Red Ring Tupperware Party, Clown Hunting (21)

gjl711 wrote in post #14386310
We have had a break in the clouds but it's really hazy. Not a photographic night at all.
I did take a picture of the moon a while ago though.

Not photographic?
jezzzzzzzzzz louise
Id kill for a shot like that
dang

EXIL?

I got a 40D and a 70-200 2.8

any hints on how I might try to night?

Shoot manual. Start with 1/250 @f/8 ISO100. If you use a tripod, turn the IS off. Using a remote and mirror lock up will give you the best stability. Lather, rinse, repeat.

I did all that, but the moon was low in the sky, so I was shooting through more haze than if it had been more directly overhead.

At least I can honestly say the post-processing was minimal, and possibly I could have improved it some that way. I deemed it as not being worth the effort.

thanks

burnet44 wrote in post #14387583
Not photographic?
jezzzzzzzzzz louise
Id kill for a shot like that
dang

EXIL?

I got a 40D and a 70-200 2.8

any hints on how I might try to night?

It's not from last night. It's the last super moon from last year. Last night the moon came out strong and bright but it was so hazy that it was not a photographic night.

oh ok cool
any more tips
Im gonna try tonight
if the clouds clear

it was bright yellow-orange last night when it first came up
sky was deep blue

would have made a good shot If I could have got one

burnet44 wrote in post #14387583
I got a 40D and a 70-200 2.8

any hints on how I might try to night?

Start with the moony 11 rule.
Aperture a f/11. Shutter speed the reciprocal of the ISO. So ISO 400, shutter at 1/400. Then adjust from there.

So if your lens is sharpest at f/8, that's one stop so back of the ISO to ISO200 or bump the shutter to 1/800.

thanks will do

Dan's suggestions are the same thing I do. I hang my camera bag on the tripod to add stability.

Unfortunately, no matter how well we do the technical part, we're still at the mercy of the atmospheric haze and distortion, and our own failure to remember basic scientific facts like the one about warm air rising. Yesterday it hit 80 around here. It looked like a relatively clear day. But a bad location choice on my part overlooked the fact that I was attempting to shoot a moonrise over a nearby ridge that had sun on it all afternoon. Basic science, warm air rises and distorts.

Here's an example of how not to do it. The cross like structure at the base of the moon is a 300 foot commercial microwave/TV antenna on top of the ridge about 3-4 miles from where I was shooting.

fixes?

Not much fix for atmospheric conditions. A slightly different location might have improved the results, but sometimes you are at the mercy of Mother Nature.

Speaking of Mother Nature, she is dumping on us big time. Lots and lots of rain, the straight down kind. No wind, just rain. My rain gauge is saying I've had 1.5 inches in the last 45 minutes and it's still pouring.

Like Tim said, knowing the conditions and how they might effect things, can help you choose a location that best suits your needs. Thermals can do some strange things....and they aren't always bad.

I saw a great shot slip away last night. There was a cloud that looked almost like a wolf that passed directly in front of the moon. Only trouble, I was in a line of traffic on a secondary road....with no place to pull off when the shot appeared.

In my case part of the problem was that moonrise was shortly after sunset. I should have factored that into my choice of locations. If moonrise had been 3 or 4 hours later, the ridge would have cooled more, and the atmospheric distortion would likely have been much less.

gjl711 wrote in post #14388197
Speaking of Mother Nature, she is dumping on us big time. Lots and lots of rain, the straight down kind. No wind, just rain. My rain gauge is saying I've had 1.5 inches in the last 45 minutes and it's still pouring.

Time to get into the Ark?

Woolburr wrote in post #14388205
Like Tim said, knowing the conditions and how they might effect things, can help you choose a location that best suits your needs. Thermals can do some strange things....and they aren't always bad.

I saw a great shot slip away last night. There was a cloud that looked almost like a wolf that passed directly in front of the moon. Only trouble, I was in a line of traffic on a secondary road....with no place to pull off when the shot appeared.

Thermals can make for some interesting shots.

Too bad about the wolf cloud, sounds like it would have been an interesting shot.