randy_cooprider1 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hi all, this was the week of the super moon so I used the DSC HX1 zoomed all the way out to record it. Post up to three favorite (or not favorite) pictures not exceeding 1000 pixels in the longest dimension for us to look at.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_cooprider1 Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 I have been having severe GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) over the Sigma Merrill DP2. Every reviewer says that the DP2 works best at low ISOs so I set the Sony A100 at 100 ISO and took a few raw mode pictures to see what it could do. The results were sharpened slightly, converted to jpg and this is how it looks.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_cooprider1 Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Same setup<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member69643 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 <p>My son and dog in mock struggle. :)</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 <p>Randy what does the HHT refer to in your caption for the moon? Those reds and greens in your third shot remind me that I always loved my a100's crisp colors at iso100...</p> <p>Patrick I think the dog wasn't quite as eager as your son to follow the director's instructions for the scene at hand ^o^</p> <p>It's been a mad mad mad six months for me but now I'm in Argentina again for work, and hopefully that means I'll find more time to keep up with the PotW fun again. And what could be more fun than some hot & hairy bugs from down under in the "Conosur"?</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 <p>No idea yet how to begin identifying the local insects (butterflies excepted of course, they get all the attention no matter where you click) but I guess this is a local paper wasp?</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 <p>Last but not least, a local beefly (bee fly not beef lie). All taken with a65 + Sigma 70 2.8 macro.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_cooprider1 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Paul HHT means hand held twilight. The camera fires several shots then averages the data giving lower noise levels. Pretty nifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_cooprider1 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Paul, Found this explanation for HHT With HHT (hand held twilight) mode, the basic idea is to use 6 frames to stack together at high ISO, allowing the shutter speed to be stepped up to within reasonable handheld speeds, while keeping typical high ISO noise down and maintaining detail usually lost to noise reduction. HHT mode will first open the aperture as needed, then will try to maintain a shutter speed around 1/30 or so - raising the ISO as needed to maintain that shutter speed range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardstanbury Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 <p>That's a nice moon, Randy, and it's great to see your macros again, Paul.</p> <p>I was in Somerset this last weekend, in the tiny city of Wells. Wells is famous for its C14 cathedral, and here are a few pictures from the interior. It was quite late in the afternoon and it was getting dark outside, let alone the darker interior. These are all ISO 8000-12800 shots just about enabling me to use handheld shutter speeds around 1/25 sec.</p> <p><a title="Stairs" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5600/31047831481_583025ffa1_b.jpg" alt="Stairs" width="683" height="1024" /></a></p> <p>^ Stairs to the Chapter House</p> <p><a title="Chapter House" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5833/31018393112_e126cd486a_b.jpg" alt="Chapter House" width="566" height="1024" /></a></p> <p>^ The Chapter House</p> <p><a title="Scissors arch" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5554/30340761134_3096eeb79e_b.jpg" alt="Scissors arch" width="597" height="1024" /></a></p> <p>^ The scissors arch</p> <p>All A7 with Samyang 14mm f/2.8</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_cooprider1 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Howard the first picture reminds me of Escher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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