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Hi all,
I tried my hand at a moon shot tonight.
This was my best result and I thought I would put in in the critique gallery in the hope of learning how to improve it next time.
Thanks for looking,
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
| Lens: | 70-200L f2.8 IS II |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | Full Moon |
| Username: | 
canonfan46 |
| Uploaded: | 21 Dec 2010 - 10:03 PM |
| Tags: | Landscape / travel |
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Wow! amazing photo...Great detail. Where did you take this from because i havn't been able to see the moon for ages because of clouds!
Regards Mitchell
yes sylvia, I just got that lens last week and so far it is the most impressive piece of kit yet. Absolutely brillient lens.
I know what you mean Michael, I had to go about 10 miles out of town to get away from the lights and mist.
Thanks all
I think you already know how good this is. Actually, given the right gear and a good photographer, the moon does not present a difficult photograph. You have the gear, the skill, a bright clear night and a full moon.
I start at 1/125 @ f8 and ISO100 and check the LCD. A fastish shutter speed is necessary as the moon moves quite quickly. 320mm is not enough to get an image this size, so I assume some heavy cropping of the 51MB file too.
Paul
Nothing really to say, here. There are two types of moon photos: the good ones, which all look basically the same, and the bad ones. Yours is a good one: it's sharp, well exposed and full of detail. The only real improvement can come from using a longer lens to fill more of the frame and let you crop less.
Thanks Paul, but no, I dident know.....but I did think it was a good image.
I dont know anyone else who is into photography in any way, so I have little oportunity to get feed back from anyone experienced.
That why I put this in the critique gallery, to see if the experts agreed with my thoughts, and if so, get a confidence boost also.
The settings were F5.6 - 1/500 - ISO100 (basically the same as Pauls rec settings)
I also shot this with a 1.4x tc and also a 400L f5.6 but for some reason all the best results were on the 70-200L on its own. (despite the heavy cropping)
Thanks everyone for your c+c's, all very encouraging and greatly appreciated.
John
Were you using a tripod? The 400mm f/5.6L has no image stabilization so you'll need a shutter speed of 1/(400x1.6) = 1/640s or faster to minimize camera shake if hand-holding. This will require ISO-400+, which will bring more noise; noise reduction also eats detail. Either a slow shutter or overly aggressive noise reduction could explain why the 400mm version was less good.
For an image like this, with a plain background, the best way to do noise reduction is to make a duplicate layer and do the noise reduction there. Then erase the moon from the duplicate layer so the original one shows through. This means that you get a noiseless background without losing detail on the subject.
I did use a tripod with a remote control in all the shots but started at the short end first.
I think my problem was that it was -16 degrees where I was and bitterly cold....................
After about 5 minutes, I was only interested in getting back into the car so as the 70-200 got first try, I think I will ignore the results of the rest as being unfair conditions.
Thanks again to the critique team for their feedback which is extremely useful to a lone amateur like myself.
Cheers and Merry Xmas
John
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