CWAS "David Malin Awards", 2011 submissions now open

[anthony.tony]

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[anthony.tony]

http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/...s-MR-Final.pdf --The Travelling David Malin Award's Sydney Observatory- Lited Here-Reguard's Tony

[anthony.tony]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226112721818 ---The David malin Awards In the Telgraph -Good Advertising.-- Tony

[Rob_K]

Great article Tony, but why the heading?

Cheers -

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Rob_K

Great article Tony, but why the heading?

Cheers -

From the article...
"The self-confessed "science geek", who first caught the astrophotography bug in 1985,"

[Paul Haese]

Tony, I reckon it is a bit of shame only DSLR images where used in the article. Why not one other shot taken with astro gear? You don't actually see any astronomy photos in the article. No offence to the guys who took those images but they are not exactly astronomy images. More like interesting photographs with terrestrial objects in two of them.

[Paul Haese]

Just to clarify I think the winner of the DSO and Solar sytem Hi Res or DSO wide field would be good candidates as well as the overall winning image. That gives the impression of an astro competition.

[hotspur (Chris)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Tony, I reckon it is a bit of shame only DSLR images where used in the article. Why not one other shot taken with astro gear? You don't actually see any astronomy photos in the article. No offence to the guys who took those images but they are not exactly astronomy images. More like interesting photographs with terrestrial objects in two of them.

Actually Paul,I do find this comment not all that favourably,and I feel Geoff might too.

Reason-I have observed that aircraft for many years,and put a fair bit of time in to working out the calculations of when it would pass the moon.If that is not some sort of maths and astronomy-well may be you think Captain James Cook was not doing astronomy when he went to the Pacific to observe the transit of Venus.

Geoff has also used a similar style of observation-0ver many years to obtain his wonderful image.

May be the mods like to have a review of the above post from Paul.

Thank you-Chris

[Paul Haese]

Chris despite the planning that went into both images these are strictly speaking not astronomy images. They are both great images but the competition is supposed to be an astronomy photo competition. Advertising should include images taken with astronomy gear of further afield astronomy targets. All the images presented are of the moon and two of them have terrestrial targets which dominate the scene. The overall winning image should be included but other astro related images should have some relevance too.

Why should my comments be moderated here Chris? Why was it ok for Leon to say something and not I?

[troypiggo (Troy)]

A wise man, my Dad, always says: "Don't try to control things that are beyond your control."

And from a movie: "Opinions are like a**holes. Everybody's got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks."

And from the great philosopher Jeff Fenech: "I love you'se all."

[DavidTrap (David)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Chris despite the planning that went into both images these are strictly speaking not astronomy images. They are both great images but the competition is supposed to be an astronomy photo competition.

A dictionary definition of Astronomy is:

the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole

Surely the moon is a celestial object? Aren't these images therefore astronomy images?

I checked the David Malin Award website, but could't see it defined by the organisers. There is a definition on that site that relates to the Open Section:

Open Themed Section, where the subject this year is “Australia Beneath the Stars” - iconic Australian scenes, taken at night, that are readily identifiable as 'made in Australia'. The images can be of inland, maritime, city or suburban environments, but must have an obvious connection to Australia and the night sky, and must contain astronomical objects.

Any publicity is good publicity.

DT

[anthony.tony]

Hello Using the Word "Geek" Is Demeaning .Who ever The Journalist was he needs to learn a bit more about Astroimaging and The people that are involved in it.But what can you do -maybe before they write these Articles they Should Consult someone from Committee that organised it E.G. John Sarkissian .Then they Could probably Compose a Half Decent Story. -- Reguard's Tony

[Paul Haese]

Guys think what you like but surely a DSO shot could have been included on this page.

[M_Lewis (Mark)]

I think apologising for not classing someone's winning shots as astrophotographs might be a good place to start.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

If everyone had the same taste/opinions, the world would be a boring place, wouldn't it.

[Paul Haese]

Originally Posted by M_Lewis

I think apologising.....

Hardly!

[M_Lewis (Mark)]

Then tell us what you really think Paul instead of footsying around the limits of being rude.

[Paul Haese]

Mark I am not being rude and I am not apologising for having an opinion that the article should have had a DSO image instead of several images which have the moon in them.

[M_Lewis (Mark)]

Instead you insult the people who took those photographs by calling them

You don't actually see any astronomy photos in the article

.

One of the authors did take offense to the above, to which no attempt or apology from yourself has been forcoming. Call me blind freddie, but the last time I checked, any moon shot is an astro shot.

If you have a complaint about a news article, take it up with the paper in question, there isn't a soapbox on iis last time I checked to knock someone's photographs which have been judged winners in a noteable competition.

[gregbradley]

Reason-I have observed that aircraft for many years,and put a fair bit of time in to working out the calculations of when it would pass the moon.If that is not some sort of maths and astronomy-well may be you think Captain James Cook was not doing astronomy when he went to the Pacific to observe the transit of Venus.

Geoff has also used a similar style of observation-0ver many years to obtain his wonderful image.

May be the mods like to have a review of the above post from Paul.

Thank you-Chris[/QUOTE]



That is an awesome shot Chris.

It reminds me of one I took 7 years ago when I was first starting out.

I was imaging the Venus transit with a Meade LX90, Baader solar film and a Nikon D70 DSLR. The sun was getting low and a 747 came flying in on its final descent. Also the heat plumes coming off the engines made interesting distortions of the Sun.

Again a one in a million type image, complete with Venus transiting the Sun.

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/30349784/large

Greg.