UFMM504 Experimental photography and astrographotography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Petrásek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Petrásek, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make students familiar with experimental photographic methods. Students learn how to work with photos in extreme lighting conditions, with slow shutter speeds or extremely high values of the aperture. In the course, students will learn the necessary theoretical minimum of capturing such images, and focus on their own work, which will include photographs of atmospheric phenomena photographs of the night sky and celestial objects.
Syllabus
  • The theoretical minimum. Exposure, lighting conditions, atmospheric conditions. Working with long exposures. Aperture, bokeh, optical defects and affect the images. Physical limits of digital cameras, noise, CMOS vs. CCD, dark current, and more.
    Atmospheric photographs. Photos of atmospheric phenomena. Rainbow, halo phenomenom, bending phenomena, auroras, noctilucent clouds.
    Basics of astrophotography. Star-trails, eclipse photographs through a telescope (the primary focus or the eyepiece) cover. Photo processing.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Doble R. Experimental digital photography. New York, 2010. ISBN 9781600595172. info
  • KEIMIG, L., SCOTT, M. Night photography: finding your way in the dark. Boston: Focal Press/Elsevier, 2010. ISBN 978-024-0812-588. info
  • COVINGTON, M. A. Digital SLR Astrophotography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 05-217-0081-7. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* active participation
* all tasks submited and approved
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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