Last Night
So, I went out last night in search of star trails with Geminids and a cool old dead tree in the foreground. Sky was clear, except a light haze to the east, and the moon was still below the horizon. A last-minute check of weather.com's hour-by-hour showed clear skies until 8 AM.
Test Frame by Orionid, on Flickr
I set up with a composition I liked, fired some test frames, set the trigger and walked away.
Then, 90 minutes later, I came back outside to fetch the camera. The sky looked like Hurricane Irene all over again, just without the rain. This is straight from the camera:
Fark You, Weather Channel by Orionid, on Flickr
Fortunately, I know a little processing-fu, so although not eligible for my weekly farktography contest, I was able to keep it from being a total wash. Attempt number one: Adobe PS CS4 with Camera Raw and Topaz Adjust 4.0
Recovered via TopazAdjust 4.0 and Photoshop CS4 by Orionid, on Flickr
My thought: Meh. Neat, but meh.
Attempt number two: Psuedo-HDR processing with Photomatix Pro
Recovered via HDR/Tonemapping by Orionid, on Flickr
This? Although not at all what I was going for, I call it an unexpected success.
So, I went out last night in search of star trails with Geminids and a cool old dead tree in the foreground. Sky was clear, except a light haze to the east, and the moon was still below the horizon. A last-minute check of weather.com's hour-by-hour showed clear skies until 8 AM.
Test Frame by Orionid, on Flickr
I set up with a composition I liked, fired some test frames, set the trigger and walked away.
Then, 90 minutes later, I came back outside to fetch the camera. The sky looked like Hurricane Irene all over again, just without the rain. This is straight from the camera:
Fark You, Weather Channel by Orionid, on Flickr
Fortunately, I know a little processing-fu, so although not eligible for my weekly farktography contest, I was able to keep it from being a total wash. Attempt number one: Adobe PS CS4 with Camera Raw and Topaz Adjust 4.0
Recovered via TopazAdjust 4.0 and Photoshop CS4 by Orionid, on Flickr
My thought: Meh. Neat, but meh.
Attempt number two: Psuedo-HDR processing with Photomatix Pro
Recovered via HDR/Tonemapping by Orionid, on Flickr
This? Although not at all what I was going for, I call it an unexpected success.
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peccavigianna:
No problem. Are you far from fort belvoir?
orionid:
Not terribly. Probably about an hour and 15 minutes.