First Light Canon Rebel XT - Orion & Ursa Major

[Roy Batty]

Had a chance last night to try out my new toy - a Canon Rebel XT (same spec as 350D). These shots were taken from the backgarden at ISO's of between 400 & 800 using the bulk standard 18-55mm lens that came bundled with the camera. Exposure times of 15 & 20 seconds used, with the camera on a static tripod. As i don't have a remote shutter cable release yet I used the timer function to trigger the shots.

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Any comments more than welcome.

RB

[Beyond_Vision]

Nice shot of Orion Roy with the constellations Canis Major, Lepus and the Hyades Cluster visible. Good contrast in the last shot too.

Regards

Kevin

[Roy Batty]

Nice shot of Orion Roy with the constellations Canis Major, Lepus and the Hyades Cluster visible. Good contrast in the last shot too.

Regards

Kevin

Thanks - Kevin,

For the last shot I did play around a bit in PS CS3 with the foreground brightness and contrast as I didn't want it dominating the picture.

RB

[Sam]

Very nice pics. I really like these widefield views.

Sam