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Post by Peterj on Nov 9, 2016 17:57:41 GMT
Many of you might know about this event Here's a planning tool to identify moon rise and set times along with a day and night map in your area. Happy shooting! |
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Post by hmca on Nov 11, 2016 21:42:22 GMT
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Post by Peterj on Nov 12, 2016 3:17:52 GMT
Some folks might not have a camera with remote shutter release, me for one. The last time I captured the moon about 98% full and used these settings 570mm lens, awb, iso 100, 1/100 sec at f6.3 and a 10 sec timer to eliminate camera shake. My camera doesn't possess manual focus capability. It came out pretty good ... the results |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 15:45:41 GMT
Thank you Helen and Pete for these tips.
As I am getting ready to try and shoot the moon tonight some other considerations have sprung to my mind.
I want to photograph the moon as it rises on the horizon, so a good location with a view of the horizon is imperative. Using Google Maps does come in handy for this, especially the street view, which allows you to scout out your potential spot ahead of time.
I have found that my initial location idea is not as great as I thought, as there are dips in the landscape, which isn't very helpful for the shot I am looking to get. So I went back to the drawing board and thanks to street view on Google Maps found something more pleasing to the eye, which isn't far from my house.
As the article Helen shared mentions, clear weather is a must, which seems to be on the cards for our area tonight. The other important thing to remember is that you get there in plenty of time to allow for set up of your tripod and for you to dial in your settings and compose the scene to your liking. All of this usually takes more time than you think (trust me, I learned this the hard way a few years back).
Even though this is a "Super" moon, to the natural eye the moon will not appear that much larger than usual. However, trying to shoot the moon as it rises over the horizon is probably the only way you can convey that this is a larger than normal moon. So, use the tool Pete shared above to find out when the moon will rise in your area (note that depending on your location it might mean that the full moon is at its fullest before it has actually risen in your area - true for those of you who live on the east coast of the US or Canada).
I would love you all to share your moon shots with us in the coming days here - so shoot away and have fun!
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Post by Inspeqtor on Nov 14, 2016 18:03:40 GMT
Here is what I got last night. Canon 60D Sigma 150-500 at 500MM plus Kenko 1.4TC = 700MM 1/800 f/9 ISO 640  |
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Post by Major Major on Nov 14, 2016 18:05:00 GMT
Very nice, Charles!
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Post by Inspeqtor on Nov 14, 2016 18:06:24 GMT
Thank you Sir  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 18:10:02 GMT
Really nice and clear Charles! Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Nov 15, 2016 4:00:53 GMT
Really nice and clear Charles! Thank you for sharing this with us. Thank you Simone |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 13:04:55 GMT
Well, despite all my planning it seems the world and his man conspired against me yesterday; I ended up leaving work later thanks to a last minute meeting (grrr), which meant that I would have had only 15 minutes to spare at home and to set up at my chosen location. On top of that, the rain and clouds had moved in as I was driving home. So I will try to get at least one shot tonight from the back garden if it kills me! Wish me luck!
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Post by hmca on Nov 15, 2016 14:24:09 GMT
Terrific shot Charles!
Hope things work out better for you tonight, Simone.
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Post by Peterj on Nov 15, 2016 16:04:33 GMT
Well, despite all my planning it seems the world and his man conspired against me yesterday; I ended up leaving work later thanks to a last minute meeting (grrr), which meant that I would have had only 15 minutes to spare at home and to set up at my chosen location. On top of that, the rain and clouds had moved in as I was driving home. So I will try to get at least one shot tonight from the back garden if it kills me! Wish me luck! I assigned myself a Super Moon project for November's occurrence I captured the moon rising Nov 12 & 13 and chose the moon setting behind the Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia on Nov 14 at 6:37 which from US east coast was the closest in time to the 100% full moon 08:52 EST. I've yet to scrub through 50+ captures for my favorites. Since you missed capturing November's super moon you have another opportunity on December 13, 2016. Here's a link that can help you plan providing rise and set times with angles ... TimesGood luck and happy shooting! Pete |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 16:16:23 GMT
Thanks Pete, I have already penciled the December occurrence in, but as it is another school day/night I will have to hope that work won't get in the way this time!
I will see what I can get tonight, although the forecast is not great for our parts, as we are due to get some snow flurries, which usually means clouds.
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Post by kdcintx on Nov 15, 2016 19:29:29 GMT
Charles - Great photo! I'm tempted to get the Kenko extension tubes or 1.4 teleconverter. I couldn't tell if the moon was bigger simply by looking at it. So, I compared it to a previous full moon photo. Here's the result  image
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Post by Inspeqtor on Nov 16, 2016 3:47:34 GMT
Charles - Great photo! I'm tempted to get the Kenko extension tubes or 1.4 teleconverter. I couldn't tell if the moon was bigger simply by looking at it. So, I compared it to a previous full moon photo. Here's the result image
uploadThank you for your kind words Yours looks pretty good also! |
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