AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Making distinctive shots of much-photographed subjects like these is a real challenge. You've certainly succeeded with these gorgeous images.

Andy

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

ROFLMAO!

JBGLADSTONE Loc: Oregon

I would like to offer a different photo of the full moon.
Back in October 2018, I was playing with the HDR setting on my 80D Canon. Being old and adventurous plus not knowing what I do or did. I took a HDR photo of the full moon.
Posted processed in ON1 Photo 10. when you look at the picture you see noise, and a softer focus. I use my Tamron 70-300mm VC USD lens, so cropping is a must.
Anyway, I came out with a photo which looks 3D or maybe a better word dimensions of the surface. You can see ridges and crater depth.

I think I will be attempting HDR again later this month to see if I can recreate another image.
John

scooter1 Loc: Yacolt, Wa.

New guy here. How do you and others get the moon to appear so large in the photo. Have always thought that to look incredible and want to learn. Thank you for any hints.

JasonC Loc: Houston, Texas

There are many, many opinions on what makes a large moon shot. But having a long lens, 300mm minimum, mounted on a tripod is fundamental and will go a long way toward making a large moon shot sharp.

Jason

scooter1 Loc: Yacolt, Wa.

Thanks Jason. I'll have to practice alot.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

That looks like maybe one of the best images of the moon that I have seen. Could you please upload it again and "Save Original?"
I'm going to have to try that myself this month, weather permitting, while completing my homework commitments from earlier. May need some tricks for better focus, but that should be fixable.

DWilling

Wonderful pieces, Linda!
Dee from Bainbridge

Rickoshay Loc: Southern California

Wonderful images. And I love your input!

JasonC Loc: Houston, Texas

scooter1 wrote:

"New guy here. How do you and others get the moon to appear so large in the photo. Have always thought that to look incredible and want to learn. Thank you for any hints."

Here is a link to some tips on moon photography.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-560994-1.html

scooter1 Loc: Yacolt, Wa.

Thanks for the link Jason. All the help on settings and lenses is greatly appreciated. I have dabbled in photography for years and am ready to get serious. Really appreciate the help.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

Nah. Sunrises and sunsets never look the same. There have been some breathtaking captures posted here that were absolutely stunning, and that's in the short time I've been reading the forums.

Keven Loc: Grandview, WA

BruceLR Loc: Shoreline (Seattle), WA

Well said, Linda. And, beautiful images.

blame the dog

Hi All,
I just signed up here because I thought it was NOT Facebook and people were here to help one another.
I hope I haven't made a mistake.
I look at all the times I have been to the Grand Canyon and all those pictures and at first view, it seems there is one. I realize I made each image for a reason and I start looking for the reason. Suddenly I have one image and 3, 4, or 5 that stand out in some way. I look in here and think Oh My god, most everyone in here has on average, two arms, two legs, two of a few other things and one head each. I could make one image and be done with you. I think that would be the time I'd have to give all my photo gear away. I just glanced down this first page of postings and have seen a different image in each frame, all impressive. Thank you for that and I hope to see a lot of hints about how to make a camera do many things. By the way, I look at a single person and see hundreds of ways to make an image of them using angles, time of day, backgrounds, foregrounds, and a myriad of settings available in my camera and that doesn't even begin to mention pushing emotions and adding or subtracting light and other things.
Again, thank you all for being helpful, positive and caring.


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