10 shots stacked using registax .

I had great weather, set up camera, tripod, sighted the moons location on the prior evening, got the rise time from the internets, waited, waited, there it is behind the trees, slowly rising, slap, test shot, slap, oops that looks like crap on the lcd, slap, go to manual focusing mode, slap, focus better, shot, slap, slap, shoot, slap,slap, effin crap Florida's state birds are eating me slap alive, shoot, slap, run into house. Load shots, scratch, ugg they are terrible, scratch, delete, delete, scratch, PP like there's no tomorrow, scratch. Note to self never shoot at dusk in Florida without a prior bath in Deet. ( 300MM X DX factor are so so, specially when object is kinda far scratch away)

Well, Korea was clouded over by the Yellow Sands, and we were warned by the government to stay indoors or uses masks. Gee, how I love spring in Korea!

I really like that last shot. Much better than anything I got, but that's a whole 'nother issue.

@ Squamish- where's ET? ;-)

My dopey lessons:

1) check the clock on your camera--make sure you've adjusted for daylight savings time.

2) it's hard to predict exactly where the moon will rise in your location. A few degrees off means the moon will rise over the ugly apartment complex rather than the scenic island. Be prepared to move (if your location allows it).

3) conditions change rapidly during moonrise. I started out in manual and could not keep up. Ended up shooting aperture priority, AF-S, spot metering. Focus was hit or miss. Wondering if I should've chosen AF-C.

This shot was taken two nights ago, testing settings for the supermoon:

D7000/N70-300vr: 300mm, f/8, 1/400sec, iso 100

Unfortunately, a full moon high in the sky is an entirely different proposition than one low in the sky.

D7000/N70-300vr: 300mm, f/5.6, 1/3sec, iso 3200 (darkened one stop in PP)

That's a difference of 11.5 stops!

D7000/N70-300vr: 300mm, f/5.6, 1/25sec, iso 3200

That's two stops brighter (metered on moon) than the last one in 3 minutes real time.

rbid said:
@PB PM: Sharp photo.. it is a stacked one? .. another reason why a full frame is better..

Nope. Manually focused on the moon, settings were ISO800, 1/1000s, F10. I used a wired shutter release to make sure I got a sharp images. I took this photos with the 300mm F4 mounted via the dreaded stock tripod collar too. ;)

mike - beautiful
robert - nice

d3s + N70-200vr + TC17 - handheld

@scoobysmak: Thanks for the tips.. Murphy is always present...
@SquamishPhoto: Wow... can you share the settings you have used?
@PB PM: Sharp photo.. it is a stacked one? .. another reason why a full frame is better..

Here clouds ruined my wishes.. moonrise was nice but foggy.. and today is worse :(

guys, teach me, what's the best settings to shoot a moon? i've a d90 & 70-200 VR2 here.. thanks..

Nice one Squamish! Here is mine, kind of boring as it was too high in the sky by the time I got around to shooting. This is a 1MP crop from the 300mm F4 + 1.4x TC on the D700.

i got skunked tonight. Nothing but clouds and haze. If insomnia hits me again, i might try again, before the moon sets.

Well I took my shot at it, well a few actually. I had a few clouds but think I might have gotten one or two lucky possibles (needless to say I wish I had instant gratification on my F5).

Well here is what went wrong...chalk this up as a learning experience:

-Rule number one, remember that there are 8 batteries in stead of the 4 I normally carry for a flash, caught this early lucky for me.

-Rule number two, don't get really excited when you find you did have a roll of Velvia in the fridge (more on this later).

-Rule number three, remember to grab your tripod mount or buy and extra when you loan your other camera out.

-Rule number four, be patient the moon will appear sometime tonight....uh scratch that remember to reset your watch for the time zone your in and you wouldn't be waiting for an extra hour for the moon to appear (I haven't worn this watch in over a year, I wore it last night when the moon came up, its got a digital compass on it so that way I knew about where I should be looking, needless to say I never reset the time and didn't pay attention to it yesterday).

-Rule number five, just because you see some reflections in the viewfinder does not mean they made it to the film...this leads me to rule number six

-Rule number six, do NOT tighten a filter too tight so you can not remove it....AARRRRHHHH. (I tried a polarizing filter just to see if it was just my viewfinder having the reflection or would show up on the film, uh it was my viewfinder but now stuck with a polarizing filter my 70-200)

-Rule number seven, pack more film because that roll of Velvia expired back in 2009 and even though you still tried to use it...it didn't not want to be used (I admit this is the first roll of film that my camera would not advance and of course this is also when I went back to look at the date it expired, I will say I just had that one a commin).

Well for now that is all I can remember that went wrong hope someone gets a laugh out of it but maybe I got one or two shots of the moon that I will remember (like someone said something similar before...If I could only go out and get a 400mm 2.8 and a TC I can try again on any normal night)

cloudy down here, I can see it, but the night is not clear.

its behind the clouds and the shots show it as hazy, but it is huge.

sigh

plan b... get a Nikon 500 or 600mm and shoot it on a clear night.....dreaming

Crap, it's going to be snowing here in Southern Alberta.

Rain in Sydney for the next few days, so no clear skies unfortunately.

That's ok, I'll just wait the next 18 years or so until it happens again. Who knows, space travel might be viable by then :D

rbid said:
Ibut it seems that your dropbox prevents us to from looking at it.

soory I am new to drop box
does this link work

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15913272/moon/20110318-_PCC9954.jpg

sevencrossing said:
this was taken tonight

1/250 f8 D700 ISO 800 70-200 and x2 converter. Needles to say not full frame

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Photos/moon/20110318-_PCC9954.jpg?w=5700e752

I would like to see this photo.. but it seems that your dropbox prevents us to from looking at it.

The day is nice outside, lets see if clouds will not ruin my photo-session

Well appreciate everyone's response, maybe I get that lucky 1 out of a 1000 shot but not likely. All I could find here was Fujichrome Sensia 100 (slide film that I will have to send out to get processed), Fujifilm 200 (drug store pack of 4X24 exp, it does not say anything like Superia 200 so I hope this is good enough, its blank unless I need to open the package and its on the film canister itself), and I got some Kodak 100 Tmax (B&W). I might try a few other drug stores but this isn't exactly the hot spot for film. I now know next time I visit OKC I need to get more Velvia to keep in the fridge.

I will say this the longest lens I got is a 200mm. Now I do a have a choice, its either the 70-200 2.8 VRII or 200 F4 micro. I will 99% chance shoot with both but just wonder what everyone else would do, or at least try first. I do not have a TC so 200mm is all I am going to get (still will be kinda far off but my best chance for the next uh maybe 20-30years). Plus I might get a good learning experience out of it.

Scooby, you can shoot with either Portra 160 or Ektar 100. I'd go with Ektar 100 as it has really fine grain. If you can't find those locally then buy any ISO 200 film from a pharmacy like Kodak Gold 200 or Fuji Superia 200. I personally think Fuji's low-end consumer films are crap but others swear by them. Your F5's meter should do just fine. Just use center weight.

this was taken tonight

1/250 f8 D700 ISO 800 70-200 and x2 converter. Needles to say not full frame

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15913272/moon/20110318-_PCC9954.jpg

scoobysmak - I also plan to shoot the moon with my F5. I find that my F5's meter is pretty good and should work well for the shot. If you have a camera store near you that has film I would get Kodak Portra, I just shot a bunch of it last week and love what I got out of it. They also make Ektar which isn't bad, but I like the Portra better.

Well without thinking I loaned my D700 out to a coworker so she can convince her husband to let her buy a D3. Well I saw this post about 4 hours after she came and got it...now I want to kick myself in the paints. Needless to say I have this F5 sitting up in my closet just begging for an opportunity and I guess I will give in. My problem is its a little late in the game to get film shipped to me. Any recommendations on stuff that might be locally avalible (I used Velvia 100 before and found I was no expert at film during the process).

The next thing is someone told me to use the sunny 16 rule. I now realize I have gotten lazy and dependant on an LCD screen to say humm thats bad and hit the delete button, now I will go out like the blind leading the blind. I would ask her to return it to me Sat, but she already left on their vacation.

Any tips hints, or if you want to just laugh at me its okay.

I hope there will be no clouds around delhi on 19th .

Super Shooter said:
That reminds me, I never updated my boudoir thread did I?

No B & W Kaesemann Circular Polarizer soup for YOU! (loL)