PM you just nowOriginally Posted by Firefly
Budiman
PM you just now
“If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa
Budiman
Sent you 18 files. all ORF. have fun. Please post results herePM you just now
Just noticed I accidently sent 2 in JPGsoli
Budiman
No prob. Just saw the email. Will download tonight.Sent you 18 files. all ORF. have fun. Please post results here
Just noticed I accidently sent 2 in JPG
“If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa
Budiman
i think i'm making it worse....can't even spot the Swan
“If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa
Budiman
btw FF, do you remember what was the shutter speed you were using? the exif on some says 1s but can see star trails even at your focal length.
“If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa
Budiman
puppetwrapped it and may have distorted some alignment but am sure FT can make head and tail out of it
“If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa
Budiman
“If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa
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This pic does show some distinct dust patches of the Milky Way. I can't seem to be able to download your images as image files, Mick - some kind of flickr protection? Using a screen grab `cheat mode' to do it instead.puppetwrapped it and may have distorted some alignment but am sure FT can make head and tail out of it
Budiman
Yes, it's 1s burst of a 30s exposure (Live Comp). but sadly at iso1600. Others that you see at ISO200 are 0.1s burst of 30s (Live time). Those are in camera features. Not stack images but exposure stuff.
Budiman
It's about the same as what I got. I tried stacking with different exposures with HDR and well...no amount of work seems to kill the noise.i think i'm making it worse....can't even spot the Swan
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IMHO the Olympus Live Composite mode doesn't work well for Milky Way captures as it actually throws away the critical background information while retaining (and enhancing) the stars' brightness. This creates the effect of having a lots of contrasty averaged out stars (where dim stars are relatively brighter than usual). It's ideal for old style star trails (and aurorae!) photography and less than optimal for Milky Way shots.
Budiman
Learning lah. I started with Live Comp and ended with Live Time. Which yielded slightly better results. Having said that, the Aurora Borealis didn't do a good presentation that night.
Budiman
i'm not familiar with live comp or live bulb or olympus but anything live for long exposure is not goodshould just go for full manual mode or bulb mode. in that way, you can use longer shutter speed and lower ISO. ya 4/3s are limited in iso performance even at this day and age.
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My opinion: Live Composite mode better for the aurora, stars and shooting stars, whereas Live Time mode better for the Milky Way. Just an opinion, mind you, from someone who has never used a 4/3 Olympus, so take with a full tablespoon of salt..Learning lah. I started with Live Comp and ended with Live Time. Which yielded slightly better results. Having said that, the Aurora Borealis didn't do a good presentation that night.
Unlike you, we lesser beings have to depend on the camera to decide the exposure for us lah.i'm not familiar with live comp or live bulb or olympus but anything live for long exposure is not good
Budiman
With the short shutter speed in live comp, the pic is underexposed. Pulling up the exposure in post processing will result in grainy image. With the poorer iso performance of smaller sensors, this is a double whammy. Nonetheless, still a sight to behold
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