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PostMon Oct 07, 2013 10:59 pm 
Constellation Orion over Mount Challenger from Tapto Lakes:

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PostThu Oct 10, 2013 12:11 am 
This is a two-minute exposure, hence the blurry Milky Way. This is up in Carne Mountain Basin.
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PostMon Oct 14, 2013 9:52 am 
From Climbers' Bivy on Mount Saint Helens.

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PostWed Oct 16, 2013 7:06 pm 
The sawtooths above Mildred Lakes. I could have used a tripod and a remote shutter release but I had neither.

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PostSat Oct 19, 2013 6:16 pm 
Cyclopath, that second shot is pure awesomeness.

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PostSun Oct 20, 2013 12:18 pm 
This on my second trip up to Carne Mountain Basin, on an absolutely perfect night.
Cold night camped on the ridge under a full moon, surrounded by larch.
Cold night camped on the ridge under a full moon, surrounded by larch.

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PostMon Oct 21, 2013 2:38 pm 
Gil wrote:
This on my second trip up to Carne Mountain Basin, on an absolutely perfect night.
Cold night camped on the ridge under a full moon, surrounded by larch.
Cold night camped on the ridge under a full moon, surrounded by larch.
Nice shot Gil!

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PostTue Oct 22, 2013 9:52 am 
The big-dipper over Rampart Lakes. Finally getting the hang of manual-focus in the dark with my NEX6.
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PostTue Oct 22, 2013 1:46 pm 
Jackal wrote:
Cyclopath, that second shot is pure awesomeness.
Thanks!! hockeygrin.gif

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PostTue Oct 22, 2013 1:52 pm 
Opus wrote:
Finally getting the hang of manual-focus in the dark with my NEX6.
Seems like you want to be focused on infinity for this kind of photography, you want the stars to be sharp, and you want a big aperture to have them show up, which means not a lot of depth of field. You can AF or MF on infinity before the sun goes down if you're not going to use your camera again until the stars come out. Then it's already focused. smile.gif

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PostTue Oct 22, 2013 10:59 pm 
Love that one Gil! Thanks to the government f'ing up my perfect plans of camping at the racetrack in Death Valley at the racetrack for some night shots under the nearly full moon I had to make alternate plans. I used some new tools on this trip, shooting almost exclusively with my Fuji X-E1 and a variety of lenses. The first shot is at Red Rock Canyon SP. For the second I used The Photographers Ephemeris on my phone and realized the moon was going to set in a great spot so I got up in the middle of the night and took some shots.

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PostTue Oct 22, 2013 11:03 pm 
Very nice pictures all around, people!

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PostWed Oct 23, 2013 6:29 am 
ericande -- those are great! Nice get on the moon!

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PostWed Oct 23, 2013 10:32 pm 
Cyclopath wrote:
You can AF or MF on infinity before the sun goes down if you're not going to use your camera again until the stars come out. Then it's already focused. smile.gif
Yes, that's what I used to do with my Canon dSLR. But finding infinity focus is surprisingly hard on the NEX system. There isn't a mechanical linkage for the manual focus ring so you can keep spinning it beyond infinity. The camera doesn't seem to have a memory for your focus setting when it's turned off/on either. Best solution I've found is to use the "focus peaking" mode and aim it at the brightest thing in the sky and slowly focus until the color indicator lights up. Hit and miss, but that's the price I pay for a lighter setup I guess.

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PostSun Oct 27, 2013 8:38 pm 
Gil, that Palouse Falls shot is wicked; I love it!

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