been a problem that requires dedicated – and expensive – rad-hardened devices to overcome.”
Satellites in Earth orbit might be physically remote, but still potentially vulnerable to hacking. Up until recently most satellite signals went unencrypted, and this remains true for many of the smallest, cheapest mission types, such as miniature CubeSats
But as services delivered by satellites of all sizes form an increasing element of everyday life, interest in assured satellite cybersecurity is growing, and a focus of ESA’s new Technology Strategy for this November’s Space19+ Ministerial Council
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CryptIC, or Cryptography ICE Cube, - the beige box towards the top of the image, has been a low-cost development, developed in-house by ESA’s Software Product Assurance section and flown on the ISS as part of the International Commercial Experiments service – ICE Cubes for short. ICE Cubes offer fast, simple and affordable access for research and technology experiments in microgravity using compact cubes. CryptIC measures just 10x10x10 cm.
“A major part of the experiment relies on a standard Raspberry Pi Zero computer,” adds Emmanuel. “This cheap hardware is more or less flying exactly as we bought it; the only difference is it has had to be covered with a plastic ‘conformal’ coating, to fulfil standard ISS safety requirements.”
The orbital experiment is operated simply via a laptop at ESA’s ESTEC
technical centre in the Netherlands, routed via the ICE Cubes operator, Space Applications Services in Brussels.
“We’re testing two related approaches to the encryption problem for non rad-hardened systems,” explains ESA Young Graduate Trainee Lukas Armborst. “The first is a method of re-exchanging the encryption key if it gets corrupted. This needs to be done in a secure and reliable way, to restore the secure link very quickly. This relies on a secondary fall-back base key, which is wired into the hardware so it cannot be compromised. However, this hardware solution can only be done for a limited number of keys, reducing flexibility.
“The second is an experimental hardware reconfiguration approach which can recover rapidly if the encryption key is compromised by radiation-triggered memory ‘bit flips’. A number of microprocessor cores are inside CryptIC as customisable, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), rather than fixed computer chips. These cores are redundant copies of the same functionality. Accordingly, if one core fails then another can step in, while the faulty core reloads its configuration, thereby repairing itself.”
In addition the payload carries a compact ‘floating gate’ dosimeter to measure radiation levels co-developed by CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, as part of a broader cooperation agreement
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And as a guest payload, a number of computer flash memories are being evaluated for their orbital performance, a follow-on version of ESA’s ‘Chimera’ experiment which flew on last year’s GomX-4B CubeSat
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The experiment had its ISS-mandated electromagnetic compatibility testing carried out in ESTEC’s EMC Laboratory
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“CryptIC has now completed commissioning and is already returning radiation data, being shared with our CERN colleagues,” adds Emmanuel. “Our encryption testing is set to begin in a few weeks, once we’ve automated the operating process, and is expected to run continuously for at least a year.”
Credits: ESA; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO