The Official Shoot the Moon Thread

mtbdudex wrote in post #16382419
Last nights full moon, cloudy at 7:30pm - missed the penumbra lunar eclipse, at 10:50pm a break in clouds so took these.
Each is 1min 40 sec apart on fixed tripod, T1i + 70-200mm @ 560mm via TC's stacked.

awesome! nice job man

560mm F7 apochromatic refractor with field flattener

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Hunters moon

Last night's moon. It cleared the clouds a little too late to see Earth's shadow

sig 120-300 OS + sig 2x ex dg TC + kenko 2x mc4 dgx TC + 7D
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Pax2You wrote in post #16382689
Last night's moon. It cleared the clouds a little too late to see Earth's shadow

sig 120-300 OS + sig 2x ex dg TC + kenko 2x mc4 dgx TC + 7D
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Is that not the earths shadow bottom RH ?
It just looks darker related to the rest of your exposure level.

I'm pretty sure it is, but its so faint I find it hard to count

wish I could have seen it, clouds were nuts last night in auburn.

Tonight's moon. Will turn red at 01:50

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Why do my moon shots suck? You guys get such good crater detail compared to mine...grrrrr!!!!

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Ace, could be where you are located, might have the light on the moon dead front on so there's no shadows in the craters? Maybe?

Couple from last night not close ups though...

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When you have a full moon as yours is (or nearly a full moon) the sun is shining directly at the center of the moon, and directly at the center of the craters.

When the moon is not full, then the sun is shining to the side of the moon and the side of the craters thus you can see the heights of the craters thus creating shadows so you can see the craters better.

Hope This Helps

Ace and Deuce wrote in post #16383669
Why do my moon shots suck? You guys get such good crater detail compared to mine...grrrrr!!!!

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0533 by Ace and Deuce, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 800 mm
ISO Speed 100

Frustrated!!

That makes sense, thanks!

Inspeqtor - Charles, what sort of PP are you applying to your moon images?

Also, is your set-up rock solid robust?

Youa re shooting it with your Canon - EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM and 2xTC I guess.
You might try ISO200 for at 1/320 speed with 800mm.

Ace and Deuce wrote in post #16383783
That makes sense, thanks!

If you were referring to what I said... then you are most welcome

If not, you are still welcome!!!

mtbdudex wrote in post #16383793
Inspeqtor - Charles, what sort of PP are you applying to your moon images?

Also, is your set-up rock solid robust?

Youa re shooting it with your Canon - EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM and 2xTC I guess.
You might try ISO200 for at 1/320 speed with 800mm.

I don't do a lot of PP on my photos. I do have PSE11 and use that a little to try and sharpen them with.

My setup is I have the Manfrotto 3021BPro Tripod with Manfrotto 410 Geared Head. I also use the Canon RS60-E3 Remote Switch so as to not cause any vibration.

I do not own the Canon 100-400 lens, I do own the Sigma 150-500 lens (see my sig) and I own the Kenko Pro 300 1.4 TC

I have tried using my TC but have not been that happy with it, so I rarely use it.

I have used ISO 100 and 200 finding it depends on the brightness of the moon and how clear the night sky is. 1/320 shutter speed would be way to fast leaving the picture very dark even without the TC on.

Just curious, why are you asking?