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.
Comments (14)
TwoPynts
Wonderful spirals...really great work!
louly
Oh... so romantic hehe Superb!
francinechristophe
I love this !!Wonderful ...
jedink
Great detail.
nikolais
stunning spirals!
Jofurowa
Very good work. This picture is awesome.
EyeOfTheJen
wow! The dof is amazing. Perfect in black and white.
Issemissen
Fantabulous!
Mayliah
This is artistically dashing. I like it very much. :)
amlondono
Genious , Beautiful Shot , Bravo , Ana
artaddict2
Terrific picture, Dof is superb, Garlic Butter !
mps
Wonderful catch.
krakosky
great shot and great title
adonise
Beautiful capture...