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Highlander
16-09-2005, 23:05
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/sypix/Stuff/moon.jpg
Canon EOS300D, 400mm, f8, 1/160
My first time shooting the moon. Any tips on how to improve this?
I think it's full moon tommorrow. Good photo, though you could play with the contrast a bit to make it stand out more.
And a little sharpening to help the detail stand out and emphasise the craters.
Nice shot though.
Brozyniak
17-09-2005, 11:49
It was pretty inviting to photograph last night!
http://www.brozyniak.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/moon.jpg
I used a 100-400L with and without a 1.4 teleconverter it was just so much sharper without :( I need long prime...goes off to butter up wife
funny how your angle is slightly different from mine Highlander. Do you reckon it's the time of the shot or the fact that you're in the midlands and I'm down south? :thinking:
Highlander
17-09-2005, 11:59
Thanks for the comments/advice.
I've upped the contrast slightly, and done some sharpenning and have ended up with this ...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/sypix/Stuff/moon1.jpg
As you can see, there is more detail, but I seem to have got a slight ring/halo on the right of the moon??
Highlander
17-09-2005, 12:04
No idea on the angle Broz. Mine was taken at 23:45, if that makes any difference.
PS: Also used a 100-400mm L
DeadKenny
17-09-2005, 12:42
Harvest moon apparently. I think it's also one of those where at moon rise it looks larger due to optical illusion.
If you want crater detail the moon is better shot at half moon.
Highlander
17-09-2005, 12:59
OK, last attempt at PS ...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/sypix/Misc/moon16092005.jpg
I've used another picture, to start from. This was 1/250 at f8
decosta1228
17-09-2005, 16:12
Will a 75-300mm USM be any good for moon shots...I'm going to have to ad-hoc a steady system.
t00thless
17-09-2005, 16:20
Will a 75-300mm USM be any good for moon shots...I'm going to have to ad-hoc a steady system.
this was taken a few months back now on my old 75-300 usm @ 300m F5.6 160/sec ISO 100. This is the full image, no crop so you get an idea of what you will get. :)
http://www.jellyhead.net/misc/moon.jpg
dam i want a longer lens :(
decosta1228
17-09-2005, 16:28
Err.pic didn't work
t00thless
17-09-2005, 16:47
strange as i just checked it on another pc and another internet connection and seems fine to me :shrug:
Highlander
17-09-2005, 17:23
t00thless's pic shows for me.
Mine was taken at 400mm, and what you see is a 800x600 100% crop
I'll tell you what isn't good for moon shots... a sony T-3 (3x optical zoom) :)
can't see a thing! ;)
Some bloody nice shots there ppl.
OK, last attempt at PS ...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/sypix/Misc/moonb1.jpg
I've used another picture, to start from. This was 1/250 at f8
Much better mate. :thumbs:
the ghost
19-09-2005, 17:16
heres mine sigms 70- 300 f8 160th iso 100 (first try)
need a bigger lens awell
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54887916@N00/44740254/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/31/44740254_2b8368295b_b.jpg" width="1024" height="952" alt="moon 2" /></a>
busterboy
19-09-2005, 17:39
heres mine sigms 70- 300 f8 160th iso 100 (first try)
need a bigger lens awell
Try a tighter crop to start with.. ;)
Or even a step forward. ;)
Newbie alert...
Right I'm totally new to DSLR or even SLR to be honest so can I achieve a shot like any of the above from my 300D with a EF 75-300mm Canon usm F4-5.6 lens ? If so what settings do I need.
Got a Tripod and results are OK but not as good as above.. See example here: http://www.nick.wall.dsl.pipex.com/moon.jpg
The above was done with manual focus but thats so hard through the view finder. I have zoomed it in a bit from the orignal shot using Photoshop but not adjusted anything else.
t00thless
21-09-2005, 23:07
see my post above mate, number 10, it was taken with exactly the same setup you just described. all the info of what i used is there.
Highlander
21-09-2005, 23:08
Although I started this thread, I'm no expert!!
It would help if you told us what settings you used?
My initial shots relied on the camera's metering, and I found that this was overexposed, so went to manual. I set the aperture at F8 (which is supposed to be where most lenses are sharpest) and just took lots of shots at various shutter speeds. The 2 I've posted above were at 1/160 and 1/250s (both at f8).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/spookygonk/GM.jpg Welcome, friend. :)
I'm no expert, nor do I own a long telephoto lens ( :( ), but a quick Google gives this (http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/howtophoto/index.htm), which may be of use.
RULES FOR PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOON
Always use a tripod and cable release (SLR).
Use the camera's highest resolution setting (Digital).
Photos of the full moon are flat and featureless. For more interesting pictures, photograph the Moon at crescent or quarter phases when the mountains and craters are illuminated from the side and cast shadows.
Always bracket exposures since exposure times given by formulas are approximate, varying according to the exact phase of the Moon, atmospheric conditions, etc. To be safe, bracket at one and preferably two stops on both sides of the exposure suggested by the formula.
also here (http://www.wildthingsphoto.com/tips/tip9903.htm) looks useful.
Boink!
johndavis0
21-09-2005, 23:54
This was taken for the pic for a day for the month of July
A95 coupled to a 5"" reflecting telescope, F8, 0/10 sec, exposure was adjusted by 2 stops to compensate for the brightness of the moon
http://static.flickr.com/22/25771052_d012c1c946.jpg
For proper viewing of the moon (through a telescope) a moon filter is normally used again to reduce the brighness and increase contrast.
lightyears_2003
22-09-2005, 12:36
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/lightyears_2004/Apollo15.jpg
taken with my d70 hooked up to my telescope, somewere in the middle of that is apollo 15's landing site.
lightyears_2003
22-09-2005, 12:39
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/lightyears_2004/DSC00513.jpg
1 more, from a few weeks back , itry not to take them on full moon nights as the shadows are all gone
alidtaylor
22-09-2005, 12:41
How do all of you couple the camera to the telescope, i tried this on the 14" reflector i can use at uni and my 5" reflector I have at home and i couldnt get it to work.
lightyears_2003
22-09-2005, 12:46
ive got a T-2 mount for my d70, basicly i remove my lense attached the adapter where the lense goes, add an eyepeice into the adapter so my camera becomes my lense for the scope, i then point the scope around look for my view finder and take pics
johndavis0
22-09-2005, 13:35
ive got a T-2 mount for my d70, basicly i remove my lense attached the adapter where the lense goes, add an eyepeice into the adapter so my camera becomes my lense for the scope, i then point the scope around look for my view finder and take pics
As above for my practica BC1, but for the image above
I used a F adapter that mounts on the eyepiece and has a 52mm thread on the other end that mates with the a95 lens adapter.
Thanks to all espically Boink!... Cable release now that what I need.
I'll try again once I get me one of those.
Brozyniak
23-09-2005, 22:06
On a slightly different note, shooting the sun can have it's perils
http://www.brozyniak.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sunset.jpg
This was at 400mm with the briefest of glances to ensure that I was pointing in the right direction.
t00thless
23-09-2005, 23:20
Thanks to all espically Boink!... Cable release now that what I need.
I'll try again once I get me one of those.
You might find that a bit hard to get for a 300D mate, you might want to try and get the RC-1 remote control, will give you the same effect, but when shooting the moon, i found that 160/sec was fine on my tripod without the remote, so should find that you wont need it when shoot the moon, but will come in handy for shots with longer exposures it will :)
Thanks to all espically Boink!... Cable release now that what I need.
I'll try again once I get me one of those.
You're welcome, mate. You'll find a remote for your 300D for under a tenner from the usual sources.
nigel_williams
24-09-2005, 01:26
Thought I'd have a go with my Sigma 70-300 on Canon 350D
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73643672@N00/45971073/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/25/45971073_7841997c31.jpg" width="500" height="433" alt="Moon1" /></a>
Bit tricky without a tripod. Had to balance the camera on a stool and used a box to elevate the lens.
This is with a linear polarising filter.
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