Your images inspired me to get back out with my DSLR last night, mate!
I won't go back to spending so many nights out, but I do hope to find some balance.
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Awesome! I'm trying to find that balance too. This morning the university I work at had a Perseids watch party at their observatory, which is just a couple miles from my house. I went out at 3:30am and shot a little bit with my D800 on the tracker mount, despite needing to be at work at 7:30...
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3IP6cVe6B...erseids-1s.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PQucX0UDY...erseids-2s.jpg
John, very nicely done. I did something similar years ago, though not as well, but I'll have to post the image under still life, because I made it with 4x5. Anyway, I know what it takes.
We ended up in the brig.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wiv8frmgav...Brig.jpg?raw=1
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...381dfc3e_b.jpgScan-150212-0001 by Nokton48, on Flickr
Minolta SRT-101, 85mm F1.7 MC Rokkor, Eastman 5222 Double-X film, developed in ADOX Borax MQ developer.
Scanned on a Minolta Dimage II scanner.
https://live.staticflickr.com/3199/3...324e7911_c.jpg0471775-R1-E024 by Nokton48, on Flickr
M-2 Sunny-16
f11 or f8
Like the XX midtones
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6ff8994d_b.jpg0471775-R1-E021 by Nokton48, on Flickr
85mm f1.5 Canon well stopped-down
Bright sunlight, f11 or f8
Looks plenty sharp!