Posts Made By: Steve Mathis

January 28, 2010 01:50 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Cardinal with ED80

Posted By Steve Mathis

I got a used ED80 last week to use as a guidescope, but have been playing with it (with my Nikon D70 attached). This guy was playing hard to get.

February 11, 2010 10:29 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

More Cardinals

Posted By Steve Mathis

This time with an old 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor manual focus lens on my D70. There were seven of these guys sitting together, five show up here. Thanks for looking.

March 7, 2010 10:36 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

Saturday night in the Oklahoma Panhandle. 2 min @ ISO 1600, Nikon D70 with 18mm-55mm stock lens @ 18mm. The zodiacal light was bright, and appeared yellow compared to the Milky Way. Easier to see than to photograph.

March 8, 2010 10:58 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

A Late M42

Posted By Steve Mathis

From last Friday. Modified Nikon D50 on an Orion ED80, 5 x 10min, 4 x 5min, 4 2 min, 4 x 1 min, 4 x 30s, ISO 1600. This is cropped to a 4x3 ratio. Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

March 8, 2010 11:03 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

Late Winter Mosaic

Posted By Steve Mathis

From Saturday night, 8 frames stitched together with PS CS3. Each frame taken with an unmodified Nikon D70, ISO 1600, 5 min with the stock 18-55mm @ 18mm f/5. M 31 is in the lower right corner, and the zodiacal light is seen encroaching on M45. The exposures were tracked but unguided on an old Atlas mount. Maximizing the photo-viewing window, (1024x768 screen) gives the best view, if you are so inclined. Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

March 20, 2010 07:15 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

My first Owl...

Posted By Steve Mathis

M97, 10 x 10 min, ISO 1600. Modified Nikon D50 on a C11 @ f/6.3.

While I was shooting this (in the woods in SE Oklahoma) an owl hooted a couple of times from very nearby...the first time startled the fire out of me it was so close and loud. I guess it is good I wasn't photographing Leo, or Ursa Major. 8)

March 20, 2010 09:58 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

Seriously, another M42.

Posted By Steve Mathis

From last week, 11 x 4 min, four each of 2min, 1min, 30s, 15s, stacked with DSS and layered and doctored with PS CS3. Shot with a Nikon D50 through a C11 @ f/6.3....By spring, everyone is tired of M42, except maybe me.

March 20, 2010 10:01 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography