Comments on: Moody Moon

By: Matt Falk

Matt Falk — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:56:36 +0000

Wow, all very cool stuff! looks like I’ll have to experiment with HDR myself in the near future. Here’s a few shots of a very pink, then yellow, moonrise from atop Squaw Peak in Phoenix, with the sun having set just behind me. I used a Canon EOS 40D for these shots, and I did have to adjust the contrast and gamma a bit to clear up some of the haze – yes, there was a LOT more originally!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/musematt11/3850941311/sizes/l/in/set-72157622126823098/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/musematt11/3851744942/sizes/l/in/set-72157622126823098/

And with only a small point-and shoot, I took these shots of a setting full moon over the rather lunaresque landscape of White Sands in New Mexico… doubly appropriate since I was there to see the Lunar Lander Challenge at the 2007 X-Prize Cup

http://www.flickr.com/photos/musematt11/2010210509/sizes/l/in/set-72157603155005744/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/musematt11/2011092218/sizes/l/in/set-72157603155005744/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/musematt11/2010284457/sizes/l/in/set-72157603155005744/

By: Charlie Young

Charlie Young — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:51:40 +0000

One thing I also didn’t take into account until I thought about it last week: most modern DSLRs have APS sized sensors or smaller so you get a magnification effect when using the same lenses you used for 35mm photography (typically 1.5 to 1.6x). I have been taking photos with my D700 with a full 35mm frame sensor and am not getting the reach I would like with a 300mm lens. I will try some photos with my D200 to see what comes of it. Thanks for all the pointers.

By: Arran

Arran — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:46:15 +0000

Awesome image, I have never had much luck with imaging the moon.
I have had better results imaging the deep space objects.

By: misstcalia

misstcalia — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:03:53 +0000

Booteefull!! Very nice photograph.
Embiggen.. good word.. I can’t wait for the chance to use it!

By: Chris Setter

Chris Setter — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:13:43 +0000

Not HDR, straight RAW from the camera and adjusted in Lightroom taken with a Micro Nikkor 105mm 1/160 sec at f/8.0. All of the settings and Lightroom adjustments are listed under the photo data on flickr.

By: bob

bob — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:30:44 +0000

HDR? Cheating a bit. Also HDR is becoming cliched very fast.

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:01:32 +0000

In case people want to know more about exposure, f-stop etc., most digital photos come with EXIF data that includes this information and sometimes a lot more (although sometimes this is lost in post-processing). All you need to see this information is either a suitable digital-photo-viewing application, or a photo-sharing website such as Flickr (where, unless the photographer has denied access to the EXIF data, you can see it by clicking on the “More properties” link towards the bottom right of the photograph’s main page on Flickr).

Here are a couple of pics I’ve taken of the moon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177653@N03/3051149366/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177653@N03/2495797885/