We began by discussing images submitted by participants as well as some of mine.
We moved on to talk about the recent Aurora sightings and how good it was to see this with our eyes rather than just with the cameras. The sighting on 11/5/2024 was the first for quite some years (I think 1932 was the last time it was seen with the eyes this far north in Victoria). I discussed settings and then also talked about time lapse photos. I spoke about some of my Time lapse videos and the settings I used (Shutter 20 secs, Ap smallest hole in lens which is the highest number on the lens and the ISO 1600 as a starting point). I also showed the Aurora time lapse I’d taken from our backyard in Benalla.
A couple of videos followed – the first 'The Best 5 Free Editing Apps'. Most were for PC but a couple were also from iPad/iPhone/Smartphone. The second video was ‘A beginners guide to GIMP’, a PC based editing software similar to Photoshop but free.
This session was the last before a scheduled winter break. Our sessions will resume on the 4th Thursday in September at 10am.
Rene Martens