RE: [APML] Comet Bradfield C/2004 F4 - dawn April 25th

["Jeff Ball" <jeffball@astro-photography.com>]

Hello Chris,
Yes, I think this is a compromise scene at best.  I do prefer a
landscape component versus tracking with blurred landscape.  I am going
to check out a landscape component with the Greenbank Telescope in the
foreground today.  I believe the horizons will be OK to the northeast
from the valley where the scope resides.  I have the 10d as well as the
medium format with Fuji NHG 800.  I think grain on this shot may be
tolerable and might even add to the scene.  Wish me luck and thanks for
the help on exposure!

Best regards,
Jeff Ball
www.astro-photography.com

 

Thanks Jeff, John, Roland & Stuart.

Jeff - The Fuji Press 800 recorded the scene quite well.  However, the
grain
can be annoying.  I did a pass of SGBNR to smooth it out.  If you have a
small portable mount setup (i.e. Kenko Skymemo or Great Polaris), I
would
probably go with Provia 400F and do a tracked exposure anywhere from
30-60
seconds.  Just to minimize the trailed stars.  IMO, with a 50mm lens, 30
seconds is the limit to record stars that are not overly trailed.
 

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