Manila full moon at 1600 mm

I want to see the moon! Loading loading loading =(

Copy and paste seemed to do the trick =) Nice moon, now shoot the sun.

ed rader wrote in post #5176005
that full size version is the best moon shot that i've seen. besides having the reach....what else do you have to do to get a shot like this?

ed rader

Thanks, Ed..... reach + good seeing conditions + patience to do a lot of shots to optimize focus and increase the chances of "getting through" when atmospheric disturbance is least (at 1600 mm and 10x LV, the sharpness of lunar features vary each second even without the rig being touched).

Romy

illusionest wrote in post #5176441
that is incredible, simply astonishing. The details are speechless!

what do you mean by compositing 2 frames in PS?

Between 1350 and 1400 mm on the 40D, the full moon fully fills the frame in the shorter dimension. At 1600 mm, part of the full moon was already outside the frame.

I shot with two kinds of framing - one for the upper half and the other for the lower half, then composited/merged the best upper and lower halves in PS.

Romy

ooo wrote in post #5176444
I want to see the moon! Loading loading loading =(

Copy and paste seemed to do the trick =) Nice moon, now shoot the sun.

Thanks, here's a sunspot for you.

Very nice =) now stars?

Another excellent moon, Romy. You repeatedly excel at this!

I still haven't given the 40D it's full workout. I shot the eclipse but was hindered when, even at ISO 3200 and f/5.6, I had to slow down the shutter enough to get blur. I guess I need a tracking mount next time!

PS - that sun shot is great as well!

Wow man. That's impressive--good work!

ooo wrote in post #5176580
Very nice =) now stars?

Hmmm.... stars are tough for a long lens without a motorized mount.

Would you settle for Comet Holmes with a few blurry stars thrown in?

amazing pictures =) you have everything... i wonder... how about a space ship? a ufo?

I wonder if I can duplicate that shot in PS, a large brush and a tiny one

hows this =X

Wow.. that's amazing. Great shot

that's some good moon shot.=) ayos ahh.=) galing!

Breathtaking. I have never seen a finer picture of the Moon. I bet you enjoyed taking it.

Thanks for sharing.

absolutely astounding

Wow............ what ashot the detail is wonderfull congrats

Awesome shot! Well done PS work, too.