Moooooooon

buzzlightweight · 17 Feb 2013 at 13:58

I was playing with my step dads 70-200L is ii and MK2 2x extender and this was the best of the bunch

crescent moon by Buzz_Lightweight, on Flickr

mattyg · 17 Feb 2013 at 14:17

I'm not an expert but I would have used a larger aperture and a faster shutter speed.

There is a lot of noise on there

Or am I miss reading the pic

This was my effort last year

moon crop by mpg Photo's, on Flickr

mattyg · 17 Feb 2013 at 15:00

Actually that halo around the moon could be cloud cover

buzzlightweight · 17 Feb 2013 at 15:53

there was a haze? there will always be noise in that type of shot, there is some on the rich darks on your moon...... no big thou

assalino · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:33

I like the haze

lukechad · 18 Feb 2013 at 21:12

I like!

I took my 70-200 F4 out for similar the other week, looking at it now it seems rather poor in comparison.

Taken with my 550D and cropped like crazy!

Devrij · 19 Feb 2013 at 13:02

They were using 2x extenders so wouldn't have to crop as heavily as you. Yours is a tad overexposed in parts though.

eyetrip · 19 Feb 2013 at 13:13

Think I may have an attempt at a moon shot some night soon

Like what you guys have done. Always found the moon to be fascinating... how it has such major impact on life on earth...

It's made up of particles from a collision of a large object with the earth isn't it?

Longbow · 19 Feb 2013 at 13:40

I took this with a telescope, it's so hard to focus it correctly on a tiny screen though.

A little blurred, but zero crop.

On the video I took of it you can also see a satellite passing in front of the moon.

londonbairn · 19 Feb 2013 at 13:52

if i get a decent tripod/gimbal, i'd like to try and stack a 2x/1.4x with my 400 to get a shot

Devrij · 19 Feb 2013 at 15:27

londonbairn said:
if i get a decent tripod/gimbal, i'd like to try and stack a 2x/1.4x with my 400 to get a shot

Yes! I saw an awesome video where a guy shot this big yellow moon rising over a hill in Australia that was 2km away with a 650mm and 2x extender, and because of the crazy compression there was this giant ass moon with these people walking about in front of it.

found it!

http://vimeo.com/58385453

cokecan · 19 Feb 2013 at 16:50

Devrij said:
Yes! I saw an awesome video where a guy shot this big yellow moon rising over a hill in Australia that was 2km away with a 650mm and 2x extender, and because of the crazy compression there was this giant ass moon with these people walking about in front of it.

found it!

http://vimeo.com/58385453

That is pretty epic!

PistolPete · 19 Feb 2013 at 17:28

mattyg said:
I'm not an expert but I would have used a larger aperture and a faster shutter speed.

This. My 70-200 IS II is sharpest at super sharp about 1/2-2/3 of a stop from wide open so 6.3-7.1 (3.2-3.5 with the 2x on) would probably give great results and would bring the shutter speed up 3 stops or so.

Razor-BladE · 19 Feb 2013 at 17:34

I would have opened the aperture up as well, to get a faster shutter. This is the first moon shot I took a few years back.

lukechad · 19 Feb 2013 at 20:16

Devrij said:
They were using 2x extenders so wouldn't have to crop as heavily as you. Yours is a tad overexposed in parts though.

Yes I've come on here with the ipad and I agree, I edited it on the pc and looked less over exposed on three, time to set the monitor up properly!

Was a spur of the moment shot in my case, I can't remember my settings for it but will try and remember where the 70-200 is at its sharpest for future shots!

Tysonator · 19 Feb 2013 at 21:31

For best result buy an adapter to fit a DSLR body to a Telescope. Then you can get some great shots !