Re: [APML] To Robert Reeves...and all

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

I don't know how I got tangled up in the subject line, but this thread does
emphasize what I said in one form or another before.... the world-class
astrophoto results produced by a well-known few are the result of
world-class efforts put out by those few.  Sure, it takes expensive
equipment to make the really fine images (equipment beyond my present reach)
but the big bucks have to be backed up by solid know-how and experience.
Lets face it, Tony's junk shots make my best shots look sick!  But the top
guns give the rest of us something tangible to aspire to.

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters

> --- Tony Hallas <tonyhallas@foothill.net> wrote:
> > One other note... to get really good
> > results with a CCD requires much more work than a
> > film shot... these devices are permeated with NOISE
> > !!!  You can get rid of most of it, but it takes a
> > lot of extra effort and time.
>
> Tony,
>
> It is amazing to me how hard this concept is to get
> across to most people. Many think that first class
> galaxy shots are reachable by anyone with a CCD camera
> and a few minutes of time. I'm VERY glad I signed up
> on the SBIG users group last year, it saved me a lot
> of frustration. I know now that there is a lot still
> for me to learn with film and that great, easy shots
> just don't fall out of a CCD camera. They require lots
> of exposure time and plenty of processing time.
>
> Alan



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