Indi
Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.
SQUIRL033 wrote:
1. you need a long lens... 200mm at a bare minimum, 400mm is better.
2. you need a tripod, and preferably a cable release.
3. for a full moon, set your camera for 1/125 @ f/8, ISO 200, and experiment from there. you may find you need a faster or slower shutter speed to get the exposure you want, but that's half the fun.
Thanks for the settings tip Squirl033 (can I call you Squirl?)
What are YOUR thoughts on Moon shots in HDR?
Indi
Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.
asylum1972 wrote:
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
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Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
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Indi, If you do shoot HDR, very curious to see how they come out. Promise to share?
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Should be enough time to try HDR & non-HDR, unless it's overcast.
I certainly will share. Hope you all will share. It will be very interesting to compare the same moon, on the same night, from different locations and different cameras.
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
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Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 m... (
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I guess you could; I usually play with shutter speeds, apertures, and ISO's while I'm shooting, but don't shoot three in a row fast enough to put any of them together. If you do shoot HDR, please share-would love to see how they turn out.
Here's a couple I shot in the past several months. These were shot with Canon 60D, Sigma 150-500mm lens at 500mm (800 mm equivalent with 1.6 crop), heavy tripod, remote shutter release, all manual settings and focus through live view. I can't remember the exact settings on these, but I usually start at ISO of 200, f8 or 9 and 1/125 shutter and adjust from there.
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirro... (
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Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 m... (
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I guess you could; I usually play with shutter speeds, apertures, and ISO's while I'm shooting, but don't shoot three in a row fast enough to put any of them together. If you do shoot HDR, please share-would love to see how they turn out.
Here's a couple I shot in the past several months. These were shot with Canon 60D, Sigma 150-500mm lens at 500mm (800 mm equivalent with 1.6 crop), heavy tripod, remote shutter release, all manual settings and focus through live view. I can't remember the exact settings on these, but I usually start at ISO of 200, f8 or 9 and 1/125 shutter and adjust from there.
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Damn!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about!! I've failed miserably with my 55-250mm, I need a stronger lens!
asylum1972 wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirro... (
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Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 m... (
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I guess you could; I usually play with shutter speeds, apertures, and ISO's while I'm shooting, but don't shoot three in a row fast enough to put any of them together. If you do shoot HDR, please share-would love to see how they turn out.
Here's a couple I shot in the past several months. These were shot with Canon 60D, Sigma 150-500mm lens at 500mm (800 mm equivalent with 1.6 crop), heavy tripod, remote shutter release, all manual settings and focus through live view. I can't remember the exact settings on these, but I usually start at ISO of 200, f8 or 9 and 1/125 shutter and adjust from there.
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Damn!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about!! I've failed miserably with my 55-250mm, I need a stronger lens!
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Hey, you've got that 8" reflector telescope sittin' on your back deck, right?? You can buy a "T" connector, or something like that to mount your D5100 to the scope, I think. Check out a photography store, or maybe Optics Planet on the 'net for a connector. OR...stick with the 55-250 lens, just use your live view magnified to focus; if you get focus tack sharp, you can crop the crap out of the shot to make it bigger. Either way, I think you've got the right tools.
Indi
Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirro... (
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Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 m... (
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I guess you could; I usually play with shutter speeds, apertures, and ISO's while I'm shooting, but don't shoot three in a row fast enough to put any of them together. If you do shoot HDR, please share-would love to see how they turn out.
Here's a couple I shot in the past several months. These were shot with Canon 60D, Sigma 150-500mm lens at 500mm (800 mm equivalent with 1.6 crop), heavy tripod, remote shutter release, all manual settings and focus through live view. I can't remember the exact settings on these, but I usually start at ISO of 200, f8 or 9 and 1/125 shutter and adjust from there.
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Nice shots! It looks as clear as what I see with my 8" telescope.
Did you do any post processing?
Indi
Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.
Awagner wrote:
asylum1972 wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirro... (
show quote)
Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 m... (
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I guess you could; I usually play with shutter speeds, apertures, and ISO's while I'm shooting, but don't shoot three in a row fast enough to put any of them together. If you do shoot HDR, please share-would love to see how they turn out.
Here's a couple I shot in the past several months. These were shot with Canon 60D, Sigma 150-500mm lens at 500mm (800 mm equivalent with 1.6 crop), heavy tripod, remote shutter release, all manual settings and focus through live view. I can't remember the exact settings on these, but I usually start at ISO of 200, f8 or 9 and 1/125 shutter and adjust from there.
quote=Indi quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over... (
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Damn!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about!! I've failed miserably with my 55-250mm, I need a stronger lens!
quote=Awagner quote=Indi quote=Awagner quote=I... (
show quote)
Hey, you've got that 8" reflector telescope sittin' on your back deck, right?? You can buy a "T" connector, or something like that to mount your D5100 to the scope, I think. Check out a photography store, or maybe Optics Planet on the 'net for a connector. OR...stick with the 55-250 lens, just use your live view magnified to focus; if you get focus tack sharp, you can crop the crap out of the shot to make it bigger. Either way, I think you've got the right tools.
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I don't use it on the back deck anymore. The boards are too shaky. I thing I have a T-mount from my N6006. However, I should never have bought that scope because it's such a pain in the a__ to set up. The tripod & counter weights are in the garage and the scope is in the basement staying warm.
I'm just going to try with my 55-300mm kit lens on a strong tripod...on concrete. Time and conditions permitting on the 11th.
asylum1972 wrote:
Douglas Downey wrote:
SQUIRL033 wrote:
1. you need a long lens... 200mm at a bare minimum, 400mm is better.
2. you need a tripod, and preferably a cable release.
3. for a full moon, set your camera for 1/125 @ f/8, ISO 200, and experiment from there. you may find you need a faster or slower shutter speed to get the exposure you want, but that's half the fun.
Just spent 10 minutes studying my new T2i and the manual for some sign of a cable release port. It doesn't seem to have one. Won't the self timer work as well?
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You can use the self timer. I shoot HDR images on a tripod all using a cable release on my T2i. Looking at the back of the camera with the lens pointed forward, the port is on the left side of the body right under where you attach the camera strap.
Underneath the rubber door you'll see the port where you would plug your USB cable to download photos to your PC. The round hole right above it is the plug-in for the cable release.
Hope this helps!
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What a dinosaur I am! I looked under that door for a THREADED port (mechanical cable). Thanks
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Awagner wrote:
Indi wrote:
Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirror lockup but that mode is only for cleaning unless that's when I change from looking through the viewfinder to composing via the LCD screen.
The self-timer mode is definitely better than squeezing the shutter button if that's all you can do.
Switching to "Live View" on a Canon puts the camera into mirror lock up and I believe it works the same way on the Nikon DSLR's. Maybe one of the Nikon experts on this forum will chime in and veryify that, or not.
And the self timer will work the same way as the shutter remote. The key I find to all "moon shots" is exact focus and all equipment needs to be rock steady. At 300-500mm focal length, all it takes is a whisper of a breeze or a footstep near the tripod to create enough movement to blur a shot.
quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 manual for mirro... (
show quote)
Ah! Live View. That's what I thought. Thanks a million. Gonna try this Friday night.
Another thought. Should I shoot in HDR?
quote=Awagner quote=Indi Looked over my D 5100 m... (
show quote)
I guess you could; I usually play with shutter speeds, apertures, and ISO's while I'm shooting, but don't shoot three in a row fast enough to put any of them together. If you do shoot HDR, please share-would love to see how they turn out.
Here's a couple I shot in the past several months. These were shot with Canon 60D, Sigma 150-500mm lens at 500mm (800 mm equivalent with 1.6 crop), heavy tripod, remote shutter release, all manual settings and focus through live view. I can't remember the exact settings on these, but I usually start at ISO of 200, f8 or 9 and 1/125 shutter and adjust from there.
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Nice shots! It looks as clear as what I see with my 8" telescope.
Did you do any post processing?
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Yes, a little post processing in Lightroom; some unshape mask and sharpening usually, and cropping of course. I take these on my back deck, which will move if I move before I trip the shutter, so I take lots of captures at different settings, pick the best and I usually get half a dozen or so out of 50 or 60 shots.
This was shot next to Mobile Bay (AL) using a Canon D60 with Sigma 75-300 4/5.6. Not a very expensive lens. Tripod with self timer instead of cable release. Settings were ISO200, 1/250, f/11. Cropped and did a little contrast and brightness adjustment with Photoshop.
Great crater detail brokeweb!
Wow, I am amazed at how many highways and bridges there to shoot the moon. You only need a tripod, your camera and whatever zoom lens you have. The greater zoom, the more your subject will be visible. I shot the moon with my 28-300mm lens and I got some great shots of the moon. As far as settings, I usually don't go quoting the settings you will need to use because your camera's sensor may not be the same of another person's. So, I will give you a starting point and you can work your way from there.
ISO 200, 1/250, f/14, focal length maximum of your lens and shoot in RAW L or the largest format of your camera.
My settings for my moon photo:
ISO 160, F/14, 1/125, focal: 300mm, RAW, Manual Mode, Timer 2 secs., Canon 7D, Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5 - 6.3
Cropped photo once.
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