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Comet McNaught - C2006 P1 by *octane2:iconoctane2:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Astrophotography

©2007-2009 *octane2
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Target: Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) in Microscopium
Date: Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Time: First image: 08:34 PM
Time: N/A
Location: Lake Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Camera: Canon EOS-350D (unmodified)
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 (stopped down to F/2.8)
Focal length: 50mm
Mount: N/A
Exposure: 1 x 10 seconds @ ISO-400 (JPG)
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2: framing This composition consists of one image; one image taken at ISO-400.
The image was a 10 second exposure.
Photoshop CS2 was used to frame and resize the final composite.

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~jupitersnest Jan 20, 2007, 11:27:00 PM
Beautiful! It's amazing how much of the tail you were able to record, too!

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~J-E-K-Y-L-L Jan 20, 2007, 11:27:08 PM
Great capture. Last night was a perfect view of the comet. Was a shame I couldn't find a place to pull the car over in Mona Vale to get a good shot.

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Mood: Amazed *blueladyoncouch Jan 20, 2007, 11:32:15 PM
Wow! spectacular!

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~LoneRider Jan 20, 2007, 11:32:17 PM
That's an amazing image. It's also very simple, but coupled with the fantastic sight of a comet it creates a mysterious atmosphere that's literally out-of-this-world. Great shot :).
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~Katterrena Jan 20, 2007, 11:38:47 PM
Very nice.

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~Thairosebud Jan 20, 2007, 11:39:54 PM
Gorgeous, as always. Interesting composition too!
Haven't spoken with you in a while, how's life going?

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~FlyingPurplePig Jan 20, 2007, 11:55:31 PM
Very pretty! It's a very soft sort of photo, with the blurred comet.
One nitpick - in post processing there's two or three red and blue dots in the black hills at the bottom that you might have edited out. They're teeny tiny, I only can see them at full view.

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You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?"
--George Bernard Shaw
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~eklutna Jan 21, 2007, 12:09:06 AM
Oh wow. Stunning, as always. A favorite for sure!

I just noticed that your name is Humayun. I have a friend Humayun, who's from Iran. I'm just wondering if you are from there too? Because if so....that's awesome. (:

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I waltzed around you seven times
only to become a melody you never sang
I'm not the one.
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~Xecutioner379 Jan 21, 2007, 12:21:28 AM
incredible, nice work!

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=SamusFairchild Jan 21, 2007, 12:22:47 AM
Wow. Nicely done. It makes me laugh that you always have these set to "advanced critique encouraged," and i find myself hard pressed to find any suggestions to give you. I actually have once suggestion, and that is to get rid of the blurry tree on the horizon. It doesnt really add anything to the pic, and i honestly find it a little distracting... either that or find a way to sharpen it up a little bit so its of the same density as below the horizon.

I know that your considering sending the astrophotography stuff to print, I would like to hear more about how that is going.

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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony." -Heraclitus
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Canon
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
10/1 second
F/2.8
50 mm
800
Jan 20, 2007, 8:34:36 PM

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