Moon from this evening 8-5-12

BLOWNCO · 6th of August 2012 (Mon)

well here's a try with a 60D and a sigma 70-200 2.8 with a 2x sigma tele

settings:
1/80
f/5.6
iso 100
400mm (640mm) 1.6 crop factor

critique welcome

495 · 6th of August 2012 (Mon)

pretty weak for that setup.

bump up the fstop to f/11, use a tripod, use a 2" delay, disable is and nr.

also, crop the picture and try a different composition.

BLOWNCO · 6th of August 2012 (Mon)

ok tried a few more first one is f/11 the second is f/16 i think f/16 looks a bit better

maybe im missing foucs

f/11

f/16

495 · 6th of August 2012 (Mon)

thats better, you got rid of that ca.

it could use some sharpness. try unsharp mask or some high pass/overlay technique.

BLOWNCO · 6th of August 2012 (Mon)

and last one for the evening

1Tanker · 7th of August 2012 (Tue)

Getting better, but i disagree with needing f/11 or narrower. You don't gain any DoF with narrow apertures of the moon, only advantages from the lens being a few-stops up from wide-open. Diffraction will start softening the shots, as well as driving shutter-speed down. I find around 1 stop down to be a happy medium, most of the time. While i'm no expert, i like to keep to no slower than 1/100 at ~400mm for best sharpness, all while using the lowest ISO possible.

Edit: you can also use LV @10x and MF, to be sure focus is at its best...and MLU.

Bernoulli · 8th of August 2012 (Wed)

The only thing wrong is that it's overexposed. Focus is fine.

Go f/8, ISO 100 and a faster shutter speed, something like 1/250 sec.

BLOWNCO · 8th of August 2012 (Wed)

thanks for the info everyone will give it another try tonight

6th of August 2012 (Mon)	#1
BLOWNCO Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Citrus Heights CA Posts: 192 IMAGE EDITING OK	Moon from this evening 8-5-12 well here's a try with a 60D and a sigma 70-200 2.8 with a 2x sigma tele settings: 1/80 f/5.6 iso 100 400mm (640mm) 1.6 crop factor critique welcome __________________ BLOWNCOFOTO.COM Canon 1D MKIII l Canon 60D l Canon 70-200 2.8 L l Canon 300 2.8 L l Canon 28-135 "for now" Last edited by BLOWNCO : 6th of August 2012 (Mon) at 04:08.

6th of August 2012 (Mon)	#2
495 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 77	Re: Moon from this evening 8-5-12 pretty weak for that setup. bump up the fstop to f/11, use a tripod, use a 2" delay, disable is and nr. also, crop the picture and try a different composition. __________________ With the power of my mind, I make the end of this sentence disa SONY Alpha α230 + Samyang 85mm f/1.4 + samyang 8mm fisheye + 18-55mm SAM + Tamron 70-300mm + Kenko 25mm + Fancier WT3570 My Flickr, My Photo BLOG, My Fb page, My Deviant

6th of August 2012 (Mon)	#3
BLOWNCO Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Citrus Heights CA Posts: 192 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moon from this evening 8-5-12 ok tried a few more first one is f/11 the second is f/16 i think f/16 looks a bit better maybe im missing foucs f/11 f/16 __________________ BLOWNCOFOTO.COM Canon 1D MKIII l Canon 60D l Canon 70-200 2.8 L l Canon 300 2.8 L l Canon 28-135 "for now"

6th of August 2012 (Mon)	#4
495 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 77	Re: Moon from this evening 8-5-12 thats better, you got rid of that ca. it could use some sharpness. try unsharp mask or some high pass/overlay technique. __________________ With the power of my mind, I make the end of this sentence disa SONY Alpha α230 + Samyang 85mm f/1.4 + samyang 8mm fisheye + 18-55mm SAM + Tamron 70-300mm + Kenko 25mm + Fancier WT3570 My Flickr, My Photo BLOG, My Fb page, My Deviant

6th of August 2012 (Mon)	#5
BLOWNCO Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Citrus Heights CA Posts: 192 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moon from this evening 8-5-12 and last one for the evening __________________ BLOWNCOFOTO.COM Canon 1D MKIII l Canon 60D l Canon 70-200 2.8 L l Canon 300 2.8 L l Canon 28-135 "for now"

7th of August 2012 (Tue)	#6
1Tanker Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,052 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moon from this evening 8-5-12 Getting better, but i disagree with needing f/11 or narrower. You don't gain any DoF with narrow apertures of the moon, only advantages from the lens being a few-stops up from wide-open. Diffraction will start softening the shots, as well as driving shutter-speed down. I find around 1 stop down to be a happy medium, most of the time. While i'm no expert, i like to keep to no slower than 1/100 at ~400mm for best sharpness, all while using the lowest ISO possible. Edit: you can also use LV @10x and MF, to be sure focus is at its best...and MLU. __________________ Kel Gear Last edited by 1Tanker : 7th of August 2012 (Tue) at 23:32.

8th of August 2012 (Wed)	#7
Bernoulli Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 799 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moon from this evening 8-5-12 The only thing wrong is that it's overexposed. Focus is fine. Go f/8, ISO 100 and a faster shutter speed, something like 1/250 sec. __________________ Rick rulrich@uark.edu

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