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<blockquote data-quote="Lakeside Annie" data-source="post: 151053" data-attributes="member: 14240"><p>Hi Tiefighter... I'm new here, too. However, I've had my D3100 since Christmas, 2010.</p><p>About picture hosting? I use <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>. You can also post your shots here on Nikonites in your own Gallery. This makes them easy, no wait, EASY to grab and place in your posts.</p><p></p><p>That being said, I'm actually going to post a photo linked from my Flickr page to talk about your moon experiment.</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557441/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5133/5541557441_c152d26b89_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557441/" target="_blank">DSC_0542_crop2</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lzaras/" target="_blank">Lakeside Annie</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>FIRST things first... are you using a tripod? What lens are you using? Do you have a remote shutter release? </p><p>I linked my shot from Flickr because you can go to the "Additional Info: Settings" to see all kinds of things about that shot. I've seen better, clearer shots of the moon and it's surface, but for the equipment I have, I thought this was one of my better shots. </p><p></p><p>I used a tripod. I also used the Nikon MC-DC2 (<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=580879&is=REG&Q=&A=details" target="_blank">Nikon MC-DC2 Remote Release Cord 25395 B&H Photo Video</a>). And my only zoom lens I own, the 55-300 <span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> f/4.5-5.6. Auto focus wasn't working too well for me, so I'd use Auto Focus to get a general, initial focus on the perimeter of the moon. Then, I'd turn off Auto Focus and manually fiddle ever so gently with the manual focus ring. ISO for this shot was set to 800. F11. 1/100 of a second exposure. Then, I'd check my shot preview, zooming in as much as I could to make sure my shot was as clear as I could tell on the camera's lcd. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Once loaded on my computer I cropped the heck out of the shot and made a few adjustments for clarity/sharpness. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">ETA:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Oh, and just for comparison's sake, here's the original without cropping or enhancements.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557261/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5017/5541557261_79ba1c6e7c_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557261/" target="_blank">DSC_0542</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lzaras/" target="_blank">Lakeside Annie</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lakeside Annie, post: 151053, member: 14240"] Hi Tiefighter... I'm new here, too. However, I've had my D3100 since Christmas, 2010. About picture hosting? I use [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/"]Flickr[/URL]. You can also post your shots here on Nikonites in your own Gallery. This makes them easy, no wait, EASY to grab and place in your posts. That being said, I'm actually going to post a photo linked from my Flickr page to talk about your moon experiment. [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557441/"][IMG]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5133/5541557441_c152d26b89_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557441/"]DSC_0542_crop2[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/lzaras/"]Lakeside Annie[/URL], on Flickr FIRST things first... are you using a tripod? What lens are you using? Do you have a remote shutter release? I linked my shot from Flickr because you can go to the "Additional Info: Settings" to see all kinds of things about that shot. I've seen better, clearer shots of the moon and it's surface, but for the equipment I have, I thought this was one of my better shots. I used a tripod. I also used the Nikon MC-DC2 ([URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=580879&is=REG&Q=&A=details"]Nikon MC-DC2 Remote Release Cord 25395 B&H Photo Video[/URL]). And my only zoom lens I own, the 55-300 [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] f/4.5-5.6. Auto focus wasn't working too well for me, so I'd use Auto Focus to get a general, initial focus on the perimeter of the moon. Then, I'd turn off Auto Focus and manually fiddle ever so gently with the manual focus ring. ISO for this shot was set to 800. F11. 1/100 of a second exposure. Then, I'd check my shot preview, zooming in as much as I could to make sure my shot was as clear as I could tell on the camera's lcd. Once loaded on my computer I cropped the heck out of the shot and made a few adjustments for clarity/sharpness. ;) ETA: Oh, and just for comparison's sake, here's the original without cropping or enhancements. [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557261/"][IMG]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5017/5541557261_79ba1c6e7c_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzaras/5541557261/"]DSC_0542[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/lzaras/"]Lakeside Annie[/URL], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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