Good moon shots this weekend
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Tucson T4R
Expedition Leader
I gave it a shot last night. This is a 100% crop using a 200mm lens on my 7D.
Since the moon's light is reflected sunlight I spot metered off the moon in AV mode set at F5 using an ISO setting of 400. The camera came up with an exposure of 1/3200 sec.
Would be much better with a longer lens but this is what I got.
Since the moon's light is reflected sunlight I spot metered off the moon in AV mode set at F5 using an ISO setting of 400. The camera came up with an exposure of 1/3200 sec.
Would be much better with a longer lens but this is what I got.
Tucson T4R
Expedition Leader
It should be clear here tonight too. I'll try another shot at ISO 100 and this time use the mirror lock up option to see if I can get it any crisper.
I'm using my 70-200mm F2.8 off a tripod of course. :sombrero:
I have a 1.4 TC that I might try on the lens to pull it in a little closer. The TC softens things a bit but I'll give it a shot see what I can get.
Most of the really detailed moon images I have seen were taken with lenses in the 400mm-600mm range. Not an option for me. :elkgrin:
I'm using my 70-200mm F2.8 off a tripod of course. :sombrero:
I have a 1.4 TC that I might try on the lens to pull it in a little closer. The TC softens things a bit but I'll give it a shot see what I can get.
Most of the really detailed moon images I have seen were taken with lenses in the 400mm-600mm range. Not an option for me. :elkgrin:
Tucson T4R
Expedition Leader
Here's my best shot of the night. This was taken with a 70-200 F2.8 lens with a 1.4 TC.
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Project510
Adventurer
awesome shots all of you.. I love the moon!
Isnt it a trip to look at the inpact craters and the trails of impact.. some of those large ones almost go half way across the entire surface!
Isnt it a trip to look at the inpact craters and the trails of impact.. some of those large ones almost go half way across the entire surface!
Tucson T4R
Expedition Leader
Mike,
Awesome shots. I always enjoy seeing wind turbines,especially this shot with the moon sitting on the horizon. Well done. :victory:
Awesome shots. I always enjoy seeing wind turbines,especially this shot with the moon sitting on the horizon. Well done. :victory:
MatthewThompson
Adventurer
You'll want the fastest shutter speed available to you. The moon and earth are in motion, after all.
matthewp
Combat Truck Monkey
That was my favorite too. All the photos are awesome though!:clapsmile
Tucson T4R
Expedition Leader
This was good technical learning experience for me but I as far as just shooting the moon by itself a full moon is like shooting the moon surface at high Noon. You lose the surface shadows and contrast.
I think in the future for full moons I would concentrate on either images like Mike's with it rising behind a cool foreground scene or like Joe said to turn around and just use the moon light to capture long exposure night shots of the landscape.
To really capture the contrasting details of the craters a half moon with the light shining across the surface like Joe did is more appealing to me.
I think in the future for full moons I would concentrate on either images like Mike's with it rising behind a cool foreground scene or like Joe said to turn around and just use the moon light to capture long exposure night shots of the landscape.
To really capture the contrasting details of the craters a half moon with the light shining across the surface like Joe did is more appealing to me.
Here is a shot from last month. T2i, Meade ETX-90.
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off-roader
Expedition Leader
I elected to wait until tonight to shoot the moon. I did get this shot last night...
Taken with a D300 w/ a Tokina 12-24 f4 lens
Settings: 12mm, 25 sec. @ f/6.3 ISO200