Sky tonight
Dec 12, 2013 22:09:51 #
Here are a few shots taken earlier this evening. The bright 'star' in the lower left is Venus, and the streaks ascending the sky to its right are made by the ISS as it passed overhead. These were 5-second exposures, to show the trail. You may need to download, to make out the ISS.
The Moon (but you knew that already...)
Venus and the ISS
Dec 12, 2013 22:21:30 #
Do you have a uv filter on the lens you took the moon shot of? I'm wondering if that caused the reflection.
Dec 12, 2013 22:23:11 #
did you use your sx50?...its great for moon shots...my charming wife was out shooting with ours tonight.
Good shot
Good shot
Dec 12, 2013 22:56:06 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Do you have a uv filter on the lens you took the moon shot of? I'm wondering if that caused the reflection.
Yes, I did. Old habits die hard, and contrary to the belief of many on here, I like to keep one on there for protection. I am not trying to restart the same old discussion here!
I wondered what caused the reflection. I didn't get that on my last moon tries, and the filter was on there then too. There *was* a 'streetlight' just off the side of where I was working; I don't know if that could have reflected some. To be honest, it was so blinking cold, I was struggling! I knew the ISS was coming over at a certain time, and I was just shooting the moon to keep busy for 5 minutes until it got there.
I was on a tripod this time, and I *did* turn off the IS, too.
Dec 12, 2013 22:57:24 #
ggttc wrote:
did you use your sx50?...its great for moon shots...my charming wife was out shooting with ours tonight.
Good shot
Good shot
Yes, this was the sx50. When my skills catch up to the camera, we will make a great pair!
Dec 12, 2013 23:17:54 #
Dec 13, 2013 10:52:53 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Try taking it off next time.
I have had the filter on since I bought the camera, so it was on the last time I took moon shots, and the reflection was not present that time.
The differences were, last time handheld with IS on, this time tripod-mounted with no IS. Other than that, the same.
Taken a few weeks ago, also with filter on...
Dec 14, 2013 15:07:01 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Try taking it off next time.
Ok, I tried again. Mostly the results are in my 'Moon playing Peek-a-Boo' thread, just posted.
Here are a couple of the non-cloud shots.
They were taken without the filter, and they do not have the reflection issue. As I posted earlier, though, my first batch didn't have that either, and they did have the filter on.
These were tripod-mounted, IS off, exposure on P - I have tried a batch on manual, but the best results I have gotten are in P mode. Oh, these were shot with manual focus for the first time; still on my sx50.
Dec 14, 2013 20:15:13 #
Very well done!!! Soon you will have a hard drive full of moon shots like so many sx owners do.
Dec 14, 2013 21:34:17 #
ggttc wrote:
Very well done!!! Soon you will have a hard drive full of moon shots like so many sx owners do.
Thank you. It *does* seem to go with the territory, I must admit. I tried many times to photograph the moon back in my film days, but with the lenses I had available back then, it was ridiculously small. There is something magical about being able to reach out so far and get good results. I realise of course that we could do so much better with a dslr mated with a telescope, and all that goes with it. It would cost about 10 times as much, though!
Dec 15, 2013 20:35:47 #
I'm not advocating taking the UV filter off all the time (I agree that is a different discussion) but when it's all nice and sturdy on a tripod it might make sense to briefly take it off. I for sure have had pictures ruined by the filter. As you have proven, that won't happen every time, so it's up to you which way is better worth it for you and your time.
Thanks for sharing your pictures!
Thanks for sharing your pictures!
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