How High the Moon?

IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
edited October 7, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
My first proper Moon shot. Borrowed a 75-300 off a colleague. It's a little soft overall but it at least allowed me to get my first ever shot of the moon with decent detail on it :)

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  • Jazmyn76Jazmyn76 Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    absolutely beautiful! clap.gif
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    Well done! thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    Congrats! thumb.gif
    Moon is surpisingly difficult object to photogrpah well...
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  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    Thank you all for your kind comments. It certainly is a tough one. I set up central AF point on the dark side, focussed and took the shot. Switched to review the image and by the time I'd got back to the view finder (about 15 seconds), the darn central AF point was almost on the other side of the moon, it moves so quickly :)

    I'm going to try at a smaller aperture and slightly slower shutter to see if I can crisp up the detail a little more. It's a budge 75-300 that I loaned but still, it's good enough for my first shots :)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    IPClark wrote:
    Thank you all for your kind comments. It certainly is a tough one. I set up central AF point on the dark side, focussed and took the shot. Switched to review the image and by the time I'd got back to the view finder (about 15 seconds), the darn central AF point was almost on the other side of the moon, it moves so quickly :)

    I'm going to try at a smaller aperture and slightly slower shutter to see if I can crisp up the detail a little more. It's a budge 75-300 that I loaned but still, it's good enough for my first shots :)

    The moon sure does move fast :-).
    The best way to focus is to use liveview if your camera has it.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    I'm afraid I don't have Liveview. Using a 400D.

    50D maybe next year :) - t'is what I'm aiming for I have to say. :)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    IPClark wrote:
    I'm afraid I don't have Liveview. Using a 400D.
    50D maybe next year :) - t'is what I'm aiming for I have to say. :)
    Next year I'd recommend to get 7D. They will come down in price, and they are sooo much beter than 50D
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    Nice shot of the moon thumb.gif
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  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    Will certainly consider it.

    Thanks Nikolai, and Dogdots :)
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