pete_c said:
Petepete_c said:Thanks Mike.
I was struggling a bit yesterday morning with a 30 year old tripod and the default outdoor automation that refused to eclipse cooperate.
What automation do you use? Are you controlling the cam from your computer? Auto shutter?
pete_c said:None. Automation was every outdoor light going on as I set up the tripod (tried).
Played with slow manual and auto shutter exposures going really slow while trying not touch the camera.
Got bitten by photography in the 1970's; purchased a Durst enlarger (and Canon camera) and played and took electives in school. Like that whole history of photography stuff.
Thinking back now never did like the camera auto stuff and always preferred the manual stuff (speed and aperture and lens).
It was a relaxing hobby and a weekly visit to Helix for some period of time.
pete_c said:Wondering now if the influence came from a neighbor / family friend of the getting involved in doing animal kingdom safari trips a few years afterwards; well and taking apart his brand new 1967 Z-28 (it was a gift) totally apart in his driveway. (I mean down to the individual parts that made up the new car). Nothing to do with photography (although that is what he did for a while successfully). Must have been curious I guess. Recall that I had a problem with trying to drive it (Z-28) and pushing down on the clutch. It was way different than the Triumph that I was driving around that time.
pete_c said:Geez maybe not as I had a "relative" taking care of me when I was really young; and she too was into photography....she is on my walls of pictures (family historical old picture wall in the house). She was into taking african safari pics when she was a teenager(?).
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Nope; while I have Adobe Photoshop I use a very old and now free photo application called Polyview.
Did learn to use indian ink to retouch old black and white photos; real PITA to do this though....
The second moon picture came from another night of taking moon pictures this last year.
The digital camera has all of the manual functions that the old film SLR has if you choose to use them. They even have a pseudo film speed setting.
Why did he take the car apart? Just how far apart are we talking? And I assume he put it back together?