The Full Moon

[Wyjid]

Thought i'd finally give this a try. the night was beautiful, cool fall air, clear sky. and...

 

[avilamillar]

I really like it, I was going to try a moon picture this night but i only have the 18-55mm lens that comes with the D60 hehe
What lens did you use?

 

[Wyjid]

Pentax DA 55-300mm iso100 f8 1/320

 

[avilamillar]

Thanks my next lens is going to be a 70-300 hopefully ill get a picture as good as yours hehe

 

[astrostu]

Sorry, looks over-sharpened and -contrast for my tastes. The full moon lacks contrast as-is, so to me, trying to make the maria black and the highlands white is like saturating a landscape shot to make it look like cartoon colors. Some may like it, but not I.

 

[512]

quite good, but also for me it's too sharp and the contrast is too heavy. i think that your post work could be less invasive.

 

[Wyjid]

i like it. but here's a more pure shot.

 

[512]

Wyjid's version looks better

 

[Wyjid]

im confused, they're both my version. :s

 

[512]

sorry,it looks like i'm more confused than you

 

[beala]

Yesterday's moon was actually not a full moon. Tonight's moon is the full moon.

I actually think shots like these are better with a tight square crop, and the moon dead center.

Cool shot, though. I'm going to have to try this tonight with my 180mm.

 

[Wyjid]

tried the square crop, but i like the sense of space that the wide crop gives. it's more a "look! the moon is a big ball... in space!" shot than a "oh look the moon is pretty" shot.