Category Archives: Night Photography

Steve Makris Astrophotography

As a tech writer, I specialize reviewing tech including cameras and camera phones. Here is a selection of my recent work from my back yard with Aurora Borealis, to Greece, Iceland and Jashua National Park in California and Lake Louise.

In the circular streaks, the center star is Polaris often called North Polar Star.

Typically, exposures are several hours long for one frame. Straight lines are passing airplane trails or occasionally, comets, even Aurora Borealis!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

THE NEW SAMSUNG NOTE 10 LAUNCHES TOMORROW – IS IT FOR YOU?

Watch the official Galaxy UNPACKED 2019 at 4PM ET on Wednesday 

Tomorrow Samsung unpacks the next generation Note 10 in Brooklyn, NY at 4PM ET. To newbies the Note 10 is unique, featuring the S Pen stylus since its launch in 2011. It was a huge success taking on the Phablet name (bridging smartphones and tablets) with a much larger screen than Apple and Android competitors.  Reliable rumours and leaks place the Note 10 screen to a massive 6.8 inch display compared to the 5.3 inch screen in 2011. The Note 10 has been the “other” Samsung flagship phone co-sharing flagship glory with the Samsung “S” like the current S10 models.

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GOOGLE NEW NIGHT SIGHT FEATURE MAKES NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY A SNAP

Starting today, Google Pixel 3 smartphone owners can easily capture great images in the darkest of scenes with the new Night Sight feature. Available online by simply updating the Google Camera App online, or downloading the new version for the first time, Night Sight becomes a new feature on the Pixel 3 with the ability to shoot good pictures in almost non-existing light.

Mirror mirror on the wall which camera phone is the brightest of them all. Huawei Mate Pro 20 Pro Night mode, left, duke it out with the new Bright Night on the Pixel 3…how did the compare?

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