Comet Panstarrs - Farm Panorama

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Gorgeous image Phil. Really well executed.

I did not know Panstarrs is visible after sunset, I thought it was a early morning comet.

6D is working nicely there with very low noise albeit at only ISO800.

Was this with the Pentax 300 F4 EDIF? That lens is special.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. I was surprised by how quick it transitioned from morning to evening, but yes that's where it is now. Not with us in the south for much longer.

I can push the shadow details on the 6D better than I could on a 5DII with some of my images from last night. So in that respect it is looking good.

And yes.. the Pentax lens. lovely piece of glass.. does the job on shots like this.

[Phil Hart]

Thanks Morton, Geoff, Leon et al.. great to know you're enjoying it almost as much i enjoyed capturing it. nothing like a comet chase to get the adrenalin pumping!

Phil

[phobos (John)]

oh... wow! really beautiful capture.

[alexch (Alex)]

Very nicely done, Phil! Great skill making the panorama in such a short window of opportunity.

Cheers,
Alex

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Phil.

Ross.

[trek1701 (Mark)]

Originally Posted by philiphart

Your images have a distinctive feel (not just the comet ones). Send me a RAW file and I'd love to see how it looks with my approach.

I've pulled brightness of the sky down a bit and increased contrast which has the effect of increasing saturation. I haven't actually touched the vibrance/saturation sliders on this one.

Phil

As I’m new to this field of photography I shall try this when I get home, as I was doing the opposite.
I was increasing brightness and reducing contrast.
I guess it’s just another reason what make this hobby so interesting.
Mark

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by alexch

Very nicely done, Phil! Great skill making the panorama in such a short window of opportunity.

Cheers,
Alex

Thanks Alex. As you suggest, images like this often aren't as easy as they look. I was surprised by how short the window of opportunity was too and only just got it right (I almost messed around with the mounts further up the road for too long). I have ~3 other pano sequences shot later but a lot of trailing (which might be ok at web graphic size) and/or not enough exposure.

Sunday might have been my last attempt though.. I'm tied up other nights this week and would struggle to keep functioning with another late night anyway!

Phil