Practice for the Blood Moon
Sep 25, 2015 21:19:54 #
Sep 25, 2015 21:35:38 #
Sep 25, 2015 21:42:31 #
Greg Brandt wrote:
Just a little practice session before Sunday.
Very nice
:thumbup:
Sep 25, 2015 22:05:43 #
Sep 25, 2015 22:31:46 #
Me, too...
:thumbup:
quixdraw wrote:
Excellent! Never had much luck with the moon -- will be trying again tonight.
:thumbup:
Sep 26, 2015 08:11:00 #
I have been following the discussion and the many excellent suggestions how to photograph the moon. Not sure if anyone posted the equipment used, I might have missed it. I have tried the 500mm Nikkor, and my old 800mm Tokina on the D800E but found the image to be too small and in need of serious cropping, even with the addition of a TC-1.4 (much better but image still small inside the frame). I finally tried the old Nikkor 1000mm mirror lens and added the TC-1.4B on the D700. I find this combination to be nearly perfect, an image larger than this would be impossible to keep in the viewer long enough to capture it. The attached image from last night shows the result without any cropping or other adjustments. It is very sharp (I think) and for the first time I zoomed onto that puzzling white spot at the upper left and it turned out to be a deep crater from a recent impact.
I -along with others- would be curious to know what equipment and process is used by the experts.
I -along with others- would be curious to know what equipment and process is used by the experts.
Moon, September 25
Sep 26, 2015 08:46:51 #
ssymeono wrote:
I have been following the discussion and the many ... (show quote)
I would not consider myself an expert, but I used a Nikon D600, 70-300 vr, tripod, wired shutter release, ISO 100, Aperture Priority, f9, and exposure compensation at -1.0. The one thing I forgot to do was turn off VR. I may try that tonight if the skies are clear.
Sep 26, 2015 08:47:46 #
quixdraw wrote:
Excellent! Never had much luck with the moon -- will be trying again tonight.
Thanks Quixdraw!
Sep 26, 2015 08:48:27 #
Sep 26, 2015 08:48:52 #
Sep 26, 2015 10:14:40 #
Greg Brandt wrote:
I would not consider myself an expert, but I used a Nikon D600, 70-300 vr, tripod, wired shutter release, ISO 100, Aperture Priority, f9, and exposure compensation at -1.0. The one thing I forgot to do was turn off VR. I may try that tonight if the skies are clear.
What shutter speed did you use?
Sep 26, 2015 10:14:58 #
Greg Brandt wrote:
I would not consider myself an expert, but I used a Nikon D600, 70-300 vr, tripod, wired shutter release, ISO 100, Aperture Priority, f9, and exposure compensation at -1.0. The one thing I forgot to do was turn off VR. I may try that tonight if the skies are clear.
What shutter speed did you use?
Sep 26, 2015 17:39:25 #
Far North wrote:
What shutter speed did you use?
I usually use something between 1/160 and 1/320
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.