Super Moon with Leica R4 and Ilford 100 film

[dave lackey]

Hmmm...late to the party, I guess but it might be fun to set the tripod up on the patio tonight. So, please help me with shooting the Super Moon.:angel:

I rarely have done this kind of photography and then only with Nikon D2H/D2X cameras so film will be a different experience.😱

For the heck of it, I could try the M3 with TriX... or not?

 

[FrankS]

You probably should use your longest lens.

 

[SciAggie]

From my digital experience I can only say to remember you are actually shooting in sunshine (reflected). I generally shoot at about 1/250 and f/8 ISO 400 and bracket the exposure. I know that will get you close.

 

[dave lackey]

Well, I am screwed....just popped up over the horizon and all I have is a 200mm lens on the D40. Shame ya can't tape lenses together for longer reach.🙄

 

[NickTrop]

In my area - yeah, it's pretty big, but swear I've seen bigger :/ If it wasn't in the news I'd never have noticed it...

 

[johannielscom]

Well, it looked pretty big here tonight.

Last time I can recall seeing it this big, it was substance-induced but the effect wore off a couple of hours later...

😛

 

[wafflecakee]

I just shot it with my xti. Couldn't get a great shot, had to sharpen it lots.

 

[FrankS]

In my area - yeah, it's pretty big, but swear I've seen bigger :/ If it wasn't in the news I'd never have noticed it...

Weird isn't it, how the moon appears much larger when it's closer to the horizon.

 

[Steve M.]

Right. It's a wonderful example of how you cannot trust your senses. We know the moon is the same size whether it's up in the sky or on the horizon, yet our brains falsely make it bigger. Maybe because it's learned behavior that anything on the horizon must be pretty close.

I once heard of a case where a person who had been blind from birth and was later able to gain sight as an adult through an operation. After a terrifying time of it they finally requested that their vision be taken back away. The zooming of autos, the way people loomed larger as they got nearer, etc are all learned. It's impossible to learn it after a certain age.

 

[FrankS]

I just shot it with my xti. Couldn't get a great shot, had to sharpen it lots.

That is pretty darn good!

 

[robklurfield]

yup, indeed, that is good.

That is pretty darn good!

 

[FrankS]

Right. It's a wonderful example of how you cannot trust your senses. We know the moon is the same size whether it's up in the sky or on the horizon, yet our brains falsely make it bigger. Maybe because it's learned behavior that anything on the horizon must be pretty close.

I once heard of a case where a person who had been blind from birth and was later able to gain sight as an adult through an operation. After a terrifying time of it they finally requested that their vision be taken back away. The zooming of autos, the way people loomed larger as they got nearer, etc are all learned. It's impossible to learn it after a certain age.

I used to think it was the earth's atmosphere acting as a sort of magnifying lens, but you are correct, it's just a brain thing.

 

[robklurfield]

Dave Lackey, that moon is getting high in the sky now. Why haven't you processed, dried, scanned and posted anything yet? I'm waiting impatiently here.

 

[jarski]

Weird isn't it, how the moon appears much larger when it's closer to the horizon.

or in Hollywood 😛

 

[Massimiliano]

Super Moon

Super Moon

Another Super Moon from northern Italy (45°33′43″N 12°14′11″E). Canon 300D + Nikon 200/4 AI.

Good night!

Massimiliano

 

[dave lackey]

I dunno, I used the R4 and the moon came out red!😛

 

[dave lackey]

Didn't buy that, eh?

So, here is the Super Moon rising in Atlanta, best I could do with the equipment...

Using the D40 w/ 200mm lens:

And here is the Super Moon at about 10:30pm:

 

[dave lackey]

How about some other pics being posted from around the world to see how the angle of vision affects the image?😎

 

[SciAggie]

Here's my contibution. Taken with 1DsMarkIII and 400 2.8 + 1.4X. 1/500 at f/4

 

[dave lackey]

Nice, SciAggie!!😀