Tough Subject

[maddog10]

I always have trouble with this one. I am never happy with the detail that I capture.

 

[danger_chicken]

Have you tried getting closer?

 

[fischfan13]

This is the best "Moon Shot" that I could find...

 

[Pat Kelly]

Really nice Mike.:lol:

Really nice Bill.:angry:

Those smilies tell the story. lol :lol:

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

Rotflmaoooooooooooo @ closer......and bart!

 

[SubMariner]

All these moons remind me of a movie my Uncle turned me onto called, "Hollywood Knights."

Nice Pic Mike.


RM

 

[maddog10]

Hollywood Knights is a GREAT movie.

It will cost me about $9000 to get closer to the moon.
(new lens)

 

[Billy Rocket]

You must be doing something wrong. Watermelons are green

 

[danger_chicken]

Hollywood Knights is a GREAT movie.

It will cost me about $9000 to get closer to the moon.
(new lens)

I can't beleive other people know that movie!

I was thinking step ladder.

 

[F8LBITE]

Thats a great shot dude!

 

[fischfan13]

I can't beleive other people know that movie!
.

Yeah, that movie had a little "twang" to it.:angel2:

 

[maddog10]

Don't make me go get the rail.

 

[iamzrad]

Hollywood Knights is a GREAT movie.

It will cost me about $9000 to get closer to the moon.
(new lens)

Are you using teleconverter?
Much cheaper than a 600mm lens

I've had trouble as well.
I tried to take this lunar eclipse 3 years ago, yeah never got it correctly,

 

[minifoot77]

:happy0007:ound:

You must be doing something wrong. Watermelons are green

 

[chris_todd]

That's a really beautiful shot, Mike! It's hard to shoot the full moon without overexposing it, and yet still get good contrast between the highlands and maria.

What camera/lens/parameters were you using for that shot?

It will cost me about $9000 to get closer to the moon.
(new lens)

9 grand? Pfft. Just mount your camera in a telescope (amateur astronomy is my other geeky hobby). Almost any telescope will do, though some are easier to work with than others. There's a ton of amazingly good astrophotography being done with DSLRs and sub-$1000 telescopes these days (Chinese optics manufacturing has gotten really good in the last 10 years). And where you live, I'll bet the skies are nice and dark - you should own a telescope anyway, LOL.

Say, that gives me an idea... how about I bring my 18" dob down to your place and let you view through it and hook your camera up to it, and in exchange, I go home with a piece of malyasian driftwood?

 

[danger_chicken]

That's a really beautiful shot, Mike! It's hard to shoot the full moon without overexposing it, and yet still get good contrast between the highlands and maria.

What camera/lens/parameters were you using for that shot?



9 grand? Pfft. Just mount your camera in a telescope (amateur astronomy is my other geeky hobby). Almost any telescope will do, though some are easier to work with than others. There's a ton of amazingly good astrophotography being done with DSLRs and sub-$1000 telescopes these days (Chinese optics manufacturing has gotten really good in the last 10 years). And where you live, I'll bet the skies are nice and dark - you should own a telescope anyway, LOL.

Say, that gives me an idea... how about I bring my 18" dob down to your place and let you view through it and hook your camera up to it, and in exchange, I go home with a piece of malyasian driftwood?

let me come and in exchange I'll drive. I haven't owned a telescope in years.

 

[maddog10]

I own a teleconverter, but I have not been happy with any shots from it (they are all WAY to soft).

I was using an old Nikon 4.5/300mm manual focus lens. f/11, ISO 200, shutter speed was 1/640"

Last thing I need is another hobby LOL! You can bring your telescope though and I'll try to get a decent shot

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

let me come and in exchange I'll drive. I haven't owned a telescope in years.

LET ME COME AND ILL EXAMINE AND HOLD THE DRIFTWOOD FOR YOU

 

[Jumbie]

Hollywood Knights is a GREAT movie.

It will cost me about $9000 to get closer to the moon.
(new lens)

I thought the picture was great Mike! I gusse you could get a better picture like this with a new lens lol.

 

[minifoot77]

LET ME COME AND ILL EXAMINE AND HOLD THE DRIFTWOOD FOR YOU

did you just offer to hold his wood? btw very nice picture