FULL MOON Jan 19 '11. C&C.

[Tight Knot]

I think it's good, let me know.
Lens:EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Shot at 250 mm Exposure:Manual exposure, 1/800 sec, f/8, ISO 100

 

[reznap]

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[reznap]

Must have been bright as hell to get a 1/800 shutter speed. I'd expect 1/200, two whole stops more.

Nice and sharp, no chromatic aberration.

I think the moon looks best when it's not full though, so you get some detail in the craters and some shadow.

 

[arcooke]

Must have been bright as hell to get a 1/800 shutter speed. I'd expect 1/200, two whole stops more.

Nice and sharp, no chromatic aberration.

I think the moon looks best when it's not full though, so you get some detail in the craters and some shadow.

Yes, the moon was extremely bright last night. I was out looking at it.. and actually saw a shooting star fly by right next to it for the 2nd time in my life. I know those are common, I just never see being that I'm in the city.

 

[ayeelkay]

Looks nice! A lot of empty space at the bottom. But the moon itself is very clear, very nice!

 

[Tight Knot]

Must have been bright as hell to get a 1/800 shutter speed. I'd expect 1/200, two whole stops more.

Nice and sharp, no chromatic aberration.

I think the moon looks best when it's not full though, so you get some detail in the craters and some shadow.

The full moon is always MUCH brighter (can be anywhere from 1 - 2 stops brighter than the night before or after the full moon. Last night I had a much lower shutter speed.
Definitely agree that the moon looks best when NOT full, but I'm trying to do a series of moons, from new moon, to 1/4 moon, to 1/2 moon to 3/4 moon, to full moon and then the same stops back to new moon, and to present it as a time line.

 

[Tight Knot]

Must have been bright as hell to get a 1/800 shutter speed. I'd expect 1/200, two whole stops more.

Nice and sharp, no chromatic aberration.

I think the moon looks best when it's not full though, so you get some detail in the craters and some shadow.

Yes, the moon was extremely bright last night. I was out looking at it.. and actually saw a shooting star fly by right next to it for the 2nd time in my life. I know those are common, I just never see being that I'm in the city.

I would love to find out when the next meteor shower is supposed to be, go out far from the city lights and set up my camera, I imagine there could be some really good photos taken.

 

[Tight Knot]

Looks nice! A lot of empty space at the bottom. But the moon itself is very clear, very nice!

Thanks, I was trying to keep to the rule of 1/3rds, hence the extra space bottom and left.

 

[jrphoto]

Great shot, i was planning on shooting last night, but it was to cloudy... Hopefully tonight will be better!

 

[Tight Knot]

Great shot, i was planning on shooting last night, but it was to cloudy... Hopefully tonight will be better!

Thank you.
Just remember, it will be much brighter as a full moon, and you will have to play with your exposure. It's not easy to get a proper manual focus, because you don't have the shadows of the craters, but if you look for and focus on 1 of the bright sharp dots on the surface, that will help you gain good focus (on the flip side, with all the shadows from the craters when it's not a full moon, it is also easier to tell if the shot is out of focus or not).

Good luck!!:thumbup:

 

[Undo]

Great capture! I love shooting the moon.

 

[SlickSalmon]

Excellent!

 

[PASM]

Looks good for 250mm. Nice image!

 

[flightless_beaker]

Looks nice! A lot of empty space at the bottom. But the moon itself is very clear, very nice!

Thanks, I was trying to keep to the rule of 1/3rds, hence the extra space bottom and left.

Hear that. Wouldn't hurt to crop a bit of the bottom off. Just my 2 cents though Otherwise that's pretty cool.

I would love to find out when the next meteor shower is supposed to be, go out far from the city lights and set up my camera, I imagine there could be some really good photos taken.

I like that idea :thumbup: I kinda want to do it now. Too bad I live by NYC and there's a lot of light pollution. Gotta branch out for that.