Thanks! I was rather impressed when I got home, it is the first decent moon picture I have taken. The moon Seems easy, but it's really rather tough to photo well.
Full moon coming, so I'm going to try some night shots @ 400mm
From this morn...
I looked over some of the assignments early this morn then set out to do a few. Lick would have it that the moon was still out at 6am (aprox time) and it was half. Used my tamron 500mm with settings as follows
iso 200
sspeed 1/1000
fstop 6.3
focal length 500mm
crop 56%
ran a contrast booster because it was so faint in the sky...but it caused noise. The original is below the first one...
I looked over some of the assignments early this morn then set out to do a few. Lick would have it that the moon was still out at 6am (aprox time) and it was half. Used my tamron 500mm with settings as follows
iso 200
sspeed 1/1000
fstop 6.3
focal length 500mm
crop 56%
ran a contrast booster because it was so faint in the sky...but it caused noise. The original is below the first one...
Jag,
thank you for the entry!
I must say, shooting the moon when it's already that bright is pretty much a lost battle, unless you can afford to keep it in its faint mode. However, I'm interested to see what your 500mm can do during a clear dark night (especially if you have an extender:-)
Jag,
thank you for the entry!
I must say, shooting the moon when it's already that bright is pretty much a lost battle, unless you can afford to keep it in its faint mode. However, I'm interested to see what your 500mm can do during a clear dark night (especially if you have an extender:-)
This one was taken in march at night with the 500mm lens. Sorry for the small size...This was a copy of the original and then made web worthy for another site.
While the final image is nice, you're breaking the rules of engagement. For the most assigments only moderate post processing is allowed. Compositing is definitely beyond that border:-)
While the final image is nice, you're breaking the rules of engagement. For the most assigments only moderate post processing is allowed. Compositing is definitely beyond that border:-)
My bad! Being new, how do l remove it? Thanks, Ernie
Not exactly a requested half-moon shot:-), but a cool shot anyway! What did you take it with?
Jeeeeeez! I can't win Nikolai.... Actually it is a shot of the half Moon, just real close up. Taken with a Sony A700 attached to my 20" telescope or you might say a 2540mm lens:D. Have a great day, Ernie
Jeeeeeez! I can't win Nikolai.... Actually it is a shot of the half Moon, just real close up. Taken with a Sony A700 attached to my 20" telescope or you might say a 2540mm lens:D. Have a great day, Ernie
2540mm.. Nice! Can you get Apollo landing (or Lunokhod) with it?
I know this is "late," but I've just started trying these assignments.
I've tried 100+ shots just tonight with all different settings; handheld, tripod, delay fire, etc. I always wind up with the best exposure at the same settings. Moderate PP, don't know what 100% crop means, but this is the best I could do getting rid of negative space without making the moon look like a mottled, squished-up blob.
Taken with a Sony A200, 75-300mm, 1/400 sec. f/5.6. This one was handheld. The moon is almost directly overhead, and it's been 25 years since I've done a backbend (I'm glad it's dark so the neighbors wouldn't wonder what I was up to) so it's the best I could get. I'm having a blast trying to learn this stuff, but I'm just getting to know my camera. This is my first photo post, and I told myself I'd lurk for years before I posted anything. This was a big step. Constructive criticism is appreciated!
Sarah
Please ignore my opinions! And if I ask for constructive criticism, please give it to me. I have really thick skin! :huh
I know this is "late," but I've just started trying these assignments.
I've tried 100+ shots just tonight with all different settings; handheld, tripod, delay fire, etc. I always wind up with the best exposure at the same settings. Moderate PP, don't know what 100% crop means, but this is the best I could do getting rid of negative space without making the moon look like a mottled, squished-up blob.
Taken with a Sony A200, 75-300mm, 1/400 sec. f/5.6. This one was handheld. The moon is almost directly overhead, and it's been 25 years since I've done a backbend (I'm glad it's dark so the neighbors wouldn't wonder what I was up to) so it's the best I could get. I'm having a blast trying to learn this stuff, but I'm just getting to know my camera. This is my first photo post, and I told myself I'd lurk for years before I posted anything. This was a big step. Constructive criticism is appreciated!
Sarah
Sarah, congratulations on losing you "lurker" status. The image looks fairly decent considering the gear you had to use.
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Thanks! I was rather impressed when I got home, it is the first decent moon picture I have taken. The moon Seems easy, but it's really rather tough to photo well.
Full moon coming, so I'm going to try some night shots @ 400mm
I looked over some of the assignments early this morn then set out to do a few. Lick would have it that the moon was still out at 6am (aprox time) and it was half. Used my tamron 500mm with settings as follows
iso 200
sspeed 1/1000
fstop 6.3
focal length 500mm
crop 56%
ran a contrast booster because it was so faint in the sky...but it caused noise. The original is below the first one...
thank you for the entry!
I must say, shooting the moon when it's already that bright is pretty much a lost battle, unless you can afford to keep it in its faint mode. However, I'm interested to see what your 500mm can do during a clear dark night (especially if you have an extender:-)
This one was taken in march at night with the 500mm lens. Sorry for the small size...This was a copy of the original and then made web worthy for another site.
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My bad! Being new, how do l remove it? Thanks, Ernie
Link to my Smugmug site
Good one!
Substitute for layered shots entered earlier.
Jeeeeeez! I can't win Nikolai.... Actually it is a shot of the half Moon, just real close up. Taken with a Sony A700 attached to my 20" telescope or you might say a 2540mm lens:D. Have a great day, Ernie
I've tried 100+ shots just tonight with all different settings; handheld, tripod, delay fire, etc. I always wind up with the best exposure at the same settings. Moderate PP, don't know what 100% crop means, but this is the best I could do getting rid of negative space without making the moon look like a mottled, squished-up blob.
Taken with a Sony A200, 75-300mm, 1/400 sec. f/5.6. This one was handheld. The moon is almost directly overhead, and it's been 25 years since I've done a backbend (I'm glad it's dark so the neighbors wouldn't wonder what I was up to) so it's the best I could get. I'm having a blast trying to learn this stuff, but I'm just getting to know my camera. This is my first photo post, and I told myself I'd lurk for years before I posted anything. This was a big step. Constructive criticism is appreciated!
Sarah
Sarah, congratulations on losing you "lurker" status.