My tripod was useless for moon shot...
Jan 21, 2019 08:45:00 #
The blood moon and eclipse last night were spectacluar, but it’s position (directly above me) rendered my tripod impossible to use...had to stick with handheld shots, which were less than sharp...
Could not position the tripod and my Nikon 7500 in a way that would allow me to see and focus on the moon in live view....
How do more seasoned photographers address this issue? I am sure there is a fix that I am not clever enough to have figured out....
Could not position the tripod and my Nikon 7500 in a way that would allow me to see and focus on the moon in live view....
How do more seasoned photographers address this issue? I am sure there is a fix that I am not clever enough to have figured out....
Jan 21, 2019 08:48:30 #
Jan 21, 2019 08:49:10 #
Does your location preclude viewing the moon earlier, before it's directly overhead?
EDIT - oops, eclipse timing....sorry
EDIT - oops, eclipse timing....sorry
Jan 21, 2019 08:52:01 #
Linda,
Oh I have great shots of the moon rising and when it is not directly overhead...I should have clarified that I was talking about eclipse last night....
Oh I have great shots of the moon rising and when it is not directly overhead...I should have clarified that I was talking about eclipse last night....
Jan 21, 2019 08:53:52 #
lyndacast wrote:
Oh right, the eclipse, sorry!Linda,
Oh I have great shots of the moon rising and when it is not directly overhead...I should have clarified that I was talking about eclipse last night....
Oh I have great shots of the moon rising and when it is not directly overhead...I should have clarified that I was talking about eclipse last night....
Jan 21, 2019 08:57:19 #
A chair / stool so you would sit below the tripod adjusted to point directly up, including the legs at different length?
Jan 21, 2019 08:58:20 #
Another possible suggestion, a different tripod head. I've had a similar problem with astronomical photography.
Jan 21, 2019 08:59:46 #
pesfls wrote:
A right angle viewfinder adapter, for future reference
The right angle viewer also comes in handy for "normal" shots in a low tripod.
It greatly saves your neck.
Jan 21, 2019 09:04:17 #
lyndacast wrote:
The blood moon and eclipse last night were spectacluar, but it’s position (directly above me) rendered my tripod impossible to use...had to stick with handheld shots, which were less than sharp...
Could not position the tripod and my Nikon 7500 in a way that would allow me to see and focus on the moon in live view....
How do more seasoned photographers address this issue? I am sure there is a fix that I am not clever enough to have figured out....
Could not position the tripod and my Nikon 7500 in a way that would allow me to see and focus on the moon in live view....
How do more seasoned photographers address this issue? I am sure there is a fix that I am not clever enough to have figured out....
Does your screen articulate? I often go to live view just so I can put the camera low or high and see the image on the screen instead of through the viewfinder. Not familiar with Nikon, so just guessing here.
Jan 21, 2019 09:05:28 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
A chair / stool so you would sit below the tripod adjusted to point directly up, including the legs at different length?
That’s what I and several others in our group did. Others were using their camera’s fold out / articulated LCD screens.
Hugh
Jan 21, 2019 09:06:19 #
Last night for the blood moon and the solar eclipse of 2017, I learned the extreme value of the Pentax K1 flip up & articulating rear LED screen! Minimally a flip up LED screen is requisite for objects near the zenith of the sky.
Jan 21, 2019 09:10:49 #
Did not think about flipping the LCD screen (duh), and a stool or low chair might have helped, too.
Will try these fixes next time the moon is at its zenith and I am wanting to take moon shots!
Thanks, everyone!
Will try these fixes next time the moon is at its zenith and I am wanting to take moon shots!
Thanks, everyone!
Jan 21, 2019 09:43:23 #
lyndacast wrote:
The blood moon and eclipse last night were spectacluar, but it’s position (directly above me) rendered my tripod impossible to use...had to stick with handheld shots, which were less than sharp...
Could not position the tripod and my Nikon 7500 in a way that would allow me to see and focus on the moon in live view....
How do more seasoned photographers address this issue? I am sure there is a fix that I am not clever enough to have figured out....
Could not position the tripod and my Nikon 7500 in a way that would allow me to see and focus on the moon in live view....
How do more seasoned photographers address this issue? I am sure there is a fix that I am not clever enough to have figured out....
You could have just locked focus and exposure while hand held and then mounted the camera on the tripod for the shot. Moving the camera a couple of feet isin't going to affect the focus on something a couple of hundred thousand miles away. If you don't have an articulated screen just hold a small mirror under the back of the camera to check that you have the moon properly in the frame.
Jan 21, 2019 10:43:43 #
This is how I ended up doing it with my D5500. Made one leg short, let it stick out flat and lean the tripod on it. That + gymball head + articulated display.
Jan 21, 2019 10:52:28 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
For shorter lenses, I have rotated the camera so that the tilt adjustment becomes my elevation adjustment, since the "as intended" elevation adjustment range is limited. That is more problematic, though, with a larger lens. Once I move away from "level and plumb," things get out of balance and want to rotate around the mounting screw if everything isn't really tight.
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