Checking in from Parkes and the Malin's - Page 2

strongmanmike (Michael) · #21 19-07-2010, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassnut

Hehe, thats what I was thinking, I got a highly recomended too, nice unexpected bonus. The really important thing is of course, its the one time I actually beat Mike Sidonio, PLUS BONUS

, thats what im talkin about, ego trippin nirvana

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Congrats to the winners, specially The Jase punk, well done

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On ya Freddo

Man, I didn't get Jack Crapp from David this year

even with the extra highly commendeds given out

...Oh well, always next year

Just realised, your highly commended was in Wide Field.....wa tha???

Mike

strongmanmike (Michael) · #22 19-07-2010, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Wow, I got a Highly Commended in Widefield!!
That's made my day/night - well done to all.
Doug

Woo hoo indeed Dougie

Mike

lacad01 (Adam) · #23 19-07-2010, 06:52 AM

Congratulations guys, well done!

spacezebra (Petra) · #24 19-07-2010, 07:20 AM

Congrats all

Excellent entries.

Cheers Petra d.

dugnsuz (Doug) · #25 19-07-2010, 08:38 AM

Received this morning so I'm doin' a 'houghy'...

Hello all,

Further to my previous email, there were so many entries in this year's
competition, that several images received a mention even though they didn't
win a prize.

For clarity, the Highly Commended images were by category:

Deep Sky:
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Jason Jennings - "Environs of Orion's Belt"
Luke Dodd - "M8"
Steve Crouch - "The NGC 1929/1935 region (N44 super bubble)"
Andrew Catsaitis - "The Veil Nebula (west) - NGC 6960"
Eddie Trimarchi - "Central NGC 6188"
Eddie Trimarchi - "Central LMC"

Wide-Field:
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Doug Robertson - "Barnard's Loop"
Alex Cherney - "Milky Way South"
Bill Christie - "The Prawn on the Table of Scorpius"
Greg Bradley - "The Blue Horsehead"
Fred Vanderhaven - "SPSP time Lapse"

Solar System - Wide-Field:
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Rolando De Michiel - "Biggest full Moon"
Andrew Catsaitis - "Sunspots during Sydney's Dust Storm"
Gary Hill - "Sun Halo"

Solar System - Hires:
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Paul Haese - "Clavius"
Troy Tranter - "Mars 2010"
Anthony Wesley - " upiter, October 20 2009 10:05UTC"

Animated Sequences:
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Stefan Buda - "Tipping Saturn"
Troy Tranter - "Jupiter"
David Hough - "Exploding Venus"
Mike Salway - "Ganymede Occulting Io Animation"
Greg Priestley - "Star Trails Quatre interpretations"
Phil Hart - "The Dish"

Theme - The Moonlit Landscape:
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Alex Cherney - "Milky Way and Moonglow"
Gary Hill - "Setting Moon"
Wayne England - " Point Turton Moonlit Star Trails"
Phil Hart - "London Bridge"
Brad Le Brocque - "Moonrise at Singleton"
Brad Le Brocque - "Moon in the City"

Congratulations!

Regards, John
2010 CWAS AstroFest

jase (Jason) · #26 19-07-2010, 09:09 AM

Hi All

Congratulation to the winners, hm's and commendables. It is truly an honour to be selected amongst the fine images presented this year at the David Malin Awards. The still images and animations (especially the latter) just blew me away with their presentation, planning and dedication to seeing the imaging projects through to the end. Amazing work all round. The David Malin Awards brings out the excellence in the Australian astro imaging community. There is little doubt in my mind that the forum is world class.

A great night was had by all and I was pleased to meet a few new faces and catch up with regulars.

Cheers

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #27 19-07-2010, 09:16 AM

Congratulations to everyone.

AstralTraveller (David) · #28 19-07-2010, 10:23 AM

While we're congratulating the 2010 winners I'd just like to add that I've just seen the winners and HM's for 2009 which are on display at the Wollongong Science Centre. I slipped away from the scope at the Discovery Night on Friday and had a look. I'd seen low-res copies on the web but seeing the prints took my appreciation to a higher level. It's like the difference between listening to an orchestra from outside the theatre compared to sitting in the front row. They really are wonderful photos, one and all.

The quality is obviously world class and the fact that some winners from last year didn't go so well this year just highlights the breadth of talent we have in Australia. I hope to see this year's winners 'in the flesh' sometime soon!

erick (Eric) · #29 19-07-2010, 10:29 AM

Congrats to those chosen! Well done to everyone that entered! Categories seemed to work well this year? More clarity?

jase (Jason) · #30 19-07-2010, 10:49 AM

Slightly off topic, but I should bring to light a conversation had with event organisers. As this was the first year of submitting electronic images online for judging, it was reported that some images submitted were extremely dark, and/or had colour balance issues. Given David's critical eye, it would not surprise me that some images were let down due to the lack of attention given to monitor calibration.

There is plenty of resources online to assist those in need.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS.../CALIBRATE.HTM
http://www.imagescience.com.au/kb/qu...or+Calibrators

I don't like the thought of people working so hard to collect and process data, only to find the end result does not look correct on other peoples monitors.

For the general populous, this is unavoidable, but you can be assured that David and the other judges would be evaluating images on correctly calibrated monitors. So the effort you put in is not to waste.

Finally, the sponsors really make the event what it is today. A big thank you to Central West Astronomical Society, CSIRO's Astronomy and Space Sciences, Powerhouse Museum and Canon Australia for those delightful prizes. Those jokes at the Civic Reception where coming thick and fast. Hilarious.

Liz · #31 19-07-2010, 11:08 AM

Wow, what a night that would have for you all!!!
Congratulations to Jase, Peter and the multitude of IIS guys that got mentioned.
A little recognition for the hard yards you all put in.

rogerg (Roger) · #32 19-07-2010, 11:19 AM

Congrats to all the entrants, and to the winners

Good to see lots of pics of the event, I'll have to look through sometime soon when I have more time...

RB (Andrew) · #33 19-07-2010, 11:45 AM

Congratulations Jase on your win, well done mate !
Congrats to all the catagory winners as well, I can't wait to view all the images.

I recieved a pleasent surprise when I checked my emails this morning to find I received two Highly Commended mentions.

One for my Veil Nebula shot and the other for the Sunspots during Sydney's Dust Storm.

Well done everyone !

strongmanmike (Michael) · #34 19-07-2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jase

Slightly off topic, but I should bring to light a conversation had with event organisers. As this was the first year of submitting electronic images online for judging, it was reported that some images submitted were extremely dark, and/or had colour balance issues. Given David's critical eye, it would not surprise me that some images were let down due to the lack of attention given to monitor calibration.

There is plenty of resources online to assist those in need.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ARTS.../CALIBRATE.HTM
http://www.imagescience.com.au/kb/qu...or+Calibrators

I don't like the thought of people working so hard to collect and process data, only to find the end result does not look correct on other peoples monitors.

For the general populous, this is unavoidable, but you can be assured that David and the other judges would be evaluating images on correctly calibrated monitors. So the effort you put in is not to waste.

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Perhpas a good argument for going back to entering prints then ie what you see your end is always exactly what the judge will see. Obviously the logistics are easier using electronic entry but entering actual prints was something that made DM's real I recon and removed the issue of only being able to send low res (2000 X 2000) jpeg files that could be judged on any number of moniters and using any number of viewing programs..?

Mike

bird (Anthony Wesley) · #35 19-07-2010, 01:08 PM

Hi guys,

Leisa and I had a real ball at Parkes over the weekend, I got to meet many people for the first time that I know online and we got a good look through the dish on Sunday morning thanks to John. It was great to catch up again with Mike - haven't seen him for a while, and also lots of fun listening to Phil (the serial winner lol) talking about how he did those amazing animations.

I reckon next year there should be a "Phil Hart" section, to keep him away from the rest of us :-) All mind-bogglingly good images in all categories, including Jase's overall winning image.

The evening sky in Parkes on Saturday looked lovely, clear and still. The planetary alignment happening just after sunset made a nice show. However now I'm home again and sitting under more of that grey stuff I've come to know so well :-)

cheers, Bird

Garyh · #36 19-07-2010, 01:25 PM

Congrads again Jase! and all the winners and honorable mention submissions! Great images for sure. Didn`t Phil do some cleaning up!
Great to meet Anthony and others and catch up with a few familiar faces!

Had a ball at dinner and really enjoyed the company and the food.

Many thanks to John .S and everyone who puts so much effort in putting this all together!

Alchemy (Clive) · #37 19-07-2010, 02:06 PM

Well done to all, particularly jase, having been so close previously this year clinched it.

Obviously an incredibly high standard, particularly the deep sky section draws a number of entries of such.

Can anyone provide links to the winning entries ( deep sky) for the last few years , I'd be curious to see if there's any improvement overall, or it just came to object selection and or presentation.

jase (Jason) · #38 19-07-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Perhpas a good argument for going back to entering prints then ie what you see your end is always exactly what the judge will see. Obviously the logistics are easier using electronic entry but entering actual prints was something that made DM's real I recon and removed the issue of only being able to send low res (2000 X 2000) jpeg files that could be judged on any number of moniters and using any number of viewing programs..?

Mike

Its not compelling enough to go back IMO Mike. Imagers should already be calibrating their monitor to get a consistent print output anyway. So in essence the activity is already being done, whether you print or submit online. I believe there will be basic reference material forthcoming before next years event to assist. However imagers should be taking it upon themselves to become familiar with colour profiles, gamut, calibration and other facets on the topic such as knowing the difference between converting to a colour space as opposed to assigning a colour space in photoshop. Its to their own benefit in the long run.

Ultimately, electronic submission is saving you money too. Back in 2008 when I last submitted any work, it cost me approximately $110 for a mounted A3 pro print on fine art paper. This was of course accurately calibrated throughout so no guess work if the colours on the screen would translate to that on paper - guaranteed to a 98% accuracy. Now if I was to spend at least $500 on getting five images printed, then postage - all to find out that I didn't even get a mention. I'd simply be throwing money away. The new competition submission system make 100% sense to me.

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Can anyone provide links to the winning entries ( deep sky) for the last few years , I'd be curious to see if there's any improvement overall, or it just came to object selection and or presentation.

Clive, the previous years entries are listed here - http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news...astrofest/DMA/
They are however not full resolution. It should give you a solid idea of what has been submitted in the past if you're looking to add a twist.

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Thanks for everyone's support.

Peter Ward · #39 19-07-2010, 03:51 PM

It has been interesting to see how the CWAS/Malin awards have evolved over the years. The standard of entries has certainly risen. I suspect a key to success (apart from monitor calibration!) is to try and image something that is not run of the mill...

An M42/ Eta/ Lagoon etc. I'd suggest needs to rival Hubble to have success....and even then some

From a personal view, my "innovative" images....actualy I think David called them "wacky"

....take some effort (eg. plane ticket), making me think at least getting out of your own backyard is almost a requirment for getting an image with an eye-catching quality.

Anyway... now to make plans for 2011!

BTW anyone know what next year's theme will be??

gregbradley · #40 19-07-2010, 04:20 PM

I agree with Jase the electronic entry system is a real winner in that the number of entries rose 70%. So anything that makes the competition more popular is a good thing.

Also printing images is a whole different technology and knowledge all by itself and a good image could easily be poorly represented by a poor print. You can't send a CD to a print place and expect it to come out like it looks on your monitor without knowing what curves/levels you need to apply to your internet ready image to make it print ready.

Also it makes the competition match how the people in the hobby operate in that we all use computers and a lot post their images on the net in jpeg form. It just means another step of making sure your monitor is not out of whack with a properly callibrated one.

Greg.