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Recent Articles
- Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful – or Not
- Graduated Neutral Density Filters
- Solar Eclipse… May 20th.
- Skies Ablaze – Capturing Fireworks
- Struck by Lightning – an Interview with Phil McGrew
- Solar Filter: Why You Want to get one SOON
- Playing with Fire
- Easy (HDR) Blending with Stacking Sofware
- Learn from the HDR Pro
- Lost Camera – the rest of the story
- Lost Camera
- ISS Predictions – San Francisco Bay Area
Author Archives: Steven Christenson
Zoom Zoom
Others have done it, why not us? Catch the International Space Station as it transits the face of the moon. Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Photo Tip, Travel, Trivia
Tagged Coast, crossing, flight path, ISS, lunar, moon, Muir Beach, Ocean, overlook, Pacific, predawn, prediction, transit
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Foreground – o – Matic
How to handle distracting elements from a star stack – making your foreground the way you want it using some simple photoshop manipulations. Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Creativity, Photo Processing, Photo Tip, Photoshop, Stacking
Tagged foreground, hand blending, layers, masking, Photoshop, quick selection, replacement, selection, stacked images
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What is Special about the December 10th Lunar Eclipse?
December 10th will bring us a total lunar eclipse visible from much of the United States. It will be the last such total lunar eclipse for the next 3 years. The Eastern United states will get just a glimpse of … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Astrophotography, Creativity, Image, Photo Tip, Travel, Trivia
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Washington Landmark + Penumbral Eclipse
Posted in Announcement, Creativity, Noise Reduction, Photo Processing, Travel
Tagged 2011, December 10th, District of Columbia, eclipse, Landmark, moon, washington
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Total Lunar Eclipse and San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge
Posted in Announcement, Class, Creativity, Image, Photo Tip
Tagged class, course, event, free, golden gate bridge, lunar eclipse, sunrise, webinar
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Protected: Night Photography 111: Catching the Moon
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Posted in Class, Photo Tip
Tagged calculation, course content, lunar, moon, night photography 111, photographer's ephemeris, reference, TPE
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Astrophotography Equipment Recommendations – Beginner to Intermediate
For basic astrophotography I recommend starting with a wide angle lens and a sturdy tripod. That’s it. Go out there and get some Milky Way or starry sky shots. Take plenty and average stack them (after aligning them). More on … Continue reading
Astro201: Target that Fuzzy!
Helpful hints for locating and photographing hard to see objects in the night sky… Astronomers and astro images will not be amused, however. Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Photo Tip
Tagged deep sky objects, field of view, finding objects, green laser, locating, nebula, night sky, pointer, polar alignment
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Astro101: Checklist
An almost exhaustive list of things to collect if you want to move from tripod based to tracking mount based astrophotography. Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Photo Tip
Tagged BackyardEOS, binoculars, Canon, checklist, Deep Sky Stacker, equatorial, green laser, Image Stacker, intervalometer, Keith's Image Stacker, memory, mount, planisphere, pointer, telescope, tripod
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