Thursday, January 25, 2007

Hand waving

I decided that I really wanted to get a picture of that comet, even though I don’t have a tripod. So I figured hey, why not at least try a 60 second hand-held shot? The first few attempts were hopeless, but by holding the camera on the top of a fencepost, with a wooden block to brace it against, I did manage to get a few shots where the comet is visible. This one only required a little bit of contrast correcting:
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3 comments:

  1. ScienceWoman26 January, 2007 03:58

    Cool!

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  2. ScienceWoman26 January, 2007 04:01

    Lab lemming - send me an email (address on my page) and I'll tell you about the incident. You will be amused.

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  3. Remotely Mars28 January, 2007 06:12

    Pretty darned good for a hand held pic!

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