Photographing the Moon

[Tannin]

Here is a different approach: why wait until dark?

No need for a tripod if you get the shutter speed up: 20D, 500 f/4 and Canon 1.4TC, ISO 200, wide open at f/5.6, a 1500th, hand-held, Lake Mungo, outback New South Wales, taken just after sunrise.

[Don Hoey]

Nice one Tannin, and a well different approach.

Its OK for you guys with long lenses.

With my scope I am limited to f13 and trying to focus is a nightmare.

Don

[Andy]

Here's one from last night. 300mm + 1.4x tc, handheld 1/80th @ f8, ISO250
I can't remember taking a shot of the moon in this particular phase before.

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by Andy

Here's one from last night. 300mm + 1.4x tc, handheld 1/80th @ f8, ISO250
I can't remember taking a shot of the moon in this particular phase before.

Thats one top shot using 420mm at 1/80 - respect to you.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Stephen Fox

Thats one top shot using 420mm at 1/80 - respect to you.

Cheers, Stephen. It surprised me as well... I'm a great photographer at 3.30am, it's the rest of the day when it all goes pear shaped

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by Andy

Here's one from last night. 300mm + 1.4x tc, handheld 1/80th @ f8, ISO250

Amazing shot Andy. I did a double take over the handheld bit.

Don

[yelvertoft]

Originally Posted by Andy

300mm + 1.4x tc, handheld 1/80th

You should see a doctor about those stiff joints.

That's quite some technique you've got there.

[bazz]

Great thread Stephen deserves bumping.Excellent shots guys the moon is a good test for your equipment.I use the good old CP4500,just screw in eyepiece and slide into telescope -easy,pitty the LCD wasnt bigger tho sometimes it's hard to tell if its in focus & you don't find out till you download onto computer .First shot is one of those, would have trashed it but decided to give it a face lift in Photoshop.You can really pile on the sharpening with a full moon (second shot) and ajusting in levels helps heaps . In the last shot iv'e converted to gray scale,this gets rid of colour fringing and added a few sign posts of the more famous landmarks.At present i think moons coming up to quarter so keep those shots coming

[Canis Vulpes]

Well time flys and I cannot seem to keep up the Moons cycle. I was reminded of a decent moon by Nick R's photo.

http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...php?photo=9065

So if anyone wishes to photograph the Moon then the next few days should be good. In the United Kingdon weather forecast looks like good clear skies also.

Please see moon phase calender for further information
http://www.shetline.com/java/moonphase/moonphase.html

[Don Hoey]

Well I did try last night. My outfit for such occasions is a bit cumbersome. See post 9.

The scope gives a fixed aperture of f13 which makes focussing a bit tricky to say the least. The scope does not have a fine focus control and in this level of light viewfinder focus confirmation does not work. Focussing is a bit of a nightmare

So the whole thing is a bit hit and miss & I thought this a bit soft. By the time I had looked at this on the pc, shifted position onto the patio, a more stable surface, and set up again the moon dissapeared behind cloud. Waited for over an hour after that then gave up.

Focus is not dead on so I have added rather a lot of usm to compensate.

Taken at ISO400 1/125sec at f13. Exposure increased by 1EV in NX raw conversion.

Don