For this one I was using my Lumix G9 with a Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 lens wide open. I’ve also got a cheap little wireless shutter switch that I used for added stability when starting the shots. It was also hooked to a cheap janky tripod with a weight on the bottom.
This is a composite of about 20 10 second exposures due to me wanting to avoid star trails this time.
I was planning to take quite a bit more long exposures to get some some star trail shots (and some other kinds of shots) as well but I had to leave the spot earlier than I wanted.
Someday I’d like to get a star tracker for some crazy shots but damn are those expensive.
I was hoping to get some more shots on my trip but I had to leave early due to wolves crowding entirely too close (within 50 yards and less than 10 when I hopped into my car) while I was taking my shots.
Nice shot! That must’ve been wild! I tried my hand at Astrophotography for the first time last year at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve and had to finally call it quits when some very loud snorts and squeals started circling around my spot. It was a long run back to the campground.🤣
Congrats! I’ve just finished journal writing with my 700VAC R and Iroshizuki ink! It’s my favorite travel pen, both because of the large ink capacity and significantly decreased chance of leakage during flights.
During my last flight, I didn’t even keep the nib upright, and still didn’t have problems. I had multiple vacuum fill pens with me, including the VAC Mini and Pilot Custom 823, and none of them leaked.
Kon-Peki is such a pretty blue. When I saw you wrote its name in Kanji, I asked myself excitedly if this person knows how to write. Then I saw the rest of your page :)
Yeah I’ve always wanted to try the Iroshizuku inks because the bottle is so pretty and they look nice but buying whole jars of ink is intimidating for me lol. Glad I finally bit the bullet because it’s prob already my fav blue.
And I’m just self studying atm. I’m going to Japan later this year and I wanted to (hopefully) be able to speak some Japanese outside of just ありがとうございます and like すみません lol. I don’t expect to be fluent or anything, but if nothing else maybe be able to decipher some signs based off the katakana or familiar kanji.
I had an 18 hour layover in Taiwan years ago, which encouraged me to learn Mandarin. Same boat as you, not enough to be anywhere close to fluent, but at least not a complete stranger to the language and culture. I find it fun to write.
I'm gonna be honest, I don't remember, I probably had a filter of some sort, because I often do, but this photo was taken last season. So my memory is foggy.
This wasn’t meant as an accusation, I’m sure the picture is legit; I apologize for accidentally suggesting otherwise.
I only meant to mention that the arrangement of the flowers suggested the shape of a turtle, which is certainly not a bad thing in my eyes. As I said, a very pretty picture!
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