Post your lunar landscapes (the moon)

[walterick]

I'm sure that you guys would be fair...

complete with total embarrassment and pictures of my butt

Say Speedo, have you tried to photograph a meteor shower yet? I hear its pretty hard, what with reciprocity failure being so immentent and all. I haven't really taken in a meteor shower since the last time the Leonids were huge. I'm hoping for clear skies later this month though

Rick

[Speed]

I'm sure that you guys would be fair...

complete with total embarrassment and pictures of my butt

Say Speedo, have you tried to photograph a meteor shower yet? I hear its pretty hard, what with reciprocity failure being so immentent and all. I haven't really taken in a meteor shower since the last time the Leonids were huge. I'm hoping for clear skies later this month though

Rick

Yes, I shot the Leonids in 2002, and the Persieds this year. The Persieds were mostly dim meteors, with typical shower rates (approx. 60/hr).

The key to getting around reciprocity failure is to use slide film. Provia is the standard astrophotography film, though I've read that Sensia does well too. Astia is supposed to be a good astro film as well.

You will probably want to shoot several short exposures rather than one or two long ones. The longer exposures will have star trails unless you're guiding the camera (such as on a telescope).

BTW, a standard 50mm lens works pretty good for meteor showers, though there's nothing wrong with a wide angle either. I used both for the Persieds.

[walterick]

Do you have any examples of what you got? Sounds like you were going for the "stable-stars with meterites streaking" look? I'd probabely let my camera run for an hour and see what I got - star trails and all.

Could you post an example of what you got? I'm curious to see what's possible. What aperature and film speed do you need to have them show up at all?

Thanks man! Looking forward to all the meteor showers this season.

Rick