dave lackey
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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?
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
Registered User
You probably should use your longest lens.
SciAggie
Well-known
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
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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
Veteran
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
Snorting silver salts
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...
Last time I can recall seeing it this big, it was substance-induced but the effect wore off a couple of hours later...
wafflecakee
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I just shot it with my xti. Couldn't get a great shot, had to sharpen it lots.
FrankS
Registered User
Weird isn't it, how the moon appears much larger when it's closer to the horizon.
Steve M.
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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 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.
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FrankS
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I just shot it with my xti. Couldn't get a great shot, had to sharpen it lots.
That is pretty darn good!
robklurfield
eclipse
yup, indeed, that is good.
FrankS
Registered User
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
eclipse
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
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Massimiliano
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dave lackey
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dave lackey
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How about some other pics being posted from around the world to see how the angle of vision affects the image?
SciAggie
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Here's my contibution. Taken with 1DsMarkIII and 400 2.8 + 1.4X. 1/500 at f/4
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dave lackey
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Nice, SciAggie!!