Moon Light

[LusbyMom]

The sky looks so cool tonight.. I took a few pics. It was difficult as I have no Tripod still.

C&C

 

[geminigrl]

I love the 1st pic, awesome.

 

[hvp05]

If you were trying to find spooky I think you landed right on it. And it's so simple, too... merely looking at the moon through bare tree branches. The first one is better, even though it is blurry/out of focus, because the color cast is more pronounced and the moon is more prominent, where it's kind of lost in the second one.

 

[happy_bee4]

Those pics are awesome. Caught the sky and trees perfectly. ((i'm not a camera expert can't give any advice on the tripod thing..)) but I love taking pictures!!

 

[MrX]

I like the first one the best, the color cast is better and the moon seems more prominent in the frame. Ask for a GOOD tripod for Christmas! The stability would have made the shot much easier to achieve clearly.

 

[jbooty]

oh wow those are cool pictures!

 

[BeenSpur'd]

Those pictures have the wow factor.

 

[LusbyMom]

I like the first one the best, the color cast is better and the moon seems more prominent in the frame. Ask for a GOOD tripod for Christmas! The stability would have made the shot much easier to achieve clearly.

Okay so I was outside on the deck with my camera resting on the top rail of the deck. I couldn't see the moon like that. So I grabbed a book and propped the front end of the camera on the book

 

[LusbyMom]

Thanks everyone!!

 

[JEB]

So I grabbed a book and propped the front end of the camera on the book

Try a bean-bag.
Or folded up towel.
Save that 1st pic for next Halloween.

 

[MrX]

Try a bean-bag.
Or folded up towel.
Save that 1st pic for next Halloween.

also use the cameras self timer to eliminate any camera shake induced by the pressing of the shutter release button. A remote shutter release comes in handy, and are relatively inexpensive (i think i paid ~$30 for mine from ebay and its wireless) but the self timer will do in a pinch.

 

[JEB]

Not sure about the seller, but this looks just like the one I got from Nikon.
Remote Control Shutter for Nikon D40 D50 D70 D70S D80

 

[LusbyMom]

Not sure about the seller, but this looks just like the one I got from Nikon.
Remote Control Shutter for Nikon D40 D50 D70 D70S D80

Hmm that is awful cheap. I looked at them the other day and they were about $18... I really need to get one though.. and the dang tripod.. although I wish I had thought of a rolled up towel last night

 

[MrX]

I would stick to the Nikon ML-L3, read that many of the knock-offs are not reliable at all. It sucks that the D40 doesnt have the plug in the side like the D70/D80.

 

[morningbell]

The sky looks so cool tonight.. I took a few pics. It was difficult as I have no Tripod still.

C&C

You are amazing!

 

[jbr13]

If you do a search on google you can find another avenue. There are a few universal remotes for TV's that with a certain code will fire the shutter just as the ML-L3 does.

Here are some sites that talk about it.

Flickr: Discussing OT: Cheap Remote Control for your D50, D70, D70s and D80 -I assume also D40 and D40x- in Strobist.com


Free IR REMOTE for D50 and D80! [Page 1]: Nikon D90 - D40 Forum: Digital Photography Review



long(er) range remote for D40 ?: Nikon D90 - D40 Forum: Digital Photography Review

 

[me123]

AWESOME!!! Love both of them!!

 

[united]

do you notice the face in the second pic? the moon in the left eye, mouth underneath. awesome...