[ratpack] Re: The Moon
- From: humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:29:44 +0000 (UTC)
Nice photo, John. Good to know there is another photo nut like me, taking
pixes of all and sundry, out there somewhere.
Gonna try the SE corner of the airport golf course parking lot for airplane
pixes this A.M. It was suggested by the airport's head of security when I
inquired where was good, since they eliminated the little "grassy knoll"
where the public could take pixes shortly after 9-11.
If I am not heard from again, been nice knowing you. C
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:11:40 AM
Subject: [ratpack] Re: The Moon
We had a lunar eclipse a year or 2 ago. I set up the tripod, but had do go in
and out of the warm, because it was 13 below temp plus a little breeze. Froze
my ass off, but got these pics. I was fiddling with a lot of manual exposures
and set the timer so I wouldn't move the setup.
JC
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:42 AM, < humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
Out tonight, taking some photos of da moon in its 3/4 full glory. Manual mode
(or whatever Canon shooters are pleased to call it) and Sunny 16 exposure.
The moon is an object lit by bright daylght, so base exposure would be: F/16 at
a shutter speed equal to whatever ISO you are shooting at, and ignore the
meter. I chose 400, so my shutter speed would be ~ proper for the 450mm
equivalent of my lens. VR does help.
Not bad, and I went to equivalent exposures... 1/1000 sec. at f/11, or 1/2000
at f/8 to stop more motion...I am really shaky at the azimuth, much more so
than shooting horizontally. I give my poor VR a nervous breakdown! Oh, but it
tries!
Again, not bad, but I can see for truly sharp pixes, I will need my big tripod,
turn off the VR and use the remote release.
Probably best to catch the moon as it first rises, when the apparent size will
be magnified by the atmosphere, and brace meself really well, in the absence of
my 'pod.
'Zanybody know a good place to observe moonrise? Preferably without a lot of
light pollution and sky glow to interfere with things.
Just another fine day in photoland. Life is good!
Later; C.
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