Got this shot the evening before - I didn't want to miss the opportunity. It was partially cloudy for the Super moon rise the next evening and I got some shots but wasn't happy with the results. BTW, thanks for the recommendations to get TPE, how did I live without this???
Here are the results of my efforts. It was clear on the 19th but bloody cold standing in the midst of a field waiting, and waiting. Even my dog wanted to desert me and go home
But, I persevered....
Just rising above the tree tops in the distance. f/8 1/250 ISO400 70-200mmf/2.8IS with 2Xtc attached at max. extension
A few moments later. Opened the aperture to f/5.6 Everything else the same.
Finally, played with everything at f/4, 1/160, ISO1600 Obviously lost a lot of detail on the moon's surface but was thrilled with the lack of noise from the 1DMKIV at this ISO.
Got this shot the evening before - I didn't want to miss the opportunity. It was partially cloudy for the Super moon rise the next evening and I got some shots but wasn't happy with the results. BTW, thanks for the recommendations to get TPE, how did I live without this???
Love the composition on this one with the tree framing the moon.
Super Moon Indeed
I didn't have my tripod @ my home on LI. So I had to figure something out as a stable platform. I ended-up using the banister of the stairs going-up to my deck, and had to press-down and hold the camera and lens in place , a 12-ish pound unit. Tho that mandated I had to wait until after midnight when the moon was at its highest before it lined-up with the banister and the 'Super' Moon was already 10-hours old and missing a sliver @ the top.
The 'Vivid' slider in Lightroom makes really punchy colors, which is not what I wanted here. So I used heavy saturation, and color curve adjustment/boosting in blue and yellow, but I kept the 'punch' from the Vivid slider low. I was going for 'hyper-real' to bring-out the extremely subtle colors you can even sometimes make-out w/the un-assisted eye, but not 'un-real'.
Pentax K-5 + Sigma 300mm f/2.8 EX DG + matching 2X TC @ f/6.3, 1/250s , ISO-80 ,
Lots'o processing especially to add contrast at the time of lowest contrast of the moon,
100% Crop to 1233px, then resized from that to 768px by SmugMug for sharing
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It was completely overcast and raining here in Los Angeles so I totally missed out. Of all days for it rain.
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But, I persevered....
Just rising above the tree tops in the distance. f/8 1/250 ISO400 70-200mmf/2.8IS with 2Xtc attached at max. extension
A few moments later. Opened the aperture to f/5.6 Everything else the same.
Finally, played with everything at f/4, 1/160, ISO1600 Obviously lost a lot of detail on the moon's surface but was thrilled with the lack of noise from the 1DMKIV at this ISO.
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Love the composition on this one with the tree framing the moon.
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I didn't have my tripod @ my home on LI. So I had to figure something out as a stable platform. I ended-up using the banister of the stairs going-up to my deck, and had to press-down and hold the camera and lens in place , a 12-ish pound unit. Tho that mandated I had to wait until after midnight when the moon was at its highest before it lined-up with the banister
The 'Vivid' slider in Lightroom makes really punchy colors, which is not what I wanted here. So I used heavy saturation, and color curve adjustment/boosting in blue and yellow, but I kept the 'punch' from the Vivid slider low. I was going for 'hyper-real' to bring-out the extremely subtle colors you can even sometimes make-out w/the un-assisted eye, but not 'un-real'.
Pentax K-5 + Sigma 300mm f/2.8 EX DG + matching 2X TC @ f/6.3, 1/250s , ISO-80 ,
Lots'o processing especially to add contrast at the time of lowest contrast of the moon,
100% Crop to 1233px, then resized from that to 768px by SmugMug for sharing