Re: [APML] M33 - a different perspective

[Philip Perkins <philip@astrocruise.com>]

Hello Michael,

That's a nicely done composite.  I agree that's it's perfectly valid to 
make art from astrophotos as long as there's no confusion about what's been 
done, which I think is hardly ever the case.  It adds a new dimension which 
is often very pleasing.  The two components look to be of very high quality 
yet we also have an artwork because of the composite.   Machhapuchhare is a 
very impressive mountain and you recorded it very clearly.

--Philip


At 11:29 18/05/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello APML:
>
>Inspired by the photos "Moonrise Over Hernandez" and Tony Hallas' " 
>Hale-Bopp Over Mono Lake", I have posted a composite photo of "M33 Over 
>Mt. Machhapuchare".  I used an Astrophysics 6-inch F/7 refractor and 
>hypered Fujicolor 100 film for M33 and Kodochrome-64 with a 300 mm lens 
>for 23,000 ft Mt. Machhapuchare.  The sky was from a separate photo of the 
>region between M33 and M31 (120-PPF film, Pentax 165 mm lens).  I "pasted 
>into" both the starry sky and M33 over the blue sky around the 
>mountain.  The image is of course unnatural, but is a first step.  It is a 
>shame that terrestrial photos have not been linked to our "routine, same 
>old thing" astrophotos.
>Please see:
><http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/pokmachandm33.html>http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/pokmachandm33.html
>
>
>
>Michael Stecker
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