That old Devil Moon
Jan 13, 2019 02:34:16 #
Cyberkinesis70
Loc: Northern Colorado
A few days ago someone was asking about taking pictures of the Blood Moon on January 20th. He/She was asking about using a D3400. Of course, I replied that the D3400 is more than capable and showed a example tat I took. Tonight when I was coming home from work, I saw a great waxing crescent. I got home and it was right above my neighbor's house. I didn't use my D3400, because I loaned it to my daughter. I used my D5600 and the 70-300 kit lens from the D3400. I bracketed exposures and this was the best. It was on a tripod at 300 mm and used a remote shutter release. 1/60 sec, f8 ISO 100. I used After shot Pro 3 to finish the raw image and cropped a whole bunch. In fact, this is down to 1 megapixel. The kit lens was pretty sharp as always. Since the sensor on this camera is the same as the D3400 I would expect the same result. BTW, this is at 78%. i looked at it at 200% and it was still pretty sharp. a I wish the person that was inquiring the best of luck on the 20th.
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Jan 13, 2019 13:32:46 #
Cyberkinesis70
Loc: Northern Colorado
Thanks, I would rather share my technique and hopefully, alleviate some of the frustrations we all have. I like bracketing. You bet I had a bunch of throwaways. Luckily, digital is cheap and not as big a loss as with film.
Jan 13, 2019 22:39:44 #
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Jan 14, 2019 17:12:34 #
Cyberkinesis70 wrote:
A few days ago someone was asking about taking pic... (show quote)
I think that was me (he) and I thank you for all the info. It’s how I will learn. Just got a new and more capable tripod. I have learned a lot from this site and my experiences to be more prepared for these shots. Thank you for sharing your experiences and shots to help me improve. If I manage to get an acceptable shot, I will post it.
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Jan 14, 2019 20:39:49 #
scooter1
Loc: Yacolt, Wa.
Beautiful sharp photo.
Cyberkinesis70 wrote:
Good luck and may the skies be clear for you.
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