Moon @ 1000mm..

Don Kondra · Jun 30, 2009

Greetings,

Waxing gibbous moon late afternoon with the Bigma + ec 20, full frame, resized.

Cheers, Don

Jeffro · Jul 1, 2009

Why is the sky blue? what time did you take this!

It suprised me when I open the thread!?

Don Kondra · Jul 1, 2009

Jeffro said:
Why is the sky blue? what time did you take this!

It suprised me when I open the thread!?

It was taken late afternoon....

This is a couple of hours later, after the sun went down

Cheers, Don

camz · Jul 1, 2009

wow...I must say I've never taken a moon shot before. I like it alot. Especially the afternoon shot. After taking it @ 1000mm...are you still cropping these?

camz
Simply Dashy Photography

Don Kondra · Jul 1, 2009

The daytime shot is full frame, the night one is a small crop...

Cheers, Don

Mark Saint · Jul 1, 2009

the second one is awesome

PhotoXopher · Jul 1, 2009

Honestly I was expecting a little more detail/size from 1000mm. The shot is nice though, exposure seems pretty good.

Don Kondra · Jul 1, 2009

N0YZE said:
Honestly I was expecting a little more detail/size from 1000mm. The shot is nice though, exposure seems pretty good.

As to the "size". Well, 500mm x 2 TC x 2 crop factor is the 35mm equivalent of 2000mm. I was quite pleased that the moon nicely fit the frame.

Not so pleased with the detail. Since I've just recently received this lens I don't know what to expect. I do know that a 50-200mm + ec 20 heavily cropped resulted in more detail and contrast. But that image was taken when the temperature was just above freezing and on a relatively clearer and calm night.

I should have and may still shoot both lenses at the same time.

Perhaps someone who has the Bigma will chime in on whether or not these results are to be expected ??

The image was shot with a Slik Pro 700 DX tripod, Jobu Jr 2 gimbal head and wireless shutter release. There was a moderate breeze which may have contributed to the softness or it may just be an AF issue. Don't think my "older" eyes are up to a better job with MF

Cheers, Don

Moonlighter · Jul 1, 2009

wow, that's an unusual shot) you've managed to reach the moon!

Don Kondra · Jul 2, 2009

Thanks,

Tried again tonight with anti shake set to two seconds... a small improvement I think :sexywink:

Cheers, Don

manaheim · Jul 2, 2009

F12.6 may be your issue. 12.6? wtf? :lol:

What kind of lens is that?

Anyway, shooting closer to wide open might help? Less refraction around the blades? Just a thought.

Don Kondra · Jul 2, 2009

manaheim said:
F12.6 may be your issue. 12.6? wtf?

What kind of lens is that?

Anyway, shooting closer to wide open might help? Less refraction around the blades? Just a thought.

Obviously you haven't read the whole thread.

The lens is the Bigma, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG HSM , I'm using it with a ec 20 teleconverter which is a X2. This combination wide open is f 12.6.

The reason I'm doing this is because I have read it is difficult to get good results with this combination :mrgreen:

Cheers, Don

Sachphotography · Jul 2, 2009

I used to shoot Astrophotography. I remember the first time I got a shot of the milky way around Sagittarius. It was so exciting. I have some old moon shots with Saturn in the picture as well. I need to scan those and pop them up here. IT would def stir up some commotion for those who have never seen Saturn before. What ISO you shooting at? Are you mounted on a tripod or hand held? You should try stacking exposures. Similar to the HDR technique but stacking the same exposure lengths would yield better detail.
Cheers....

Arkanjel Imaging · Jul 2, 2009

^^^ ya, seems like hand held if hes using image stab. Why are you not taking these on a tripod? It just doesnt seem sharp against the sky, even in the night shot.