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Photography

CaliforniaPeggy

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3. Wow. This too is a wonderful photo.

Reply to HAB911 (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 05:18 PM

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I'm not up on the lingo: 500mm catadioptric mirror lens with a Photoshop polar coordinate filter conversion . . .

If you feel like it, you can tell me what it says! ONLY if you feel like it. I fly by the seat of my pants when it comes to photo technicalities!

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Very well said, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Sunday #1

thank you peggy HAB911 Sunday #2

Wow. This too is a wonderful photo. CaliforniaPeggy Sunday #3

A catadioptric lens is a mirror just like the Hubble or James Webb HAB911 Sunday #6

Thanks for opening this discussion Mousetoescamper Sunday #4

both are great HAB911 Sunday #5

Thanks Mousetoescamper Sunday #7

Re: intentional camera movement photos HAB911 Monday #10

re: Photo manipulation -- Thank You HAB11 for your posts. George McGovern Sunday #8

Oh man, thank you for finding that thread HAB911 Monday #11

BTW, the hot spot in the center of your images might be corrected through pixel mapping. George McGovern Monday #9

Oh definitely HAB911 Monday #12