ZapperZ's Great Outdoors Photo Contest

[Gokul43201]

Got to spend a couple days in the mountains after a recent conference in Denver. It was great to be out in the wilderness, even if only for a weekend.

 

[Andy Resnick]

just back from vacation, where I made these star trails (4-hour exposure):

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6410/bothz.jpg

It's hard to get a sense for the detail- here's a 1:1 crop showing an Iridium flare and meteor trail:

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5153/both1s.jpg

At this scale, the print would be 8 feet across.

Here's a composite shot (I can't decide if I like it or not):

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1613/result1z.jpg

 

[Borek]

These are great, Andy!

 

[Andy Resnick]

Thanks!

 

[edward]

Fantastic photos Andy

 

[Andy Resnick]

Two more of the Milky way, first with the 15mm @ f/4 (30 second exposure), including a 1:1 crop of M7, which is too close to the horizon for me to see from home:

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/1592/highfiltered1.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/915/highfilteredcop.jpg

M7 is the bright blob in the lower right, the lens is doing a great job keeping coma and field curvature low, even this close to the edge of the image.

and M7 as seen through the 400mm, this image is cropped and downsized considerably:

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/725/stackedtifrgb.jpg

 

[fuzzyfelt]

Wow!

 

[Astronuc]

Photographer captures stunning images of rare, violent electrical storm
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34761/photographer+captures+stunning+images+of+rare+violent+electrical+storm/

 

[Borek]

Photographer captures stunning images of rare, violent electrical storm
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34761/photographer+captures+stunning+images+of+rare+violent+electrical+storm/

Link seems to be correct (it is posted on many other sites), but I am getting 403. Perhaps the account went over bandwidth quota.

 

[Astronuc]

Beerenberg on Jan Mayen, a Norwegian island in the Arctic sea at 71ºN latitude.

http://www.pbase.com/eaaseth/beerenberg&page=3

Beerenberg is the world's northernmost volcano above sea level, a still active stratovolcano, 2277 meters high.

Recently, there was a 6.8 magntiude earthquake - 88km NW Jan Mayen
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cb69#summary

 

[sas3]

The trees are changing in upper Michigan and we need rain...

 

[Astronuc]

I really need to get up to Newfoundland and Labrador.

http://www.opxpeditions.com/story/weathered-cliffs-creaky-tuckamore-and-sea-stacks-a

 

[sas3]

The U.P. Michigan

 

[Astronuc]

Surf's up again!
http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/36285/winter+comes+early+in+hawaii+with+arrival+of+50-foot+surf/

 

[Andre]

this morning sunrise

 

[Borek]

Great skies Andre.

 

[sas3]

Wow, beautiful...
Now I am going to have to stay up and watch the sunrise... dam you...

 

[Andre]

That would be a problem. would it?

First impression of the panorama with some quick jpgs not postprocessed yet:

 

[Andre]

And this morning it was like this,

 

[sourlemon]

The pictures are gorgeous Andre.

 

[Andre]

The pictures are gorgeous Andre.

Thanks

... First impression of the panorama with some quick jpgs not postprocessed yet:

And here is the final version

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22026080/Panorama%20sunrise%20montcru1.JPG

Nine post processed raws. Original size 19400 x 4800 pixels

 

[turbo]

Wonderful!

 

[Andre]

Wonderful!

Thanks Turbo. Personallu I consider this the best landscape panorama I ever made.

Can't wait to go back there.

 

[drizzle]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22026080/Panorama%20sunrise%20montcru1.JPG

Nine post processed raws. Original size 19400 x 4800 pixels

*astounded*

Beautiful pictures Andre, thanks for sharing.

 

[OmCheeto]

And this morning it was like this,

These take me back to a delightful midnight of my youth.

Thank you Andre.

 

[Andy Resnick]

Fantastic!

 

[Andy Resnick]

Thanks to the PF astrophotography experts who helped me out recently- here's first light (1:1 crop) of the Ring Nebula:

http://imageshack.us/a/img820/2650/dsc003531.jpg

30 second exposure @ ISO 800, 800/5.6 lens. This is a single frame straight off the camera.

 

[Borek]

Wow.

 

[Andy Resnick]

This time of year, Andromeda is directly overhead- this is a 20 min total exposure (30s individual images) taken over a couple of evenings (800/5.6, ISO 800):

http://imageshack.us/a/img441/4605/20mintifrgb.jpg

The secondary bright blob is M32, and M110 is faintly visible in the upper left.

 

[drizzle]

So I went hiking today for the first time since I came to the US. It wasn't that tough- it took us about three hours. Despite a small knee injury and the tiring path, I enjoyed it. :)
Here's some pics I took.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1565/hiking3.jpg


http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6189/hiking2.jpg


http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/817/hiking1.jpg

 

[turbo]

Great pix, Gad! You are in a spectacularly scenic place. The mountains in Maine are all worn-down and rounded. Still pretty, but not stunning.

 

[drizzle]

Thanks turbo! And yes, I'm in love with this place already, you can always have a good beautiful view of the mountains anywhere you go.

 

[OmCheeto]

So I went hiking today for the first time since I came to the US. It wasn't that tough- it took us about three hours. Despite a small knee injury and the tiring path, I enjoyed it. :)
Here's some pics I took.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1565/hiking3.jpg


http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6189/hiking2.jpg


http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/817/hiking1.jpg

Welcome to the far side.

 

[Andy Resnick]

So I went hiking today for the first time since I came to the US. It wasn't that tough- it took us about three hours. Despite a small knee injury and the tiring path, I enjoyed it. :)
Here's some pics I took.

Nice! Where is this mystical land of sun and scenic beauty? Not Cleve-town, that's fer sure.

 

[Andre]

So I went hiking today for the first time since I came to the US. It wasn't that tough- it took us about three hours. Despite a small knee injury and the tiring path, I enjoyed it. :)
...

Great, nice pix Careful with the knees, they hate descending when you get older.