Jumping back from my analog (my previous posts) to my instax mini printer.
Another Messier (101) I captured last night with my telescope for my Messier collection and a bonus sun photo with its sun spots a swallow (typical bird around here) crossing.
Both printed on a Instax Mini Printer (Nintendo special edition, that was cheaper than the normal version at the time for some reason)
Apanhado num post do Bluesky. Fonte: https://bsky.app/profile/ohmenina.bsky.social/post/3moyezg4jgk2b
Went to get more Instax mini cartridges for my Messier Catalog - https://www.reddit.com/r/instax/s/AtxDGOvBh4
Took a couple shots with the Lomo Instant Square Glass around the shopping center. (I think I'm getting the hang on the Loom viewfinder)
The top on the left photo are a ton of tiny plastic colored strips, with several colors. Maybe a Pride month rainbow? Could get the full rainbow since it crosses the entire shopping center. The right photo is a tradition that couples do of tying a ribbon to represent their love. All bridges (over a small river) around the shopping center have them.
During a bike ride I stopped at a local pizza place to take a shot. Still getting used to the lomo view finder (sunglasses and helmets didn't helped but didn't want to leave them on the bike for the photo)
Got a new pet project that will involve my telescope and my mini printer (this won't work with my analog Instax so the printer is the best choice for me here).
Capturing and printing the most I can of the Messier Catalogue. https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-catalogue/
Some are more visible in winter so this might take a while.
I started with Messier 13: Hercules Globular Cluster (NGC 6205) and Messier 51: Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194, NGC 5195)
Since these are over 100, I guess I'll buy a new album just for these so I can archive them by order.
I have a S30 pro for a month or so. Still having fun exploring it before jumping to long deep sky captures. Today I looked at the moon and then changed it to Jupiter (I enjoy seeing it's moons) but today I wasn't able to see it, seemed like the S30 pro was always trying to compensate something (as you can see in this video). Is it user error or something wrong?
(Already messaged ZWO but I don't know if they usually take a long time to reply)
I like the double exposure look, did a first test to figure out how things work. I think it needs a darker silhouette in the first photo.
House plant a few days ago and a traffic light today.
Today was the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride worldwide. I participated in the Aveiro, Portugal ride. I took my Wide Evo and went in a ghost photographer mode. Shot, print, leave it on the bike, vanish into the crowd... 🤣Did it mainly on vintage or really customized bikes. Some photos still look a bit pale but they weren't fully developed.
One of them noticed me later and came to thank me for the photo. It was fun giving out photos.
My Instax Square Lomo arrived.
Just took a quick photo to try everything out when my wife went to the pharmacy when we were coming back from buying film for the camera (I only had mini and wide at home). Subject: the local Court
Seems like a camera that I'll enjoy using.
Only downside detected for now:
We have a washing machine at home but the laundromat has a Pet Only machine so time to wash the dogs blankets 😁
Using the camera to pass the time. 😅
A bit of family time this weekend.
Went to Nazaré, Portugal.
It's the place were Sebastian Steudtner broke the Guinness World Record for largest surfed wave. (you can see it on youtube).
Saw what seemed an abandoned building and liked the "textures".
Too sunny to see the Wide Evo screen right (I'll try to 3d print a screen hood for it), but kind of liked it anyway, even with the rookie mistake of a finger peeking on the corner 🤣
Mixing technologies!
Tests with the new telescope and Instax Mini (using Mini Link)
Sun (using solar filter) and moon.
Some street cables on the sun, but didn't had much more sun time to test it, could do it another day but that way wouldn't register the first photo taken with it.