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how I shoot Milky with smaller aperture len …

I always telling friends of mine to have bigger aperture to get clearer Milky way shot … and it really give impact with more light fall onto the sensor … but what if we do not have big aperture len .. e.g. we own F4 or F3.5 lenses ?

and I share this before .. How I shoot Milky Way/Star

theoritical , if we can increase the shutter time which allow more light abosrb on the sensor.. we should able to capture beautiful stars sky … but according to the rule 600

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I had aiming a polarie star tracker but too bad, i had been turn down by the cost and size …

recently, I managed to test the

Vixen Polarie… a square box size small and weight <1kg … and not really difficult to operate …

i may not able to share how do use this .. but it is really simple and let me share the simple test result

both shoot at F4 , exp 151s +- , ISO 400

1. without start tracker – Vixen Polarie

2. witho start tracker – Vixen Polarie

 

with minimu setup time and minimu knowledge of Astronomy , I am able to create a image without “start trail” effect

 

**** rule 600 simply basic rule to avoid “star trail” effect while we have too long exposure on our effective focal length.. e.g.

16mm on FULL frame, we should have max exposure of 600/16=37.5s

16mm on canon APS-c , we should have max exposure of 600/16*1.6=23.4

so if we have anything more than the exposure time the the rotation of earth will create “star trai;” effect create blur effect on to our frame.

 

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my tool .. – Lee Filter BIG STOPPER

update 11 Oct 2013

Why Big Stopper …. and How ….

 

update 2013 March 28

1. Lee Filter Big Stopper 2. SIngh-Ray RGND

update 2013 Jan 3

when without Big Stopper

... windless ...
… windless … – Lee Filter GND .9s – Lee Filter Big Stopper – Lee Filter .9 Pro Glass

 

*** it is not showing right or wrong, but it is personal preference … some prefer static and some prefer movement ……..

update 2013 Jan 2

... windy Shake (color) ...
… windy Shake (color) … – Lee FIlter Big Stopper – Lee Filter ND .9
… ready to go … with Big Stopper

 

 

… face EAST … with Lee Filter Big Stopper

 

Some time we just need something slow … but smaller aperture and lower ISO .. but the speed still not low as what we want … then we need to make use of ND filter to slow down filter to create effect what we wish to have …

 

e.g.  of use Big Stopper to make shutter >30s or even >60s … to create the silky and clouds movement or we call slow shutter

 

i love this filter even it create blue cast which can easily correct  … I share some pictures before HERE

and this filters can be pre-order and I have constantly stock arrive … feel free to contact me …

get more sample here

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Lee Filters for sale

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5dm3 HDR & Multiple Exposures ….

something you would say important but useless depend …. but it is always good to have rather than not an option for us ….

another 5dm3 add on features .. that I really happy with is HDR and Multiple Exposure …

by pressing the button in red.. we can choose Multiple Exp or HDR

 

while we want Multilple Exposure …. choose Icon Center… 2 Raw files will be shoot(depend # of shots configure) and one will be process

 

(meter the foreground and sky)

and default the result … (non Edit)

 

and HDR … there are few option .. and the Natural option is quite Natural look …

3 RAW/JPEG will be capture (and we can choose to save all images or only the HDR images which only in JPEG)

 

then .. the auto.default HDR output .. no PP

 

 

so .. how do you feel the output ? I would say .. it is good to have this features .. even may not useful every shooting but definate useful for some cases ….

 

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canon 5d markIII ….

finally it is on my hand to have my own test ….  not really worry too much testing (e.g. color, sharpness, as those impact by screen, lenses .. etc … ) so I just share few things why  I need the 5dm3 …. when it is on my hand for first 10 min ….

1. the shape more round …

2. do not notice the .2 inch LCD change .. may be it is way too less 😀

3. buttons just like 7d … but ohh it is not .. many change on Menu (mirror lock-up is little easier to be enable now !) , rating ? , compare among picture within CF, zoom in button (hmm feel it is like SONY way … )

4. AF .. for me .. all this while I only use center point for shooting (wish I have more option while I shoot with 50d/60d/5d….) but this is something new to me !!!!! so many mode, so many AF function … so many points !!!!! and for few try … it is FAST …(definate faster than 50/60/5d 😀 )

5. a NEW menu … so many thing in there !!!! so I have to spend days to read through the Manual ….

6. bracketing .. now can shoot 3,5,7 exp  … 😀 (saw the option but not sure how to use it 😀 )

…. thats all ~10-20 min play with the new 5d mIII …… then after good lunch … and reach home I have some test with condition

1. on chair & timer

2. Apeutre mode

3. focus and meter on the Canon 16-35 lenses box (bottom)

4. both shoot with 16mm with 16-35 mark2

5. indoor with no light change …

6. Jpeg shoot with no Noise reducion  (RAW cannot open by my ACR yet !!!!! and yes again 😀 )

7. both body shoot with ISO100,200,400,800,1600,3200,6400   & 12800-25600 (for 5dm3) .. didn’t try on 5dm2 as think not really able to accept the IQ of the 6400 and above

here are the full size links

5dm2 ISO100                    5dm3 ISO100

5dm2 ISO200                   5dm3 ISO200

5dm2 ISO400                   5dm3 ISO400

5dm2 ISO800                   5dm3 ISO800

5dm2 ISO1600                 5dm3 ISO1600

5dm2 ISO3200                5dm3 ISO3200

5dm2 ISO6400                5dm3 ISO6400

may people may think the compare make no sense  … but for me I love to shoot nightscape … I shoot ISO3200-6400 most of the the time, and when I print anything big then I have my worry …. for my 5dm2, ISO1600 I need little work to print A2 size .. but anything higher will have problem …. but base on the 1st try , 5dm3 ISO1600 is so clean !!!! or even ISO6400 think I can easily use ISO6400 to print A2 in future and ISO12800 need to have it a trial !!!!! 😀

beside ISO, think dynamics range have been improve .. I shoot Aperture mode at EV 0 . and I found

1. details at both bright/dark areas are much better with 5dm3

Another thing 5dm2 tend to be slight under at the spot I meter but do not get any advantage at bright area … check picture share below

 

DARK Area crop 5dm2 on top and 5dm3 on bottom

Bright Area crop 5dm2 on top and 5dm3 on bottom

 

some ISO at dark area pictures .. not a comment but some real sample to show

ISO1600 – crop 5dm2 on top and 5dm3 on bottom

ISO3200 – crop 5dm2 on top and 5dm3 on bottom

ISO6400 – crop 5dm2 on top and 5dm3 on bottom

 

 

Overall .. my 1st day experience with the Canon 5dm3 …

1. better handling – most of the important function change to easier access .. (they listen to USERs !!!!!)

2. faster AF ? minimum for the non center points and now I can use group AF points !!!even low light

3. ISO performance .. about 1-1.5 stops better (and 5dm2 already good with ISO1600 and lower ….)  .. but the JPEG seem giving much better 2-3 stops , think something to do with the camera processing ..

ohhhh .. forgot to share the HDR picture !!!! do we need filter ????? in future ? as I only use basic setting for this and all in JPEG .. I do believe with RAW edit .. results could be much better for this new 5dm3 !!!!

5dm3 HDR picture

worth  to spend extra RM4k (5dm2 and 5dm3 different) ?

if you use for hobby and non event, wild life shooter .. 5dm2 should be good enough 😀  …. but if you need better ISO performance e.g. for night scape … I will choose 5dm3 as I know I need better ISO performance 😀

 

 

 

 

 

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do you print your picture ?

from buy, go out, shooting, post processing.. how many of us stil print out our picture ??? especially after world of FB …..

few concerns or issue we may have while we print out our picture

1. own print ? or send to service provider ?

– own print , cost, regular print, own responsible to calibrate among screen and printer ..

– send to print .. make sure our screen match SP screen and their match their printer

2. color profile use and service provided color profile .. sRGB, Adoeb RGB >>>??

3. screen calibration ?  ask SP .. do there calibrate their screen .. if Yes.. what they use ?

4. any ICC profile .. may be we need to do the soft proofing base on SP ICC profile .. can refer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0SGGqeV0J4

5. use trusted SP if send for print .. whenever they change paper, ink .. etc .. may affect our print out .. !!!

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additional tripod member to my gear list – Fotopro PGC-784

I own few tripods .. due to many reasons , e.g .. testing .. travel .. stability, durability … etc

fotopro M5 mini – for pocket size tripod .. bring out when go out with family

MGC – 684 – daily use for stability .. 5d + lenses up to 70200 F2.8 ….

MGC-c4i or C5c- for travel .. hiking purpose …

and now … I add on a high angle + more stable tripod for my wild lifes photography 😀

PGC-784  and see how tall is the tripod

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face off

enjoy the moment is more important compare to get better picture … sometime the moment really make me smile/laugh after look back the picture .. and think back the moment …

simple picture below .. and John told me .. focus la … then I focus him and shoot a picture make him laugh …

 

and here is the picture .. I snap make my gang laugh …

and he actually want me to shoot him la .. then …this is what he want 😀

 

 

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Rove Beetle … dangerous ! ? …

a beetle that I meet few years back and found it again last year … but last year I saw it kill a wasp  (too fast but saw a dead wasp after this beelte land on the same leaf )

make me check more on this beetle

Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Superfamily: Staphylinoidea
Family: Staphylinidae

... Rove Beetle ...

 

from the government link … it stated

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The         haemolymph in the beetle’s entire body (except the wings) contains the         most poisonous animal contact toxin in the world called ‘pederin’         (C24 H43 O9 N)         named in 1953. It is 12 times more         poisonous than cobra venom ! Dried and stored rove beetle for 8 years         still retained it’s toxicity !

from http://www.mpsp.gov.my/english/bulletin/RoveBeetle.htm

additional info

http://orcaquest-diary.blogspot.com/2009/04/beware-of-rove-beetle-poisonous-insect.html

http://www.alloexpat.com/malaysia_expat_forum/rove-beetle-invasion-warning-t22963.html

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