It’s been nearly 8 years since I posted any kind of star photography here. The first two posts (here and here) are a little cringey to read, but have the right kind of spirit.
Back then, I was shooting on a Canon Rebel something or another, with a standard lens. The result was a blurry, mostly black and white picture of dots haha. This time, I’m just shooting on my iPhone. These little pocket computers are magical.
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What really surprised me, aside from the obvious drastic improvement from my last venture, was the amount of color information the camera was able to retain. I wonder if I had a newer DSLR if I could get a better result. I’m not so sure I have enough knowhow for that. All the fancy AI-based computation that’s going on in the phone to take a clear picture is just stunning, and let’s someone like me who doesn’t know much take a decent picture point and click style.