The moon... an experiment...

[Bishop Gideon]

I took this shot of the moon during the day... Just a kind of spur of the moment thing... mostly I see shots of the moon at night, and I thought it looked interesting to see it during the day...

http://www.digitalfreeze.net/images/pictures/img_4984_2.jpg

Comments? Critque?

[johnleveritt]

I took this shot of the moon during the day... Just a kind of spur of the moment thing... mostly I see shots of the moon at night, and I thought it looked interesting to see it during the day...

http://www.digitalfreeze.net/images/pictures/img_4984_2.jpg

Comments? Critque?

They do look different, don't they. Have you done any post processing to this photograph, and what time of day?

Here is my try at the same thing, taken 1/16/2005 between 4:00 and 5:00 pm:

http://johnleveritt.smugmug.com/photos/14313185-L.jpg

http://johnleveritt.smugmug.com/photos/14313223-L.jpg

[Bishop Gideon]

They do look different, don't they. Have you done any post processing to this photograph, and what time of day?

No post processing yet... and it was about 10:00 am...

After looking at yours, I have alot of work to do... and alot to learn...

[Buddy Thomason]

Thanks for posting these images. What gear are you guys using? What ISO, exposure etc.?

I'm eager to 'shoot the moon' with my new 1D MKII, 500 mm f4 and 1.4 extender. Have only just got it set up on the tripod with Wimberly sidekick etc. so next step is to get outside and do some experimenting myself.

[johnleveritt]

Thanks for posting these images. What gear are you guys using? What ISO, exposure etc.?

I'm eager to 'shoot the moon' with my new 1D MKII, 500 mm f4 and 1.4 extender. Have only just got it set up on the tripod with Wimberly sidekick etc. so next step is to get outside and do some experimenting myself.

With these, I used a 10D, EF 100-400mm wide open (f/5.6) at 400mm, piggybacked on top of my telescope, no T-con, ISO 200, and I don't remember the shutter speed, but probably around 1/30.

Here is a link for more discussion of my first attempts at the moon:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54130&page=1

[johnleveritt]

No post processing yet... and it was about 10:00 am...

After looking at yours, I have alot of work to do... and alot to learn...

I only started shooting the moon on 1/15, look here:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54130&page=1

And, I'm still learning a lot every time I go out. Do some post processing on your photograph (contrast, and levels) to start, then get into noise reduction, and sharpening. You'd be surprised how they look when done.

Here is one that I took on 1/19/2005, just four days later:

http://johnleveritt.smugmug.com/photos/14503007-L.jpg

This one was taken prime focus through the telescope.

[mdmedicgod]

what do you mean by piggy backed on your telescope. My grandfather(when he died) left me a large(in dia) telescope. Its just sitting in his shop. Wouldn't mind playing with it with the camera.

[RockOne]

piggy backed
Some telescopes have drive systems which allow them to track with the stars / planets / moon as they move due to earths orbit. By mounting a camera on top of the telescope in the same axis you can get it to do the same.

[johnleveritt]

what do you mean by piggy backed on your telescope. My grandfather(when he died) left me a large(in dia) telescope. Its just sitting in his shop. Wouldn't mind playing with it with the camera.

On top of the telescope, toward the back see if there's a couple of screw holes to mount a piggyback mount. This is basically just like a mount that acts like a tripod head, where you can mount your camera. Then you use your telescope tripod, and scope just like a camera tripod. Then as stated before if you have a computer drive on the telescope, you can track stars, nebulas, etc.. If you don't have a drive, then it still makes a really steady tripod for moon shots.

I don't have the camera mounted on the following picture of my telescope, but you can see the piggyback mount towards the back, and on top of my telescope, next to the viewfinder scope.

http://johnleveritt.smugmug.com/photos/15141318-L.jpg