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Challenge: Stars (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Custom Made Pinhole
Date: Dec 9, 2008
Aperture: f/250
ISO: 100
Shutter: 981 seconds
Galleries: Pinhole/Zone Plate
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2008

 A 981 second pinhole capture of the stars in the Northern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, none of the anticipated star trails were registered - the "stars" are (Bayer) sensor noise, hot pixels, possibly some light pollution, and an overheated sensor.
Very little processing, some desat of the blue noise stars...

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.8333
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5000
Avg (non-participants): 5.9717
Views since voting: 1525
Views during voting: 326
Votes: 150
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/19/2010 08:04:37 PM
I loved the comments as much as the image.

ETA: You have set the bar high for pinhole challenge entries. I'm 0 for 2 in breaking the 5 barrier!

Message edited by author 2010-08-20 00:05:40.
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 01/09/2009 05:19:58 AM
haha i got a good laugh out of reading the comments made during voting! :D
i think the purple circles are actually also hot pixels from the sensor overheating during the long exposure. i got those on a few long exposure shots on my D50, except they were blurred because i shot at an open aperture. but with your f-stop at 250ish the hot pixels are clearly visible as such. definately not a light leak.
great shot! ;)

eta: i think you should also get a price for "sharpest pinhole shot evah"! lol

Message edited by author 2009-01-09 10:24:03.
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 12/23/2008 05:28:29 PM
Originally posted by Melethia:
how the heck did you get the whole bit on the left?


I don't know. This is at about 100% crop and there were similar half circles on the bottom of both sides. I'm guessing it is where the sensor (or Bayer filter) mounts to the camera? Or maybe a light leak? Definitely nebulous.
 12/23/2008 05:22:52 PM
Reading your comments... So this is just post-processed noise? Impressive.
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 12/23/2008 10:11:18 AM
That is freakin' amazing! I have noticed that pinholing really does show sensor noise and hot pixels quite nicely, but how the heck did you get the whole bit on the left? And 'grats on an amazing pinhole score - you da man!
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 12/23/2008 07:58:48 AM
Oh, for crying out loud this is brilliant. Love the title. Congrats on busting the pinhole score ceiling!
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 12/22/2008 03:17:45 AM
Very nice. I gave this a 7. You and I were on a similar page.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2008 06:53:50 PM
very nice - great color.
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 12/21/2008 02:13:30 PM
did you spray this pic?
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 12/21/2008 01:38:07 PM
not sure if this is a board with sparkles on it or actual stars! haha, but, im gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and say they are real stars. and to that i say, woa!
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 12/21/2008 08:21:08 AM
Great shot! As a young H.S. kid I used to do a lot of telescope and microscope photography. I hope everyone appreciates your work here... 8
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 12/21/2008 06:16:45 AM
Good work. I like the suspense of the cluster of stars just off the frame.
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 12/20/2008 05:07:33 PM
very cool 7
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 12/20/2008 03:47:39 PM
You kicked this Nebula's butt. Great job.
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 12/20/2008 12:21:13 PM
Amazing! 8
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 12/20/2008 12:12:37 PM
Very cool shot. I love how intense this is, although I want to see more of the gas on the left.
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 12/20/2008 08:36:44 AM
Somehow, with all the pink, I can't help but be reminded of Horton Hears a Who.
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 12/20/2008 07:37:27 AM
Looks pretty good. Telescope mount?
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 12/19/2008 02:26:33 PM
wow nice shot
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 12/16/2008 05:24:30 PM
a very cool image - very abstract
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 12/16/2008 10:52:17 AM
It's pretty, but to be honest, when I saw it I thought it looked like a picture someone would do on Paint. Maybe this is because of blur?

Pretty colours though, good effort.
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 12/16/2008 08:12:16 AM
what kind of a lense did you use...so many stars
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 12/15/2008 10:14:27 PM
An interesting image - I have no experience in this sort of photography so I don't know how this compares to what is possible.
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 12/15/2008 06:01:43 AM
Really? Wow! It almost looks fake as in made out of confetti or coloured sand or something. Beautiful colours.
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