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Tyr-Sog · Feb 1, 2016, 03:02 PM

Well, after many years in the hobby, I have finally quit and sold it all off.

Tyr-Sog · Feb 1, 2016, 03:06 PM

Last photo of what was my current setup...

GravY · Feb 1, 2016, 03:15 PM

RFtinkerer · Feb 1, 2016, 04:57 PM

Ditto.

Tyr-Sog · Feb 6, 2016, 11:33 PM

Lot's of factors.

Mainly it's a solitude hobby that requires just too much time. Too often I'm either rushed or feel rushed(even when I'm not rushed) when I'm out. It's hard to get any joy out of it under those conditions.

It's not only with the picture taking end of it but all of the editing that is involved. I can go out in the woods and it's nearly an all day event. Then I get home and there's nearly the same amount of time going through the pictures and editing the keepers.

It's just not feasible with a young family.

I also get hung up on picture IQ. I hit my max on what I can shell out $$$ for this hobby but I want better gear still. Better equipment at this stage means $7K - $11K superzooms, $6K bodies and tripods not much cheaper. That's not happening.

In short, I've lost the joy shooting. I needed a break and the only way for me to take a break was selling my gear.

RFtinkerer · Feb 8, 2016, 12:04 PM

I get that. One of the reasons I like astrophotography is that it is at night. I can get it done after the kiddos go to bed; a great benefit because I don't have to rely on my family schedule to get out. Which frankly is always FULL. It does take all night in general for one shot's data capture though...and is dependent on clear weather and no moon. Oh you mentioned processing. Oh boy is that a ton of hours and you redo and redo. I have an image I posted on the prior page, 20 iterations later I have:

...still not satisfied with it. Looks posterized. My equipment is also pathetic in terms of what other people have; I just have a cheap mount, DSLR, and lenses. A person I asked had $45k invested. Sheesh. But I don't have the spare money to invest.

But I do it anyway because they're MY freaking photons. And it's fun to get out in the sky all alone, watching the stars go by. I've always been sort of a loner even though I have a wife and family.

I had a point here somewhere. I think if you ditch your equipment you'll miss it. Yeah, put it down for a while, it won't go away or expire. I'm using lenses I got 10-15 years ago and hadn't shot much in the intervening years when I had no direction. It's fine. Even your DSLR won't get WORSE, just in comparison to new technology.

UberBeavis · Feb 20, 2016, 09:55 PM

One of many shots I've captured recently at Universal Studios Hollywood.

A2597 · Feb 25, 2016, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RFtinkerer

I get that. One of the reasons I like astrophotography is that it is at night. I can get it done after the kiddos go to bed; a great benefit because I don't have to rely on my family schedule to get out. Which frankly is always FULL. It does take all night in general for one shot's data capture though...and is dependent on clear weather and no moon. Oh you mentioned processing. Oh boy is that a ton of hours and you redo and redo. I have an image I posted on the prior page, 20 iterations later I have:

...still not satisfied with it. Looks posterized. My equipment is also pathetic in terms of what other people have; I just have a cheap mount, DSLR, and lenses. A person I asked had $45k invested. Sheesh. But I don't have the spare money to invest.

But I do it anyway because they're MY freaking photons. And it's fun to get out in the sky all alone, watching the stars go by. I've always been sort of a loner even though I have a wife and family.

I had a point here somewhere. I think if you ditch your equipment you'll miss it. Yeah, put it down for a while, it won't go away or expire. I'm using lenses I got 10-15 years ago and hadn't shot much in the intervening years when I had no direction. It's fine. Even your DSLR won't get WORSE, just in comparison to new technology.

What are you using? That photo is amazing.

RFtinkerer · Feb 25, 2016, 06:13 PM

Thanks! The basics are a Canon 70D, 70-200mm lens, and telescope tracking mount. Details are in this post: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showpost...ostcount=12747

Basically, the telescope mount tracked the earth's rotation while I focused on the Orion "belt and sword" area and took 4.5 hours worth of photos in 2 minute chunks. Then stacked them to improve signal to noise ratio and processed the living daylights out of it to get as much detail as possible. The prior post I had another version...then as you can see, I have another here. I may reprocess again sometime to try to reduce the posterization from the noise reduction here. Who knows.

A2597 · Feb 25, 2016, 08:31 PM

Ahhh, now your making me want a trqcking mount!

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Tyr-Sog · Mar 5, 2016, 10:52 AM

Thinking about picking up a Panasonic FZ1000

Crawdaddy79 · Mar 7, 2016, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyr-Sog

Thinking about picking up a Panasonic FZ1000

That's totally different from the Panasonic FZ 10 that I own.

Mahjik · Mar 7, 2016, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyr-Sog

Thinking about picking up a Panasonic FZ1000

What for? You'll likely be disappointed with it after a few days compared to what you had previously.

RFtinkerer · Mar 7, 2016, 05:59 PM

Ditto. Given your drive for image quality, even a great point and shoot will leave you wanting.

Anyway, my job took me to Santa Barbara on Friday. It was on a private jet (not luxury, experimental), so I was able to roam about taking pictures. I became fascinated especially with the otherworldly landscapes around Arizona, New Mexico from 41000 ft.

Grand Canyon:

...and as we got into Santa Barbara...

AGibbon · Mar 9, 2016, 06:41 PM

Those are some nice shots. Great views.

Finally saw the sun for the first time in weeks.

3-9-2016

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Tyr-Sog · Mar 9, 2016, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahjik

What for? You'll likely be disappointed with it after a few days compared to what you had previously.

I know the cons and pros.

It would be primary a tool to capture moments of my kids. The 4K video and the ability to pull semi-quality stills from that video is interesting.

It's probably the best do-all-in-one camera on the market.

Destroy · Mar 17, 2016, 10:16 PM

Not my pic but I thought it was pretty impressive.

GravY · Mar 18, 2016, 01:30 AM

Crappy cell phone pic but the sunset last night was amazing..

Tyr-Sog · Apr 13, 2016, 06:15 PM

nice one!

RFtinkerer · Apr 14, 2016, 10:43 AM

Astrophoto I took a couple nights ago.

This bright and colorful area of the sky is called the "Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex". It's a mix of emission, reflection, and dark nebula. Rho Ophiuchi is basically the 3 stars in the left side blue reflection nebula. Antares, the heart of Scorpio, is the reddish-yellow supergiant in the lower right. M4, a nice globular cluster with hundreds of thousands of stars, is in the upper right. The red areas are emission nebula, where ultraviolet light stimulates mainly hydrogen alpha emissions in the red spectrum. Blue is from the brighter blue stars...yellow reflections off of dust around Antares. The dark areas are dust lanes back lit from the stars and reflection nebula.

To find this, watch for Mars to rise in the southeast a little after midnight. It's really bright and reddish. Look slightly below and to the right and you will see a dimmer but still bright red-yellow star, Antares. I exposed for a cumulative 75 minutes with a 200 mm lens on a Canon 70D.

GravY · Apr 14, 2016, 01:05 PM

Beautiful..

necropimp · Apr 14, 2016, 01:52 PM

trying to attempt a shot of the moon a few days ago and none of them came out right but this one was just the right amount of wrong

Tyr-Sog · Apr 23, 2016, 09:05 AM

The Nikon D500 is looking REAL nice.

DX with near FX IQ quality.

Feature wise just packed.

Must resist...

MasterGoa · Apr 23, 2016, 12:45 PM

I did not...

Was waiting for so long to replace my trusty D300...

The reviews are amazing however... Almost D5 low light performance, bettet
dynamic range than D4 and D5, almost D800. 10FPS and AF that focuses on
subjects the shooter actually does not even see...

This is the first time I pre-bought a camera and it seems I will not be disappointed

So D5 AF, almost D800 dynamic range, almost D5 low light, 10 FPS, touch screen, 4K video though I will rarely use it.

Tyr-Sog · Apr 24, 2016, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterGoa

I did not...

Was waiting for so long to replace my trusty D300...

The reviews are amazing however... Almost D5 low light performance, bettet
dynamic range than D4 and D5, almost D800. 10FPS and AF that focuses on
subjects the shooter actually does not even see...

This is the first time I pre-bought a camera and it seems I will not be disappointed

So D5 AF, almost D800 dynamic range, almost D5 low light, 10 FPS, touch screen, 4K video though I will rarely use it.

NICE!

Yeah, I wish they'd offer non-video bodies at a reduced cost. Nikon is offering the D5 in two different versions with the memory configs. I see no difference with a video option. I never use the video feature either. I personally just use my cellphone or standalone recorder.

Do you have it yet?

MasterGoa · Apr 24, 2016, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyr-Sog

NICE!

Yeah, I wish they'd offer non-video bodies at a reduced cost. Nikon is offering the D5 in two different versions with the memory configs. I see no difference with a video option. I never use the video feature either. I personally just use my cellphone or standalone recorder.

Do you have it yet?

It should come in this week...

Already have a shoot lined up for next Saturday.
Of course, I will use my trusty D700 if it is delayed

necropimp · May 6, 2016, 12:27 AM

these pics make the terrain look less than it was... especially the first since that was a pretty good downhill slope but i was pointing the camera uphill which made it seem flatter and the grass and angle hide the deep ruts and washout

ice · May 9, 2016, 11:11 PM

Doesn't compare to the fancy shots in here, but saw this moon a week or so ago and put my camera on the tripod.

Seyiji · May 10, 2016, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ice

Doesn't compare to the fancy shots in here, but saw this moon a week or so ago and put my camera on the tripod.

Woo sex on a bun ice

MarsGrunt · May 27, 2016, 12:53 AM

Nice...

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Feb 1, 2016, 04:57 PM	#12754
RFtinkerer Not with it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N38 51.279 W94 47.951 Posts: 7,725	Ditto. __________________ The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. - Ecclesiastes 10:2

Feb 6, 2016, 11:33 PM	#12755
Tyr-Sog Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 12,004	Lot's of factors. Mainly it's a solitude hobby that requires just too much time. Too often I'm either rushed or feel rushed(even when I'm not rushed) when I'm out. It's hard to get any joy out of it under those conditions. It's not only with the picture taking end of it but all of the editing that is involved. I can go out in the woods and it's nearly an all day event. Then I get home and there's nearly the same amount of time going through the pictures and editing the keepers. It's just not feasible with a young family. I also get hung up on picture IQ. I hit my max on what I can shell out $$$ for this hobby but I want better gear still. Better equipment at this stage means $7K - $11K superzooms, $6K bodies and tripods not much cheaper. That's not happening. In short, I've lost the joy shooting. I needed a break and the only way for me to take a break was selling my gear. __________________ Justin Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 5 G1 - nVidia Gigabyte RTX 3070 OC - Samsung EVO 850 SSD - Intel I5 6600K - crucial 16GB DDR4 - Intel 240ssd5 & WD 1TB 7200rpm - corsair 750ps - HP OMEN 27i - - corsair spec alpha carbide series case - corsair K70 Rapidfire RGB MX keyboard - Logitech G502 - Sennheiser G4ME One Headset MSI GE62 Apache Pro Gaming Laptop - nVidia 970m - Intel I7 5700 - 16GB DDR3 - 128ssd & 1TB 7200rpm XBone - TyrSog76 PSN - - Tyr-Sog_ Steam - Tyr-Sog

Feb 8, 2016, 12:04 PM	#12756
RFtinkerer Not with it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N38 51.279 W94 47.951 Posts: 7,725	I get that. One of the reasons I like astrophotography is that it is at night. I can get it done after the kiddos go to bed; a great benefit because I don't have to rely on my family schedule to get out. Which frankly is always FULL. It does take all night in general for one shot's data capture though...and is dependent on clear weather and no moon. Oh you mentioned processing. Oh boy is that a ton of hours and you redo and redo. I have an image I posted on the prior page, 20 iterations later I have: ...still not satisfied with it. Looks posterized. My equipment is also pathetic in terms of what other people have; I just have a cheap mount, DSLR, and lenses. A person I asked had $45k invested. Sheesh. But I don't have the spare money to invest. But I do it anyway because they're MY freaking photons. And it's fun to get out in the sky all alone, watching the stars go by. I've always been sort of a loner even though I have a wife and family. I had a point here somewhere. I think if you ditch your equipment you'll miss it. Yeah, put it down for a while, it won't go away or expire. I'm using lenses I got 10-15 years ago and hadn't shot much in the intervening years when I had no direction. It's fine. Even your DSLR won't get WORSE, just in comparison to new technology. __________________ The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. - Ecclesiastes 10:2 Last edited by RFtinkerer : Feb 8, 2016 at 12:10 PM.

Feb 20, 2016, 09:55 PM	#12757
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Feb 25, 2016, 06:13 PM	#12759
RFtinkerer Not with it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N38 51.279 W94 47.951 Posts: 7,725	Thanks! The basics are a Canon 70D, 70-200mm lens, and telescope tracking mount. Details are in this post: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showpost...ostcount=12747 Basically, the telescope mount tracked the earth's rotation while I focused on the Orion "belt and sword" area and took 4.5 hours worth of photos in 2 minute chunks. Then stacked them to improve signal to noise ratio and processed the living daylights out of it to get as much detail as possible. The prior post I had another version...then as you can see, I have another here. I may reprocess again sometime to try to reduce the posterization from the noise reduction here. Who knows. __________________ The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. - Ecclesiastes 10:2

Mar 5, 2016, 10:52 AM	#12761
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Mar 7, 2016, 05:59 PM	#12764
RFtinkerer Not with it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N38 51.279 W94 47.951 Posts: 7,725	Ditto. Given your drive for image quality, even a great point and shoot will leave you wanting. Anyway, my job took me to Santa Barbara on Friday. It was on a private jet (not luxury, experimental), so I was able to roam about taking pictures. I became fascinated especially with the otherworldly landscapes around Arizona, New Mexico from 41000 ft. Grand Canyon: ...and as we got into Santa Barbara... __________________ The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. - Ecclesiastes 10:2

Mar 9, 2016, 06:41 PM	#12765
AGibbon Radeon Northern Islands Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 2,381	Those are some nice shots. Great views. Finally saw the sun for the first time in weeks. 3-9-2016 - -

Mar 17, 2016, 10:16 PM	#12767
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Mar 18, 2016, 01:30 AM	#12768
GravY Rage3D Spammer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 29,802	Crappy cell phone pic but the sunset last night was amazing.. __________________ "Yes, but God has the right to get away with anything. Shoot animals, make ugly women, allow the existence of religious nuts, and watch liederhosen-wearing midget poodle-licking pornography. God's a sick bastard." - OzzieBloke (\_/) (O.o) (> <)

Apr 13, 2016, 06:15 PM	#12769
Tyr-Sog Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 12,004	nice one! __________________ Justin Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 5 G1 - nVidia Gigabyte RTX 3070 OC - Samsung EVO 850 SSD - Intel I5 6600K - crucial 16GB DDR4 - Intel 240ssd5 & WD 1TB 7200rpm - corsair 750ps - HP OMEN 27i - - corsair spec alpha carbide series case - corsair K70 Rapidfire RGB MX keyboard - Logitech G502 - Sennheiser G4ME One Headset MSI GE62 Apache Pro Gaming Laptop - nVidia 970m - Intel I7 5700 - 16GB DDR3 - 128ssd & 1TB 7200rpm XBone - TyrSog76 PSN - - Tyr-Sog_ Steam - Tyr-Sog

Apr 14, 2016, 10:43 AM	#12770
RFtinkerer Not with it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N38 51.279 W94 47.951 Posts: 7,725	Astrophoto I took a couple nights ago. This bright and colorful area of the sky is called the "Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex". It's a mix of emission, reflection, and dark nebula. Rho Ophiuchi is basically the 3 stars in the left side blue reflection nebula. Antares, the heart of Scorpio, is the reddish-yellow supergiant in the lower right. M4, a nice globular cluster with hundreds of thousands of stars, is in the upper right. The red areas are emission nebula, where ultraviolet light stimulates mainly hydrogen alpha emissions in the red spectrum. Blue is from the brighter blue stars...yellow reflections off of dust around Antares. The dark areas are dust lanes back lit from the stars and reflection nebula. To find this, watch for Mars to rise in the southeast a little after midnight. It's really bright and reddish. Look slightly below and to the right and you will see a dimmer but still bright red-yellow star, Antares. I exposed for a cumulative 75 minutes with a 200 mm lens on a Canon 70D. __________________ The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. - Ecclesiastes 10:2

Apr 14, 2016, 01:05 PM	#12771
GravY Rage3D Spammer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 29,802	Beautiful.. __________________ "Yes, but God has the right to get away with anything. Shoot animals, make ugly women, allow the existence of religious nuts, and watch liederhosen-wearing midget poodle-licking pornography. God's a sick bastard." - OzzieBloke (\_/) (O.o) (> <)

Apr 14, 2016, 01:52 PM	#12772
necropimp WRAAAA!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hell Posts: 5,816	trying to attempt a shot of the moon a few days ago and none of them came out right but this one was just the right amount of wrong __________________ Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway

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Apr 23, 2016, 09:05 AM	#12773
Tyr-Sog Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 12,004	The Nikon D500 is looking REAL nice. DX with near FX IQ quality. Feature wise just packed. Must resist... __________________ Justin Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 5 G1 - nVidia Gigabyte RTX 3070 OC - Samsung EVO 850 SSD - Intel I5 6600K - crucial 16GB DDR4 - Intel 240ssd5 & WD 1TB 7200rpm - corsair 750ps - HP OMEN 27i - - corsair spec alpha carbide series case - corsair K70 Rapidfire RGB MX keyboard - Logitech G502 - Sennheiser G4ME One Headset MSI GE62 Apache Pro Gaming Laptop - nVidia 970m - Intel I7 5700 - 16GB DDR3 - 128ssd & 1TB 7200rpm XBone - TyrSog76 PSN - - Tyr-Sog_ Steam - Tyr-Sog

Apr 23, 2016, 12:45 PM	#12774
MasterGoa Life is not a task. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: . Posts: 31,298	I did not... Was waiting for so long to replace my trusty D300... The reviews are amazing however... Almost D5 low light performance, bettet dynamic range than D4 and D5, almost D800. 10FPS and AF that focuses on subjects the shooter actually does not even see... This is the first time I pre-bought a camera and it seems I will not be disappointed So D5 AF, almost D800 dynamic range, almost D5 low light, 10 FPS, touch screen, 4K video though I will rarely use it.

May 6, 2016, 12:27 AM	#12777
necropimp WRAAAA!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hell Posts: 5,816	these pics make the terrain look less than it was... especially the first since that was a pretty good downhill slope but i was pointing the camera uphill which made it seem flatter and the grass and angle hide the deep ruts and washout __________________ Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway Last edited by necropimp : May 9, 2016 at 11:44 PM.

May 9, 2016, 11:11 PM	#12778
ice Rage3D Spammer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA Posts: 26,474	Doesn't compare to the fancy shots in here, but saw this moon a week or so ago and put my camera on the tripod. __________________ 6600k\|16GB of GSkill\|500GB 850 Pro\|Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 \|Asus Z170-AR\|Windows 10 64 Enterprise 360 games

ice's System Specs
Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR
CPU	Intel 6600k
Graphics	Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
Memory	2x8GB G.Skill RipJaw 2666
Cooling Solution	Noctua NH-D14
Display	24" HP ZR24W 1900x1200
Soundcard & Speakers	Asus Xonar DX & AudioEngine A5
Hard-Drives	500GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD
Optical Drives	LiteOn DVD-ROM & NEC 3540 DVD-R
Power Supply	Seasonic 850W 80+Gold
Case	CoolerMaster HAF932
Input Devices	Logitech DiNovo Wireless, Performance MX
Operating System	Win10 64bit Enterprise

Seyiji's System Specs
Motherboard	MSI x570 Pro Carbon WiFi
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700x
Graphics	Gigabyte RX Vega 64 Gaming OC 8GB
Memory	Crucial Ballistix RGB 16GB DDR4 3600 MT/s CL16
Cooling Solution	Corsair Hydro H100i Extreme
Display	Asus PB258Q \| Oculus Rift w/ Touch Controllers
Soundcard & Speakers	Realtek ALC1220 w/ Logitech X-530 5.1
Hard-Drives	WD SN750 500GB "OS Drive" ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB "New Game Drive" & 6TB via 2 "Packrat" Drives
Optical Drives	What dis gai?
Power Supply	EVGA 750w GQ
Case	Lian Li Lancool II Mesh RGB
Input Devices	G.SKILL Ripjaws KM780 RGB Cherry MX Brown Keyboard and a Logitech G502 Hero SE Mouse
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional x64
Extra Info	Xbox SeX Controller Certified PackRat™ (づ￣ ³￣)づ 💙

May 27, 2016, 12:53 AM	#12780
MarsGrunt Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bluegrass Posts: 1,266	Nice...

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