Photographing the moon
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Ed_P said:
I did this one on 3rd December. Canon 300mm F2.8 plus 2x tele-converter on a 5D3; 1/160th at F9, ISO 100. I kept increasing the shutter speed until it looked right, then a bit of contrast adjustment, sharpening and a square crop.
Gibbous Moon by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr
Now that is one sharp pic of the moon in full glory, and just a quick reminder that there will be a rare super moon lunar eclipse this weekend (27th and 28th September).Gibbous Moon by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr
I tried taking a few pics tonight using my RX100 but I'm ashamed to say that the pics just aren't sharp enough to be posted on here, seems a visit down to John Lewis or Jessops for a better camera and lense may be on the cards for tomorrow...
Well we've all gone 'moon mad'
I was also out taking moonshots tonight. The EOS M with the 55-250 produced an acceptable shot. Out of curiosity I also tried my lads Fuji superzoom bridge camera. Big zoom...but you could see the difference in IQ.
Neither were worth posting. Close your eyes and picture the moon............yep, they looked just like that
I was also out taking moonshots tonight. The EOS M with the 55-250 produced an acceptable shot. Out of curiosity I also tried my lads Fuji superzoom bridge camera. Big zoom...but you could see the difference in IQ.
Neither were worth posting. Close your eyes and picture the moon............yep, they looked just like that
Edited by V8Wagon on Sunday 27th September 02:05
Had a quick try tonight in my garden while the sky was clear. Taken on an old Paragon 400mm lens@ f6.3 with a 2x teleconvertor on my 60D. Cropped and PP'd a little. crap tripod and couldn't find my remote so still leaves a bit to be desired, but it's all practice...
IMG_8156 by Glen Matthews, on Flickr
IMG_8156 by Glen Matthews, on Flickr
Edited by Fubles on Sunday 27th September 01:32
andyjo1982 said:
A reminder its a total lunar eclipse tonight at aprox 3:40 I think. I don't have any sort of decent camera, but would be grateful for any pictures uploaded on here in the coming days.
Cheers
Apparantly it's a "super blood moon" !! My kids are impressed and have asked to be woken up.... however I fear they may be a tad dissappointed Cheers
I finally managed something ok. I found live view wasn't giving me the best image, looking through the viewfinder I found if I pulled the focus back just a touch it was a lot better. It's a cheap lens so wasn't expecting miracles.
Nikon D3200, Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G. 300mm, f/8.0, 1/125.
Probably about as good as it's going to get with this lens and my (lack of) knowledge! Certainly nothing like some of the images posted here!
Nikon D3200, Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G. 300mm, f/8.0, 1/125.
Probably about as good as it's going to get with this lens and my (lack of) knowledge! Certainly nothing like some of the images posted here!
Utterly impossible to get a clear shot this morning in my area.
A combination of early morning mist, celestial movement and lunar eclipse conspired against me. Not enough available light from the moon to get a clear exposure, increasing the shutter speed just introduced motion blur above 2 seconds.
Bah!
A combination of early morning mist, celestial movement and lunar eclipse conspired against me. Not enough available light from the moon to get a clear exposure, increasing the shutter speed just introduced motion blur above 2 seconds.
Bah!
I went out early on to have a bit of a practice run, but I'm having trouble getting a decent focus. Not sure if that's me, or the lens. I'm using my Pentax Kx, with an old Tamron 500mm mirror lens and a Hanimex 2x convertor. Another issue was that the moon then gets quite big in the frame, and I was also having trouble not cutting the edges off.
I wasn't going to get up for the red moon, but then I was awake anyway. Had even more trouble getting things right, especially in terms of focus, as there was so much less to be seeing.
I wasn't going to get up for the red moon, but then I was awake anyway. Had even more trouble getting things right, especially in terms of focus, as there was so much less to be seeing.
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