Re: [APML] Palomar - winter 1949

["Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Thanks Jeff!
I agree with you.  If planned carefully and processed correctly, the
composite could be a powerful technique.


Chris

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Ball <jeffball@zoominternet.net>
To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:25 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] Palomar - winter 1949


>Chris,
>I just got back online and I know there are other responses to this, but
you
>are dead on with this one.  I really think we have a great opportunity to
>expand into this area.  I am going to try more of this.  I really want to
be
>as accurate as possible in planning future composites.  Good stuff and
>something to do even with tripod only while you are shooting deep sky
stuff.
>Thanks again and I look forward to more.
>Jeff Ball
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
>Behalf Of Chris & Jennifer Cook
>Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:43 PM
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: [APML] Palomar - winter 1949
>
>
>Hey all -
>Well, forget the Moon, now I think there's something in the water..... <g>
>I've put together a new composite.  This one is different than all the
>others I've done before.  I went with classic B&W.
>Here it is, the 200" Hale dome on Palomar Mtn.
>
>http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/palomar-composite.html
>
>I let my artistic side flow on this one.  I wanted to try and create what
it
>might have looked like on the mountain back in the winter of 1948/1949.  I
>can tell you that the sky certainly does not look like that anymore.....
>:-(
>I did use a very mild gradient to lighten the horizon area just a bit.....
>Per John Mirtle's nice composite the other day.
>Let me know what you think.
>
>Enjoy!
>
>Chris
>
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>Astronomical Photography
>www.abmedia.com/astro
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