Re: full moon: what went wrong?
Also, the moon is pretty quick moving - so a multi-second exposure with 250mm lens will surely show just a trail of several moons not a single ball. With 500mm lens you have to keep your exposures pretty short (1/30+) or you will get motion-blurred moon too. So it's about the same with 250mm lens. It can be calculated. Or use a rotating telescope mount. Frantisek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: full moon: what went wrong?
From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, the moon is pretty quick moving - so a multi-second exposure with 250mm lens will surely show just a trail of several moons not a single ball. With 500mm lens you have to keep your exposures pretty short (1/30+) or you will get motion-blurred moon too. So it's about the same with 250mm lens. It can be calculated. Or use a rotating telescope mount. Pan the moon? Sounds like a pagan ritual. Do you have to do this in the nude? The moon and earth are the same distance (essentially) from the light source (Sol). The moon is essentially a rock, so shoot at the same settings you would shoot a city street in bright sun. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: full moon: what went wrong?
Sridhar, Taking a picture of the moon is taking a picture of a landscape in full sunlight! You need the same time and f-stop as you would use on a sunny day. (1/100 second at f 11?) Because most of the framed area is dark, an average metered exposure will try to make the night appear as day. The Moon then is overexposed by many stops. What you have is a cloud of light around the real Moon, because your lens is not prefect and will splash some light near the correct focusing spot. The moon you see above the white cloud of light is an internal reflection of the real moon off of one of the internal surfaces of the elements of your lens. Try a manual setting with a much quicker speed. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This pic is one of my first attempts at the full moon (last month) and Im confused and dissappointed. please check it out and opine. http://photojo.com/galleries/SharedPhotoLogin.asp?album_id=4188 the password is pentaxdiscuss Im confused - which is the moon? the question arises as the bright intense image wasnt there in reality. Is the moon is in the center of the bright image. then how come the 'ghost' image of the moon above it ?? I used a Tokina 50-250 at f4 and this was a multi-second exposure (sorry not sure how long). shorter exposures were not print-worthy (!). whats wrong and what should I be doing next time? thanks in advance. -Sridhar - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: full moon: what went wrong?
I like to photograph full moons for later double exposures with some urban evening sights around Portland, OR. I use a 200mm SMC Takumar, Velvia 50 slide film, and, of course a tripod. The 200mm doesn't give me a full frame image but one that approximates a full moon in the sky a few hours after moonrise. My exposure is like shooting in bright daylight: 1/250 at f 8. This recommendation came from an article in a photo magazine and it works. Good luck, Jim A. From: gibikote [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 00:01:20 +0530 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: full moon: what went wrong? Hi. This pic is one of my first attempts at the full moon (last month) and Im confused and dissappointed. please check it out and opine. http://photojo.com/galleries/SharedPhotoLogin.asp?album_id=4188 the password is pentaxdiscuss Im confused - which is the moon? the question arises as the bright intense image wasnt there in reality. Is the moon is in the center of the bright image. then how come the 'ghost' image of the moon above it ?? I used a Tokina 50-250 at f4 and this was a multi-second exposure (sorry not sure how long). shorter exposures were not print-worthy (!). whats wrong and what should I be doing next time? thanks in advance. -Sridhar - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
