Post your Moon Shots

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Rick M

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V2 & 70-200 f4


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Pretzel

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Super moon tonight, while it was still low on the horizon... caught a cool effect with the glow of the thin haze of clouds too.

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wev

wev

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Well, I'm getting some thing quite odd happening -- lunar madness? These two shots were done within 2 seconds with identical settings and no camera movement. As can be seen, I hope, the differences are very apparent. I have done nothing to the images but crop for size. Both are crap, but that is not what concerns me.

Moon1.jpg


Moon2.jpg


For both:
Focal Length: 200.0mm (35mm equivalent: 200mm)
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Software: Ver.1.00
 
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wornish

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wev said:
Well, I'm getting some thing quite odd happening -- lunar madness? These two shots were done within 2 seconds with identical settings and no camera movement. As can be seen, I hope, the differences are very apparent. I have done nothing to the images but crop for size. Both are crap, but that is not what concerns me.



For both:
Focal Length: 200.0mm (35mm equivalent: 200mm)
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Software: Ver.1.00
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Seems the white balanced changed between the two shots. All I can think of is that when using spot metering the white balance might be measured under the spot only perhaps the reading changed as the moon moved slightly and the edge of the sensor moved from a light to darker area.
 
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Pretzel

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Roy1961 said:
here is my attempt from last night, is it me or do you not get the same detail (craters) with a full moon?
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That's correct. On partial moon shots, you're actually seeing a side of the moon as the sun hits it from the side, so you get the shadows and definition from that angle of light. On a full moon, the sun is hitting it practically straight on, so no shadows to define the features. Imagine it the same as shooting a subject at dawn vs. noon. One is a pronounced shadow, the other is practically non-existent.
 
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wornish

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Had go last night with the D800 it was fairly clear but windy.
Some PP

Not as good as with the V1. Might get a 1.4 Teleconverter - need more gear!

supermoon2.jpg
 
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