SX-10IS moon shot

[BubbaBob]

I shot this just after sunset today. ISO 100, f/5.7 1/500 s. Handheld. I cropped it down, did some curve work, desaturation and noise reduction, all in Photoshop.

http://bubbabob.smugmug.com/photos/431585118_WALxD-X2.jpg (http://bubbabob.smugmug.com/photos/431585118_WALxD-X2.jpg)

[watt100]

that looks good, in fact better than the moon shot I took with an S5

[PhotoFranz]

Makes me even happier that I bought mine.

[BubbaBob]

that looks good, in fact better than the moon shot I took with an S5
Well, the S5's lens is going to give you a much smaller image on your sensor. It's not really a fair comparison.

The curve work was an important part of this image, as the sky was still quite blue and bright when I shot it.

[PhotoFranz]

Could you post the original with no pp? I think I could learn something here.

[Zell]

That's a beautiful shot. Frame-able if you ask me.

[Sarah in VA]

That is a gorgeous shot. Thanks for sharing your settings. I've gotten some pretty good ones with my S5 IS this week, but not that good! I haven't photoshopped them at all, so I also appreciate the suggestions for doing that.

[Bernoulli]

Excellent shot, BubbaBob. You folks might check out the Astronomy and Celestrial section where you can find lots of people shooting the moon as well as other heavenly bodies:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=136

There's also an astronomy equipment forum:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=126

[daniel_1234]

That is a gorgeous shot. Thanks for sharing your settings.

Ditto. Thanks for sharing, at least now I can have some fun tinkering with my old S2. Won't get these results, but what the heck? :-)

[metjbb]

Very nice. :)

metjbb

[wildmike]

i am getting an sx10 is for Christmas. i am interested in seeing a 20x photo vs no zoom. what did you have your lens set to. i would love to take a shot of the moon that good. where was it taken from, i live in new jersey and we have lots of light pollution.

[BubbaBob]

i am getting an sx10 is for Christmas. i am interested in seeing a 20x photo vs no zoom. what did you have your lens set to. i would love to take a shot of the moon that good. where was it taken from, i live in new jersey and we have lots of light pollution.
ISO 100, f/5.7 1/500 s. I shot during daylight, so that's about as much light pollution as you can get. Shot from Albuquerque, NM.

[bsaber]

That looks good... makes me happy that my SX10 arrived today :D

[LowriderS10]

wow...not bad at all...

[rbakeratl]

Very nice capture.

Here's my moon shot also using an SX10. This was taken 11:40 PM, much later than originally expected. It was starting to get overcast and the moon was almost directly overhead which wasn't very nice. This was shot hand-held so it isn't be best quality because it was very COLD and I couldn't stop shaking (I also forgot to look at the ISO setting). But I really wanted to take a picture of the moon that night since it was supposed to be the brightest/fullest/closest moon of the year. Sadly, at around 7:00 PM when the moon was at a much better angle and appeared much bigger I was driving and didn't have my camera or I would have pulled over.

Your image has some very nice definition that I am envious of.

For my first picture of the moon though I think it turned out well enough that I'll try again -- when it is a bit warmer!

http://www.granturismomobility.com/moon5.jpg

[Neel350]

Very nice capture.

(I also forgot to look at the ISO setting).

Your ISO is 400.

here is mine....this is my first moon shot.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/dissel_2007/Moon-1.jpg

f/8.0,1/2sec,ISO 80,crop a bit.... using tripod though.

[BubbaBob]

Very nice capture.

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Your image has some very nice definition that I am envious of.

For my first picture of the moon though I think it turned out well enough that I'll try again -- when it is a bit warmer!



There isn't much definition to be had during a full moon. The shadows are all at their shortest length. The best definition is always along the terminator (the sunrise/sunset region of the moon).