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I certainly don't regard myself as a portrait photography (heck, I'm barely just a photographer), but my wife Kim asked me to take her photo for a project she is doing, so I gave it a shot. We only had a few minutes, so I grabbed a white card to bounce some fill and we headed across the street to a little park.

Anyway, this gave me a chance to try out my new Nikon 24-70 f/2.8. Man, that sucka is sharp! Even in a full body shot, I can easily see the edges of Kim's contact lenses. You get what you pay for, I guess (much sharper than my 28-300 Tamron).

Oh, and most people know Kim as being serious... but THIS is the Kim I know ; )

Here is an example of how the data combine looked at different stages. This object really is a great example of how one can blend Ha and RGB data together in various ways. Of course, the only rules are personal taste regarding what combo represents the object best. I just go for what I think represents the structure well and looks "pretty".

This is a seldom imaged nebula in Orion. I found only a small handfull of images as reference. The blue reflection nebulosity is Vdb38, while the red emission is SH-263. There are lots of other dusty dark nebulae in this field (many of which are in the LDN catalog).

2 panel mosaic, using the TEC 140 with STL-11000 camera.

HaLRGB image total exposure = 7 hrs

This 10 panel mosaic in the Orion constellation contains most of my favorite objects in Orion -- M42, Horsehead/Flame, M78, etc.

Taken November, 2011 at BuckSnort.

FSQ 106EDX @ f/3.6
STL-11000 -30C (Ha and Luminance)
QSI 583 w/Nikon 85mm lens (RGB)
HaLRGB
30,15,9,9,9 per panel
(note: RGB was shot as 2 panel mosaic that matched the stitched field of the FSQ data)

CCDStack, PixInsight, Registar, CS5

This is a 2 panel mosaic I began at the 2011 Okie Tex star party, and then finished at my BuckSnort observatory in October.

FSQ 106 EDX @ f/3.63
STL11000M @ -20
HaRGB
90,15,15,15 (for each panel)