27 of the 37 universally recognised Vermeer paintings on display in one place, for the first time. Tickets have been impossible to get for months. Luckily, my Icom card got me in. Stunning painting, I’d be very happy if I could take photos half as good as some of the paintings on display. Your chances …
Author Archives: David
Ray Edwards
My dear friend Ray died yesterday.
Focus Stacking
I’ve been playing on-and-off with a NSI Macro Focusing Rail, for taking extended depth of field macro photographs. The focus rail mounts between your tripod and the camera to allow very precise movements of the camera, with the focus locked. You move the focus plane across the object bing photographed, taking multiple images, each with …
Unexpectedly in Minnesota
A better account of a comet
Another clear night saw me trying to capture the comet again. This time with a longer lens. The comet is getting higher in the sky, and today is the closest approach to Earth (so it might be a bit brighter). Still no progress on getting my telescope mount back from the repair place, so I’m …