MB's random pics thread

Matblack · 29-01-2009, 19:30

I'm not going to be posting all the time but I want somewhere to dump stuff so this is my thread for doing so, consider it a 365/52/7 of a slacker

Popped out just now and tool this, it took me a bit of fiddling around to get anything like a moon and then I realised some fundamentals;

a) you need a fast shutter speed as the moon is a long way away and any movement at your end is going to cause blur.
b) the moon is bright but your camera will probably think that with all that dark sky it needs a long exposure (same as a)) you don't
c) ideally the aperture should be somewhere in the middle I think but my best shot was taken wide open

And I get this

Which with a 200mm lens I thought wasn't too bad

MB

vix · 29-01-2009, 19:32

Cool! Very atmospheric

Haly · 29-01-2009, 20:31

Oooh I like that

Like vix said, very atmospheric.

LeperousDust · 30-01-2009, 04:04

On points about long exposure and keeping things still, i think its better for the picture but to take it you need a remote and a tripod otherwise its impossible without the slightest ever movement/blur. Looks good though

Defo go for a slightly longer exposure i think if its possible though just for some more detail

Matblack · 30-01-2009, 09:38

Problem with this shot is that it really is on the cusp of pixelating, the 200mm just isn't long enough and this was the best of a lot of experimentation. I need to get my hands on a TC x 1.4 in the future or a cheaper long lens

MB

Mark · 30-01-2009, 10:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

On points about long exposure and keeping things still, i think its better for the picture but to take it you need a remote and a tripod otherwise its impossible without the slightest ever movement/blur.

Tripod, yes. Remote, no. You can use self-timer to much the same effect as a remote for these shots. You do of course need a remote for Bulb mode, otherwise it's camera shake ahoy.

Both long and short exposures have their place in this sort of work - short for crisp detail as in MB's image, longer for time-lapse and effects shots.

Good shot though, and it's taught me a few things about my own attempts (which weren't even close, pixellation or not).

Matblack · 03-02-2009, 21:35

MB

Matblack · 03-02-2009, 21:39

MB

cleanbluesky · 03-02-2009, 21:40

I did this using the benefit of a tripod, using timer and after about 100 shots of varying exposure...

Heavily sharpened to emphasise the wrinkles, cropped down to 1 to 1 pixel ratio from 8mp camera

Matblack · 03-02-2009, 21:42

Nice!

I'll wait for a full moon and a clear night before I give it another go, what length lens were you using?

MB

29-01-2009, 19:30	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	MB's random pics thread I'm not going to be posting all the time but I want somewhere to dump stuff so this is my thread for doing so, consider it a 365/52/7 of a slacker Popped out just now and tool this, it took me a bit of fiddling around to get anything like a moon and then I realised some fundamentals; a) you need a fast shutter speed as the moon is a long way away and any movement at your end is going to cause blur. b) the moon is bright but your camera will probably think that with all that dark sky it needs a long exposure (same as a)) you don't c) ideally the aperture should be somewhere in the middle I think but my best shot was taken wide open And I get this Which with a 200mm lens I thought wasn't too bad MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

29-01-2009, 19:32	#2
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	Cool! Very atmospheric __________________

29-01-2009, 20:31	#3
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Oooh I like that Like vix said, very atmospheric. __________________ Halycopter

30-01-2009, 04:04	#4
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	On points about long exposure and keeping things still, i think its better for the picture but to take it you need a remote and a tripod otherwise its impossible without the slightest ever movement/blur. Looks good though Defo go for a slightly longer exposure i think if its possible though just for some more detail __________________

30-01-2009, 09:38	#5
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Problem with this shot is that it really is on the cusp of pixelating, the 200mm just isn't long enough and this was the best of a lot of experimentation. I need to get my hands on a TC x 1.4 in the future or a cheaper long lens MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-02-2009, 21:35	#7
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-02-2009, 21:39	#8
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-02-2009, 21:40	#9
cleanbluesky Abandoned Ship Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 492	I did this using the benefit of a tripod, using timer and after about 100 shots of varying exposure... Heavily sharpened to emphasise the wrinkles, cropped down to 1 to 1 pixel ratio from 8mp camera

03-02-2009, 21:42	#10
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Nice! I'll wait for a full moon and a clear night before I give it another go, what length lens were you using? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"