Last Night's Waxing Moon
Nov 29, 2014 08:33:06 #
I shot the Waxing Moon last night at 38.2%. Set-Up:
Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Kenko 1.4X and 2.0X extenders stacked. Focal length 250mm. Both images were sharpened and cropped. Gary
Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Kenko 1.4X and 2.0X extenders stacked. Focal length 250mm. Both images were sharpened and cropped. Gary
1/250, f5.6, ISO 400
1/60, f5.6, ISO 400
Nov 29, 2014 10:25:05 #
Nice shots Gary... if you had any troubles doing the Moon shoot, excluding seeing conditions, you will slowly develop your techniques for photographing the Moon... it took me a while to get my techniques honed... also developing your PP skills on the Moon will also bring out finer details in the lunar surface. I have been shooting "JPG" but I am going to start shooting "RAW" files which will increase the quality of the photos... much more imbedded info in RAW files... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
gwong1 wrote:
I shot the Waxing Moon last night at 38.2%. Set-Up:
Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Kenko 1.4X and 2.0X extenders stacked. Focal length 250mm. Both images were sharpened and cropped. Gary
Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Kenko 1.4X and 2.0X extenders stacked. Focal length 250mm. Both images were sharpened and cropped. Gary
Nov 29, 2014 11:02:18 #
Bruce, Thanks. I had trouble with the magnifier, so I reduced the focal length to 250 and cropped my images. I do shoot RAW, but did minimal PP, sharpening and cropping only. I will post my original (1/60 sec). I had trouble with metering, so I started changing the shutter speed until I got what I liked, notice the 1/60 vs. 1/250. I ended up focusing through the view finder, need more work with the magnifier. I also tried to get HDR shoots, but the moon moved in all three shoots taken back to back, so will try that as well in the future. BTW, I posted in the Pics section and have given you credit for the set-up. I am also impressed with the Kenko extenders. I just need more practice, but very happy with what I got last night. Thanks again. Gary
brucew29 wrote:
Nice shots Gary... if you had any troubles doing t... (show quote)
1/60, f5.6, ISO 400
Nov 29, 2014 12:12:21 #
gwong1 wrote:
Bruce, Thanks. I had trouble with the magnifier, ... (show quote)
Gary, I don't use any metering... I turn AF and auto exposure off and shoot strictly manual... I do leave the Image Stabilization turned "ON" and depress the camera button halfway down to activate "IS" to steady the Moon image for focusing... it is a technique that I had to develop and practice to get good enough at it to improve my Moon shots... I haven't tried "HDR" yet but that is next... it should also help with my Moon photo details...
Nov 29, 2014 16:53:33 #
gwong1 wrote:
I shot the Waxing Moon last night at 38.2%. Set-Up:
Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Kenko 1.4X and 2.0X extenders stacked. Focal length 250mm. Both images were sharpened and cropped. Gary
Canon 7D, Tamron 150-600mm lens, Kenko 1.4X and 2.0X extenders stacked. Focal length 250mm. Both images were sharpened and cropped. Gary
Very nice work Gary. :thumbup:
Craig
Nov 30, 2014 05:42:31 #
Craig, Thank you. I am getting into Astro Photography and with help from brucew29 am having better results. Gary
CraigFair wrote:
Very nice work Gary. :thumbup:
Craig
Craig
Nov 30, 2014 13:39:07 #
gwong1 wrote:
Craig, Thank you. I am getting into Astro Photography and with help from brucew29 am having better results. Gary
Gary. You can not go wrong listening to Bruce or others who frequent this Astronomical Photography Forum.
Craig
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