Ranie, what do you mean exactly by "It was cropped more than 100%"? I don't understand that?? Cropping to me means taking out what I don't want in the final picture. How can you crop out 100% of something and still have a picture?
Shooting the Moon
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Ranie, what do you mean exactly by "It was cropped more than 100%"? I don't understand that?? Cropping to me means taking out what I don't want in the final picture. How can you crop out 100% of something and still have a picture?
Richard500
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Thank you for these comments.... I use my photographs to create personalised greetings cards.
Hi fotojack. what I meant is that I cropped that picture more than 100% so that the moon will look bigger.
Im sorry but I cant find my original file for this picture anymore, but it looks like this if not cropped.
* in photography aside from taking out areas that you don't want in the picture, cropping also meant changing the aspect ration of a subject (magnification).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cropping
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Richard500
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Hey, really sorry I didn't respond to you!!! I was thinking of using either the 18-55 or the 55-200....
Here’s an amusing story about my attempts at shooting the moon.
In Mid December, we were expecting a total Lunar eclipse. This of course would happen during a full moon. The only problem was that it would not begin until 2 AM. I wondered to myself “Why can’t these things happen during the daytime?”
Anyway, two nights before I cleaned my camera and lenses, verified all my manual settings, verified operation of my remote, and put my batteries on an overnight charge.
Now if I was going to be out in the cold for a number of hours, I planned to stop and photograph the Christmas Lights at several houses I’d seen.
I came home from work, picked up all my gear and pulled the tripod out of it’s carrying bag. As luck would have it, the quick release head was missing. My wife and I searched the office. We then searched the other rooms in the house, but no luck. I decided that if I’m still alive during the next lunar eclipse (April 2014), I’ll take photos then. Maybe that one will be in the daytime.
Our only conclusion is that during the mass confusion of wrapping gifts for the kids and grandkids, it somehow got mixed in with the trash and was tossed. Fortunately, it was an inexpensive tripod (Wal-Mart Special) and can be easily replaced.
Is there a moral? Probably to just put things away when you’re through with them.
In Mid December, we were expecting a total Lunar eclipse. This of course would happen during a full moon. The only problem was that it would not begin until 2 AM. I wondered to myself “Why can’t these things happen during the daytime?”
Anyway, two nights before I cleaned my camera and lenses, verified all my manual settings, verified operation of my remote, and put my batteries on an overnight charge.
Now if I was going to be out in the cold for a number of hours, I planned to stop and photograph the Christmas Lights at several houses I’d seen.
I came home from work, picked up all my gear and pulled the tripod out of it’s carrying bag. As luck would have it, the quick release head was missing. My wife and I searched the office. We then searched the other rooms in the house, but no luck. I decided that if I’m still alive during the next lunar eclipse (April 2014), I’ll take photos then. Maybe that one will be in the daytime.
Our only conclusion is that during the mass confusion of wrapping gifts for the kids and grandkids, it somehow got mixed in with the trash and was tossed. Fortunately, it was an inexpensive tripod (Wal-Mart Special) and can be easily replaced.
Is there a moral? Probably to just put things away when you’re through with them.
Ruidoso Bill
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I just leave my quick release plate on the camera all the time, easier than looking for it.
Thanks Yibel. I'll keep that in mind for the future. I've gone out and bought another tripod (same model). My plan now is to manufacture a Panorama head that will fit on the old tripod. I've gotten hold of some 3/8 HDPE (high density polyetheline) that is very rigid but also very lightweight, and hopefully before the end of winter I'll have something functional.