Almost full moon

Inkpen said:

Been working on geting that sharp moon..
Here is what I got last night as the moon rose over Prince Frederick.
I did not have a tri pod with me, so this was hand help..
I under exposed by 3 full stops..
Seems to be the trick to grap the detail.
Shot with a Nikon D50 70-300mm

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desertrat said:

Really good, especially with no tripod. If I tried that it would look more like a comet.

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Inkpen said:

Thank you all for the comments..

I think the tricks to get a good photo:
I shot just after it rose and the sky was still a bit light.
Stopped down 3, thats right, 3 full stops.
Underexposed A LOT...thus the black background
Sky was a soft blue.
Manual focus..
and tonight I will use a tripod and a shutter remote.
ANd will see what happens.

After trying for ages, this is the first one to look like a real moon and not a smudge on the film.

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cattitude said:

You should go down to the beach (end of Road) and get a pic of the moon over the Bay. I tried a while back but I'm not really good with my camera.

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Inkpen said:

I just might do that tonight!!

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cattitude said:

It's beautiful..but I think the people in the house on the right thought I was some sort of peeper.

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Inkpen said:

Thats OK..next time..
And you moon is fantastic!!!!
Nice, crisp, sharp with nice detail!!
Full moon tonight!!!
I might check out the other site...
Happy shooting!!

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rack'm said:

Thanks.


I drove all the way down to Chesapeake Beach.....I'd love to shoot the moon down there when it gets dark earlier.......the moon right on the bay would be fantastic.

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cattitude said:

I can do that from my street..but I don't know what settings to use on my camera.

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cattitude said:

I can do that from my street..but I don't know what settings to use on my camera.

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