Orion widefield

[niko]

After blowing off the layers of cobwebs on the gear I managed to nab a small number of photos on the weekend at Heathcote.

This one of the Orion region was done on the greatest overkill setup I've managed - Canon 1100D and Sigma 18-125mm lens atop an EQ6 on one of the ASV piers. It looked ridiculous, made worse by the use of a hammer and pair of vice grips as a counter weight.

It certainly tracked well!

Anyway, I haven't really done much processing (more to do) but I like the field of view and hope to tease a bit more colour and detail out of it.

As always, very welcoming of constructive criticism.

cheers

niko

[Ryderscope]

Thanks for posting Niko, widefield shots of the M42 area are great. I can see a hint of the horsehead and maybe a little processing to improve contrast could bring this out a bit more. Hard to tell beyond that from the thumbnail image.

[PeterEde]

Nice shot

[niko]

thanks guys.

Yep, the horsey is in there and I hope to coax it out a bit more. Apologies for the very small image (69kb) - I'm at work and that's what my email system offers as the only resizing of the 70mb file.

I'll have a little more of a play and post again

cheers

[Nico13]

Hi Niko,
Sorry to have missed you guys at the weekend, pressures of work etc.
I love the idea of the hammer and pliers, did you get a picture of that.:eyepop:
I will try and make it to the next meeting wherever that may be.
As always the other Nico.

[niko]

cheers Nico - sorry not to have seen you too. Sadly the weather was a bit hit and miss but as you know that's only ever just a part of the action.

I think Marty has a photo of the counter weight. I'll get him to send it to me

the other other niko

[Cloudyagain]

Very nice field there.

Glad to see you are still at it!

Neale.

[niko]

thanks Neale - it has been some time since I've done anything

[mill]

Looks good mate :thumbsup: and just a pity that i dont have a pic of the "counter weight" setup :sadeyes:

[niko]

I would have had more data if not for an unfortunate accident with a certain power box! :rofl:

[traveller]

Great shot Niko,
Now I am really curious about the counterweight setup and the incident with the powerbox...
Bo

[mill]

There are some people who are neat with wiring and others who are not :P and leave all the wiring and power box in the middle of the road :screwy:
Nuff said :rofl:

[niko]

and there are some that tread lightly on the earth and thems that stumble around like drunk mammoths! :lol:

[ath]

As always Niko I love your work! As for your work's email system, well, that's another story... ;)

[niko]

ATH!!!

nice to hear from you

how's your photography going??

[Marios]

Nicely done,:thumbsup:

Whats is amount of light time /ISO were are seeing here?

[niko]

Marios,

400 iso and 30 sec exposures (probably about 15)

cheers

niko

[desler]

I feel another coffee cup for xmas might be in order!

Sorry I missed out, looks like the ole' pliers and hammer might be the way to go!

Daz

[niko]

great mate! give me a buzz

working on a permanent pier and roll-off so keen to get your advice

[byronpaul]

Nick,

feel free to drop by my place over Xmas and check out my ROR Shed for ideas.

Talk soon