Moon pic

[loraksus]

Played with a bunch of settings - eventually settled on the following.
Bigger / smaller aperture quality was sort of mediocre.
Exposure Time: 0.0031 s (1/320)
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO equiv: 100
Lens is a EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 @ 300mm on an Canon 400d - so ~480mm equiv.
First moon shot, learned a lot (that sucker is bright)
Opened RAW file in photoshop, turned saturation all the way down, sharpness all the way up, corrected color fringing (which was noticeable around the bright edge of the moon)

Hoping to get something going for the upcoming lunar eclipse, we'll see what happens. I'm on the west coast, might be a bit too bright.

Any ideas / criticism, let me know.
Thanks

[bob0]

yea, when i first shot the moon, i thought i'd need long exposure w/ a tripod... how wrong i was.

try applying some levels to the picture, and maybe more sharpening.


here's what i got

[silva95teg]

get ready the eclipse is coming.

[CanadaBoy]

get ready the eclipse is coming.

When? and will it be possible to see from within the GTA ?

[drucillica]

Wow, awesome moon pictures.

To hijack this thread, and tips for shooting the moon? I'm hoping to get some shots of the eclipse on Wednesday, so any tips are appreciated.

[bob0]

Wow, awesome moon pictures.

To hijack this thread, and tips for shooting the moon? I'm hoping to get some shots of the eclipse on Wednesday, so any tips are appreciated.

well...first it's going to be cold outside, so dress warm!
then get a monopod/tripod depending on the lens you use. for mine i was using a 300mm but it had IS... your shutterspeeds should be high but tripod it anyways

use spot metering and meter the moon if possible. if not, throw it on manual and chimp the exposure settings. i usually stick it on the len's sharpest aperture (F8-F11), iso100 and toy with shutter until the highlights are just about to blow out (so keep going until highlights blow then bring it back).

keep this setting and shoot away. dont worry about what the exposure meter tells you.

oh and turn on manual focus and set it to infinity.

that's about all i can think of

[Emancipated]

yea, when i first shot the moon, i thought i'd need long exposure w/ a tripod... how wrong i was.

try applying some levels to the picture, and maybe more sharpening.


here's what i got

Can you up your high res. version?

Thanks and great shot.

[bob0]

Can you up your high res. version?

Thanks and great shot.

thanks! i'll have to do it when i get home. so hopefully it'll be up by tonight

[Neb]

Where is the best place to go in GTA for tomorrow' eclipse? Will light pollution be an issue?

[bob0]

i dont think light pollution would be too much of an issue since your shutter speeds will be pretty fast. but it wont hurt if you've got some place close/easily accessible that's also dark

[TenzoR]

Where is the best place to go in GTA for tomorrow' eclipse? Will light pollution be an issue?

I was at Bloomington and Hwy 48 (Markham Rd) and it was pretty good last time when tehre was supposely shooting stars, or something. I was dragged out by my gf

[GunnerX]

The previous Lunar Eclipse in August of Last year, I was able to take the pictures from my bedroom. I just brought up my tripod and camera and set it all up. It's nice to look at but it just looks like a normal moon picture unless you animate it.

I have some of the pics on my flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gunnerx...7594259757658/

[CSAgent]

"That's no moon, that's a battle station!"

Perfect, I got a date tonight - her and I, we'll stand outside watching it and keep ourselves warm through various means...

[sfu_engineer]

It's the Death Star!!!

[TenzoR]

Anyone interested in finding a spot tonight?