Shootin the Moon

[blaque]

Decided to take a stab at er' last week........turned out pretty decent for my first attempt at astrophotography lol

 

Edited April 28, 2016 by Blaque

[BillM]

Nice!!! The moon can be a bit tough at times.

[blaque]

Ya, it took some trial and error lol

[Rodbender]

Nice shot

[Dave Bailey]

Very nice!

[BillM]

Blaque, you mind if we make this an official 'Moon' thread? I'm sure Rodbender has some great ones!

 

Blood_Moon_Sept_2015 by billmarz, on Flickr

 

August 2014 Supermoon by billmarz, on Flickr

 

Moon by billmarz, on Flickr

[blaque]

Have at er'..........those are amazing, That last one turned out pretty crispy!! The half moons can be a little more interesting too........not just a ball in the middle of a square composition lol. Puttin into one corner and adding the stars also helps as you did in the first one. Cool stuff

[BillM]

I was out for hours trying to get the top one. So many clouds that night, I think I got 6 keeper shots! I wish the ISO was lower but it's not too bad.

[blaque]

Question.......do you use manual focus when shooting the night sky? I tried autofocus using a few differnet methods but was unsuccesful and just switched over to manual

Edited April 29, 2016 by Blaque

[BillM]

It really depends on the lens you are using. When I've got my EF 100-400mm @ 400mm the camera will autofocus pretty easily. I also like to focus via Liveview with the 10X zoom, that really helps. I find the camera sometimes has a harder time with the exposure level (Again all depends on the situation).

 

I always like to use the rule of thirds, I try not to place the subject right in the middle of the pic (At least in POST, during my actual shooting I really don't care, lots to crop out)

[blaque]

It really depends on the lens you are using. When I've got my EF 100-400mm @ 400mm the camera will autofocus pretty easily. I also like to focus via Liveview with the 10X zoom, that really helps. I find the camera sometimes has a harder time with the exposure level (Again all depends on the situation).

 

I always like to use the rule of thirds, I try not to place the subject right in the middle of the pic (At least in POST, during my actual shooting I really don't care, lots to crop out)

 

Ya i suppose it would. That makes sense. I didnt have the patience to keep trying on auto lol. My mirrorless has something similar to what i think your referring to with the liveview and 10x zoom. Ive got whats called "focus peaking" and "focus assist". Which basically zooms in 5X when i hit the focus ring and highlights the area of focus on the subject with a red or green (my choice) highlight. Works awesomely lol

 

I def. see the rule of thirds at play in the first shot..........and it absolutely works. Ill have to keep it in mind.........so many things to remember before you hit the shutter, its worse than swinging a golf club haha

[BillM]

You really don't have to worry about the rule of thirds when taking pics of stuff that far away, I think that Blood Moon shot is a 66% or a 100% crop.

 

If you haven't already, check out a book called 'Understanding Exposure'. It's a great read and will really help you out.

Edited May 1, 2016 by BillM

[blaque]

I've not read that, but I'll def. Check it out

[misfish]

Moon shots like that, are just as good as sunrise ones.LOL

 

Nice shot.