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Looks great!  Take it again when it's full moon.

Got one from July. :whistle:

 

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Taken with Nokia Camera

Edited with Adobe Photoshop Express for Windows Phone.

 

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Got one from July. :whistle:

 

1/640

100 ISO

Focus 61%

Taken with Nokia Camera

Edited with Adobe Photoshop Express for Windows Phone.

 

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Out of curiousity, what does focus 61% mean? :wacko:

Out of curiousity, what does focus 61% mean? :wacko:

Focus level. On the Nokia Camera, it's the "box" icon that is raised on the left in my screen shot, where you can manually set the focus of the photo you're taking.

 

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I've found that for taking pictures of the moon through my telescope, a level of 61% works best, and for unaided pictures of the sky, a level of 90% works best to keep everything in focus.

Focus level. On the Nokia Camera, it's the "box" icon that is raised on the left in my screen shot, where you can manually set the focus of the photo you're taking.

 

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I've found that for taking pictures of the moon through my telescope, a level of 61% works best, and for unaided pictures of the sky, a level of 90% works best to keep everything in focus.

Cool, gotta love nokia camera app!

Gettysburg.

Pennsylvania State Memorial

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Pennsylvania State Memorial with Horse Monument

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Date Taken: 2014-10-21 13:51:37

Pennsylvania State Memorial Statue

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Pennsylvania State MemorialSteps

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Yay! Welcome back! Nice family Moons!

Agreed, I remember you being around for a while then disappearing! 

 

haha yes, yesterday i was like hmm i think i haven't looked at neowin for a while :P

 

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haha yes, yesterday i was like hmm i think i haven't looked at neowin for a while :p

 

INZT7359 by inzite, on Flickr

Oh teh noes!!! And alien abduction !!!! take the adult not the baby!

 

Yes, you are not allowed to leave any more!

Excellent images guys thanks for sharing,Guppy I dont think that Dog of yours knows how to take a bad picture :D

 

An interesting video: Chris Hadfield Explains How Zero Gravity Makes it Possible to Take Sharp, Hand-Held Long Exposures

 

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Excellent images guys thanks for sharing,Guppy I dont think that Dog of yours knows how to take a bad picture :D

 

An interesting video: Chris Hadfield Explains How Zero Gravity Makes it Possible to Take Sharp, Hand-Held Long Exposures

 

 

Yeah he's a diva! :laugh:

 

Interesting... never considered the zero gravity debacle when it comes to photography... you just set timer and presto it shouldn't even move! Very Interesting link!

Exploring Niagara Falls last weekend.

 

 

Love this last one, seems like you are IN the water.

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