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On 7/8/04 14:19, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > VERY well done, Tim! > > Tim Sherburne wrote: > >> I've never done anything specifically to ensure the stars' colors would >> stand out. Here are three I've done: >> >> <http://www.sherb.org/startrails/> >> >> Although my trails don't "pop" like those in the astropix image, the color >> is noticeable. >> >> Each image was captured on Fuji Superia 400 with a Vivitar Series 1 >> 19-35/3.5-4.5 (wide open) on a Pentax ZX-M. The first image was around six >> hours facing south, the second was around 60 minutes facing north (a porch >> light unintentionally revealed the foreground, but it's not bad), and the >> last was about five hours in the same location. You'll notice the sky >> beginning to lighten as dawn approached. >> >> I was disappointed in the lack of sharpness I got in these images. (These >> scans of 4x6 lab prints actually make the problem worse.) I haven't yet had >> the opportunity to try to figure out the cause, but one reason may simply be >> the the low acutance of the film. Perhaps a slower, finer grained film would >> render sharper images. I suppose stopping the lens down to f8 would help, >> too. >> >> > > > >
