The Official Shoot the Moon Thread

I got this one last night. I like how there is a sot of halo around it which was due to it being really cloudy in our area.
And this photo cost me some skin from my left thigh high up and my left knee.
I had my tripod in the shed and had to get it and tripped over.
I saved my camera and tripod but done that damage.
My thoughts are it was worth it.

I got up early this morning, but too close to dawn for any attempts at any stars. The moon was too bright for stars, anyway, so I thought I'd see what I could do with another shot of the moon. This is what it looked like - right side up! Both images have been cropped, the bottom one was enlarged a bit, too.

Roy A. Rust wrote in post #18132995
I got up early this morning, but too close to dawn for any attempts at any stars. The moon was too bright for stars, anyway, so I thought I'd see what I could do with another shot of the moon. This is what it looked like - right side up! Both images have been cropped, the bottom one was enlarged a bit, too.

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Nice job Roy!! Images are tack sharp as well!!

Roy A. Rust wrote in post #18132995
I got up early this morning, but too close to dawn for any attempts at any stars. The moon was too bright for stars, anyway, so I thought I'd see what I could do with another shot of the moon. This is what it looked like - right side up!

Nice job.

You guys getting a bit closer than I can with a 100-400...

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Attempt #358
Canon EF 70-200 + Kenko x2 TC, ƒ/8.0, 384.0 mm, 1/400, ISO 400

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I think you nailed it ! What were your settings, SS, F-stop, ISO ?

Day and night images of Sandia Peak showing the antenna farm on the summit. Full moon shot on September 16.

frayne wrote in post #18134635
I think you nailed it ! What were your settings, SS, F-stop, ISO ?

Thank you!
ƒ/8.0, 384.0 mm, 1/400, ISO 400

Im jealous
nice work

attempt #597060543903930
cant seem to get things sharp

I saw the yellow moon coming up over the hill to the east of me tonight, and thought the color made it more interesting. It was about 15 degrees above the horizon when I took this.

This is a 100% crop of another picture taken during the same session as the previous image. Taken with a Nikon D5200, a Tamron 150-600mm lens at 600mm, and a Kenko 1.4 tele-extender to give a focal length of 850mm. Exposure information: 1/30 Second - f:22 - ISO 2000.

Roy A. Rust wrote in post #18135180
This is a 100% crop of another picture taken during the same session as the previous image. Taken with a Nikon D5200, a Tamron 150-600mm lens at 600mm, and a Kenko 1.4 tele-extender to give a focal length of 850mm. Exposure information: 1/30 Second - f:22 - ISO 2000.

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Nice job on both photos Roy!

burnet44 wrote in post #18135080
attempt #597060543903930
cant seem to get things sharp

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Are you using stacking with any air-turbulence correcting software (like free Registax)? If not that's the likely explanation why you can't get sharper images. At these focal lengths, air turbulence is very obvious, and if not taken care of will result in substantial sharpness loss.