22 Jan
2013
22 Jan
'13
10:35 a.m.
Back in the old astrophotography days " bracketing" meant taking the same picture at different exposure times. This was using actual film and you didn't waste photo ops - you covered your bases. Jared's picture is a composite. Don Parker takes/used to take incredible pictures of Jupiter and other planets. Heard him speak and for every hour he spent with the camera, he spent about 12 hours at the computer doing what Jared did in order to get the most detailed, personally satisfying image. Makes you wonder if what you see in the photo is real - at all. I have often wondered if astrophotographers have eliminated some key detail to enhance something else .