GEC Giveaway- Photo Contest - Winner Anounced

TylerG12 said:
This little baby deer got separated from his momma. I thought he may be hurt, so I went down the hill to check on him. It's the smallest one I've seen. He actually let me pet him a couple times, but then he got up and kinda wobbled away. It was one of the best wildlife experiences I've had. I'll enter for my buddy JonMcD.

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Thanks so much Tyler! Great photo!

I will return the favor for TylerG12 TylerG12 . These photos are an entry for him.

Forbidden City in Beijing.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijani headwear is quite fantastic. Me and my buddy having a bit too much fun.
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Sylvan Lake, South Dakota

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Ellis Wyatt said:
I'm a big fan of wildlife pictures. This one has a lot going for it. Thanks for sharing.

Couple more pics to keep this one going.

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This is the nebula that makes up the tip of the sword in Orions belt. The M42 nebula. Taken with a DSLR camera, but many long exposures overlapped.
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Thanks, Ellis. I like it when wildlife pictures tell a story, and I am partial to that one, as well.

You have some amazing photos here! Among others, the hummingbird shot is off the hook! Interested in the process you went through on the nebula shot -- sounds a bit complex, but the result speaks for itself. :cool:
 
JW225 said:
Thanks, Ellis. I like it when wildlife pictures tell a story, and I am partial to that one, as well.

You have some amazing photos here! Among others, the hummingbird shot is off the hook! Interested in the process you went through on the nebula shot -- sounds a bit complex, but the result speaks for itself. :cool:
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The nebula shot takes some time, both to gather the exposures, and to compile them. I don't remember the specific details on this one, but it is going to be roughly 100 or so 90 second exposures to gather enough light and detail. Camera must be mounted on a tracking mount and zeroed to the north start so it can follow the nebula while the sensor is exposed and not blue or streak the stars. After the raw files are gathered, blank black and gray files are shot with the camera so the compiling software can find any dead or messed up pixels on the sensor. A software is then used to help remove ambient light, and to pull out the intended subject, the nebula. The software is not easy or intuitive to use, and it can take hours to process the raw files due to their size. It takes quite a bit of planning to get the exposures as you need a very dark location, no clouds, no moon, low wind, etc. I was fortunate to live in a very very dark area for work for a while and was able to get a few good astrophotography shots in. The large galaxy picture I posted is of Andromeda, the closest galaxy to our own. It is actually very large in the sky, larger than the moon. Fascinating rabbit hole to go down.
 
Congrats to the winner, and thanks to Ellis Wyatt for doing this!
 
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