Mooning Around Some More

[beano500]

Well, I didn't think my shots would be that stunning, and they're not. Just started playing around in Ye Olde Shoppe, to see if anything grabs me....

[pic]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/beano1197/Full-Moon.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/beano1197/JuneDSC_40960505-01-art1.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/beano1197/Full-Moon-Sil2.jpg[/pic]
[pic]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/beano1197/Full-Moon-Sil.jpg[/pic]

[_dobbo_]

This one looks fab:

[anonymous-user]

Great pics.

I've got to get a remote release for mine as it tends to give a bit of camera shake otherwise.

[Phil S]

Supraman, try mirror lock-up as well to reduce camera shake.

[wizzpig]

_dobbo_ said:

This one looks fab:

Totally agree, very nice shot.








feels compelling urge to drop down onto knees and start howling......

[beano500]

wizzpig said:

_dobbo_ said: This one looks fab: Totally agree, very nice shot.

Wow! Do you like that one? Thanks guys!

Totally agree with the self timer approach. Have used it myself many, many times when I didn't want to carry a cable round. Also, being the complete luddite and a GOM, I hate, hate, hate, little things like the remote "plip" for the D70: as it's only a matter of time before I lose it somewhere I will also use the timer function. However, some cameras seem to be going backwards in functionality - I can adjust the time delay to 2, 5, 10 or 20 seconds, but I see that some cameras don't have this flexibility.

[RameshUK]

*Another Tip*

Also if you connect your camera to your computer you have many more options.

With my Canon G3 I can take many more photos in a given time period than using the interval function on the camera.

Am also able to save photos directly to the computer's hard disk as well.

I believe the softwar eis called Remote Capture or something very similar.

R

[rich 36]

Like this one a lot,


any special trickery involved ?

[rich 36]

Mind you saving as a background, oval-ises the moon
can I get a better version somehow ?

[beano500]

rich 36 said:

... any special trickery involved ?

Ye Olde 'Shoppe!

Shhhh! Don't tell anyone, but.......It's two images, one exposed for the moon detail, one for the atmosheric cloud. To be quite honest, it was thrown together as a quick and dirty "let's see". I know so many ways that I can improve my PS-craft on that image!!!

[RameshUK]

rich 36 said:

Mind you saving as a background, oval-ises the moon can I get a better version somehow ?

**** Quick WallPaper How-To ***

OK the photos above are all 750x750 (Right click and view properties) .

The moon *Squishes* becuase Windows Desktops are normally 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x ...you get the idea.

What you can do:

In Photoshop copy the image (Ctrl-A then Ctrl-c)

Then create a new image (Ctrl-N) with a Windows Desktop compatible size (800x600, 1024x768..).

Paste (Ctrl-V) the image in.
You can then scale it and crop to suit.


Obviously the ideal situation is when you have a photo/image larger than your Windows Desktop.

If the image is smaller (like this case) you will get a border around the image. This is not always a bad thing as the Desktop icons are easier to read against a simple plain background.

[GetCarter]

one from this morning:

[beano500]

Nope - can't compete with that quality! What lens are you using?

[GetCarter]

Nikkor 70-300 ED (12+ million pixels must help the crop!)

[beano500]

Really! Yes the pixel count helps, but you have to have good raw material to start from!

I've the 300 F4 on my shopping list for one day, but there's some good images to be had from that 70-300 ED. I really shouldn't be such a luddite when it comes to prime v. zoom!