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Category Archives: Creativity
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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Out Darn Gaps!
Using Photoshop to fix those pesky gaps in star trails. A guest column by Andy Morris. Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Gaps in Trails, Guest Column, Image, Photo Processing, Photo Tip, Stacking
Tagged Andy Morris, centering, mozzer502, Photoshop, radial, radial blur, removing gaps, rotating, smoothing, stacked, Star Trails
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New Way to Get Night Photography Instruction
StarCircleAcademy launches events site with classes, webinars and workshops – and discussion topics, too. Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Creativity, Workshop
Tagged classes, discussion, events, meetup, workshops
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Creating a Night Panorama
How to plan and stitch together additional foreground details with a star trail, or starry sky. Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Image Stitching, Photo Processing, Photo Tip, Stacking
Tagged base, control points, creative, exposure, f/stop, hyperfocal distance, leveling, night, panorama, perspective, PTGui, scale, shooting panoramas, stitching, tripod, vertorama
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Action! Creating a Timelapse Animation (Part 1 of 2)
The heavens are moving, why not create motion from your night sky images? It’s relatively easy and many of the tools are free. Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Creativity, Photo Tip, Timelapse
Tagged animation, compositing, credits, frame rate, frames per second, overview, Picasa, timelapse, titling, Windows Live Movie
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