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30-06-2010, 09:55 AM
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Hi Peter
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
 Me too Eddie....your Ara image I would have put money on...it is quite sublime. Hard to know where to go from there! |
Ah well...As I've said before, I don't take images for contests. It's purely for self-interest 
But, man your winning images are something else. I'm not sure they should be strictly classified as astronomy photos. Like many if not all (that I've seen) in the moonlit landscape category, they're generally beautiful images.
Well done!
Where to go from here ? As usual, I have no specific direction. Ha!
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30-06-2010, 09:57 AM
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My only nomination was this.
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And that is one awesome image too Marcus. Incredible depth and detail. Many Congrats!
Where are you based ? You must have great skies there.
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30-06-2010, 10:32 AM
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Ah well...As I've said before, I don't take images for contests. It's purely for self-interest |
Seriously that's why I don't have the slightest inclination in entering such contests.
Regards
Steven
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30-06-2010, 11:22 AM
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Billions and Billions ...
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Very nice Marcus, heaps to look at there. The non-cropped version has a real 3D look to it.
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Thanks Simon. I was going to enter the full frame but I like the crop better because of the balance, colour and the fact that it draws attention to the juxtaposition of near & far. Besides, most of the interesting astronomy is in this area.
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Originally Posted by EddieT
And that is one awesome image too Marcus. Incredible depth and detail. Many Congrats!
Where are you based ? You must have great skies there.
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Thanks Eddie - and sorry you missed out! I'm in Grose Vale, about 60km NW of Sydney. The skies are reasonably dark, except to the E and SE of course. The seeing has it's moments but you have to have some luck on your side
Cheers, Marcus
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30-06-2010, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Thanks Eddie - and sorry you missed out!
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That's ok Marcus. I forgive you
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I'm in Grose Vale, about 60km NW of Sydney. The skies are reasonably dark, except to the E and SE of course. The seeing has it's moments but you have to have some luck on your side
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Wow, still pretty close to Sydney. Good going!
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30-06-2010, 04:56 PM
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I got one as well for NGC1097 Galaxy image. I don't know where in the comp it fell.
Greg.
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30-06-2010, 05:00 PM
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I got one as well for NGC1097 Galaxy image. I don't know where in the comp it fell.
Greg.
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Well done Greg
Doug 
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30-06-2010, 07:34 PM
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Congratulations to you all, whether you were awarded or not, I tips me hat to you. You are a world class superb bunch of imagers.
The "Dodd" is back.
I also hear on the grapevine that congratulations are in order for one of Australia's finest astrophotographers from the 80s, Luke Dodd. I expect we will see a lot more from Luke in the years to come as he has now turned his superb talents to the dark current. I look forward in anticipation.
Again congrats all!
PeterM.
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01-07-2010, 06:21 PM
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Yeah congrats to all entrants. Eddie those three shots you've posted are mind blowing. The Malin's standard must now be extremely high for not being given even any mention. To my eye that's as good as it gets for an amateur... hell, even some pros don't do that. Bit puzzling really.
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02-07-2010, 12:34 PM
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Hi Marc,
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Yeah congrats to all entrants. Eddie those three shots you've posted are mind blowing. The Malin's standard must now be extremely high for not being given even any mention. To my eye that's as good as it gets for an amateur... hell, even some pros don't do that. Bit puzzling really.
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Thanks! I'm sure David had his reasons for not choosing them. My guess is that he decided others were better!
All the best!
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02-07-2010, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by EddieT
Hi Marc,
Thanks! I'm sure David had his reasons for not choosing them. My guess is that he decided others were better!
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Arhem...err..I think a number of other people may have felt they had entered images of sufficient calibre too ya know  ...Not sure it would have been that David thought that all the awarded images were always "better" in any specific quantitaive way but rather I am sure in many cases something about them just appealed to him a little more or intregued him etc. David has clear bias (in a good way) too, certain objects continually get awarded year in year out, for example...a Corona Australis image has received an award in 4 of the last 5 years and an image of jupiter consisting of several globes in a row showing a moon transit has been awarded every year.
There must be a truck load of great images that just didn't make it for one reason or another, that's just how it works
Mike
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02-07-2010, 03:28 PM
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Eddie
Sorry that yours didnt get into the finals of the compeition, but they really did work for me. I thought they were Brilliant.
And congratulations to the winners and Hon mentions - well done.
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02-07-2010, 04:07 PM
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Arhem...err..I think a number of other people may have felt they had entered images of sufficient calibre too ya know ... |
Sure Mike. I never suggested otherwise. Was simply responding to Marc's comment about my images, noone elses..
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Not sure it would have been that David thought that all the awarded images were always "better" in any specific quantitaive way but rather I am sure in many cases something about them just appealed to him a little more or intregued him etc.
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Agreed. By saying David thought others were better, I meant that David thought others were "better"....meaning, better suited to be chosen as per his own selection requirements. I meant no more or less than that.
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There must be a truck load of great images that just didn't make it for one reason or another, that's just how it works
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Absolutely. An unprecedented number of entries this year, apparently.
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02-07-2010, 04:10 PM
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Hi Allan
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Eddie
Sorry that yours didnt get into the finals of the compeition, but they really did work for me. I thought they were Brilliant.
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Thanks mate, glad you liked them!
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05-07-2010, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by EddieT
I'm sure David had his reasons for not choosing them. My guess is that he decided others were better! |
Maybe not better but the ones he liked best. I guess in the end he is the one making the final decision and that's what he likes. Fair enough.
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05-07-2010, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
an image of jupiter consisting of several globes in a row showing a moon transit has been awarded every year.
Mike
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Whatever do you mean Mike?  Ah yes but not always enough to win that category.  Says me the serial HM winner.
Still getting a HM is no mean feat given the spread of the images submitted and this is a what David likes competition (took me a while to come to grips with this concept  ). Working out what he likes is as hard as working out how to do the imaging in the first place I reckon.
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05-07-2010, 02:39 PM
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Paul, be content with your honourable mentions. There are those of us that have never got that invitation email.
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05-07-2010, 02:57 PM
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H, I have consigned myself to the notion that if I get a HM then it is better than nothing. I was not having a whinge I was having a dig at Mike and an in house joke we have about me entering my three in row Jupiter images.
I feel for you guys that have never won anything. It seems wrong, but like I said this is a what David likes competition. Like I said deciphering what he likes is really what the competition is really about and nothing more than that!
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05-07-2010, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Whatever do you mean Mike? Ah yes but not always enough to win that category. Says me the serial HM winner.
Still getting a HM is no mean feat given the spread of the images submitted and this is a what David likes competition (took me a while to come to grips with this concept ). Working out what he likes is as hard as working out how to do the imaging in the first place I reckon. |
Not really that hard .... he likes trees in images, Corona Australis, jetties out in the water with something interesting in the sky above and a line of Jupiter images, so do a good version of each of these and you are home 
Ah sigh... if only it was that easy.....
Mike
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05-07-2010, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Not really that hard .... he likes trees in images, Corona Australis, jetties out in the water with something interesting in the sky above and a line of Jupiter images, so do a good version of each of these and you are home
Ah sigh... if only it was that easy.....
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How about a blurry greenish M8?...  after a couple of beers it's starting to look bloody good. 
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