freakofnature
Vampire
I continue to be blessed with clear night skies while at work so I've been taking more pictures. First off, let me say that the moon is a heck of a lot harder to get good pictures of than I originally thought. I was out there for a good hour tonight trying to get a decent shot of the moon setting and they all looked like crap. Perhaps I don't have the right lens. I don't know... Anyway, there's this picture that I will share. It's not what I intended to do but the effect is kinda cool nonetheless. Some trees backlit by the moon.
I also tried to get some pictures of constellations. This first one is Scorpius (my favourite). Unfortunately this constellation never rises completely above the horizon this far north so this is just a part of it. The three stars in the upper left corner form the claws of the scorpion. The reddish star a little lower down among the tree branches is Antares. Literally translated it means "opposing Ares" (Mars). It was so named because it looks a lot like the planet Mars in the sky.
The bright bluish star in this picture is Spica, which is part of the constellation Virgo.
The bright star towards the left side is Deneb. It's part of the constellation Cygnus (swan). It's also known as the Northern Cross because it looks like a cross. If you look at the picture sideways you can see it using the brighter stars.
This last one is of the star Vega, which is the brightest star in the picture. It's part of the constellation Lyra but it's kinda hard to pick out in this picture.
I can't remember what settings I used for the moon pic. The constellations I set my f-stop to 4.2, exposure time was 13-15 seconds and my ISO was 1600. Focal length varied but I was using my 55-200mm lens.
I also tried to get some pictures of constellations. This first one is Scorpius (my favourite). Unfortunately this constellation never rises completely above the horizon this far north so this is just a part of it. The three stars in the upper left corner form the claws of the scorpion. The reddish star a little lower down among the tree branches is Antares. Literally translated it means "opposing Ares" (Mars). It was so named because it looks a lot like the planet Mars in the sky.
The bright bluish star in this picture is Spica, which is part of the constellation Virgo.
The bright star towards the left side is Deneb. It's part of the constellation Cygnus (swan). It's also known as the Northern Cross because it looks like a cross. If you look at the picture sideways you can see it using the brighter stars.
This last one is of the star Vega, which is the brightest star in the picture. It's part of the constellation Lyra but it's kinda hard to pick out in this picture.
I can't remember what settings I used for the moon pic. The constellations I set my f-stop to 4.2, exposure time was 13-15 seconds and my ISO was 1600. Focal length varied but I was using my 55-200mm lens.
