Hi PROXIMO here . I live in Italy, in a city in Tuscany called Pietrasanta ( in the Versilia area ), which is within a step from the seaside;just about fifty miles from Florence. I'm a designer in marble works and I'm very passioned about astronomical photography ,reading and music. I approached photography late, around when I was 25. I started directly from astro photography . I began with an old olympus OM-1, 'till when, one fine day, I came across in a Nikon FM2 SLR camera...It was love at first using! I really got good time ,in those days, with it and my telescope. My firs experiences in the astronomical photography was not so good ,and those first results really frustrated me! I spent four years under the night sky before reaching decent results. Those first experiences led me to a new approach to the photography ,technical and expressive, and led me to the knowledge ,step by step, of the "tradictional photography. Recently I turn from the analogic photography to the digital ( which I distrusted till that moment )...I have to tell you the truth..I found it very funny and this new rush led me to a new inpirations. Now ,for the astrophoto, I generally use a MEADE Schmidt Cassegrain 8" reflector telescope (F2000mm f/10 ,that I use to reduce to f/6.3),one F 800mm refractor ,and a russian made F 1000mm catadioptric that I use also as guide instrument.
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Comments (42)
amberlite
very impressive and quite amazing to see! I imagine your set up would be too ;)
Onslow
Fabulous astronomical photography !
BibbyBear
I'm astounded!! This is an awesome shot of a nebula. Superb!!! xx
zina
Fantastic - beautiful shot!
hecate61
WOW! I love these kinds of photos. Excellent work.
Radar_rad-dude
Truly AWESOME image you have captured here. Very inspirational and makes me realize how small the human element is in the equation of the cosmos. Bravo! Well done!
Punaguy
Great results from this long exposure....fabulous job~ Aloha~
shayhurs Online Now!
Sweet! So looking at your exposures stats, did you do a composite layer then?
PR0XIM0
@: Radar_rad-dude Yep,the human presence in this Universe is only a quantum fluctuation,we are only a grain of sand Is there something special about our particular location in the universe, either in space or in time? For my personal point of view the wonders of the cosmos that we observe ,haven't been created in our function this is not an "anthropic " Universe. thank you a lot
frankie96
Very nicely done...great out of the ordinary image...
PR0XIM0
@: shayhurs yes I made stacking with different exposures,the long exposures are for the fainth nebula's regions ,the other relatively short exposures are for the stars(so you can reach a fine brightness without burning the image) thank you a lot
dgrits
Very nice!!! This is terrific!
PeeWee05
Holy hell!!! This is unbelievable!!!
jared99
Outstanding! Fantastic work.
wingnut55
an astounding pic, very beautiful.
DIANE603
Outstanding composition!! Very spiritual. The place between inhaling and exhaling!! The Sacred Space.
babuci
Out of world right now. This is just too fantastic!
PR0XIM0
@:all Thank you so much to All of You,I'm glad That this picture likes You! Cheers
kjpweb
Extraordinary! Well worth your effort! Kudos.
Cosine
This is a truly spectacular composition. With this as your first image, what will you do next? :-)
MaydaMason
ben arrivato anche qui!!!! mamma mia che successone che hai fatto e a ragione... credo sia una delle tue pibelle fotografie di questo genere!
TwoPynts
What an amazing way to start your gallery here, a glorious image! I dare say, heavenly! ;']
PR0XIM0
@: Mayda Ciao, grazie per il benvenuto,che accoglienza ,visto? Questa foto il mio usuale opening-act , quel soggetto fa sempre colpo. Ho visto che parecchio tempo che sei quiscritta,un luogo piacevole deduco Lo spero davvero.
DarkestAngel
Damn, even better!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Totally speechless... chapeau !
stuart83
Stunning photography, outstanding Stuart. P.S. Welcome to RR
nongo
Completely breathtaking images, such an inspiration, so happy you're here!!!!!!
Garlor
Very good image
mps
Awesome image.
oscilis
Terrific! Please post a photo of the telescope? I would love to see your set up for capturing these images. I assume this is your profession.