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I Saw the Balloon
allen griggs
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8:15 this morning, it was south of Marshall NC. Big bright, and white. Bigger than Venus but much, much smaller than the moon.
It stayed in view for a half hour.
I don't know what it is for, but I must say it was interesting to look up and see a Chinese military aircraft right above my house.
Comments
Did ya scope it, Allen?
I got a Nikon with a 300mm lens. Six power lens. Expensive. But it is an autofocus camera and I couldn't get the damn Nikon computer to focus on the little object in the sky.
Only an hour later, did I dig up a youtube video and learn how to manually focus the camera. Dammit!
I will be ready for the next balloon.
Did you Choot it ?
Allen, what model Nikon do you have ??
D3500
Did you have you ISO cranked up ??
What is ISO?
ISO is how sensitive the sensor is to light striking it. ISO 100, not so sensitive. ISO 6400, very sensitive. When combined with othe factors (shutter speed and aperture) it helps control how bright or dark your images turn out. Look up Exposure Triangle on youtube.
asphalt cowboy, nailed it.
ISO = International Organization for Standardization
That brings back nightmares of ISO internal audits at my workplace. I learned, don't answer questions that haven't been asked.