THE MOON

[gonzo]

Here's me tribute to lunacy :lol:

All three links are gone :(

[pilgrim]

Edited due to broken link

[Sharkbait]

Those are AWESOME!!! :D

[Lula]

Those pictures are so cool :shock:
Love them :wink:

[fadingaway1986]

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[james m]

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[Digital Matt]

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[gonzo]

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v105/vonnagy/IMG_6328.jpg

[kwjones]

Is using a telescope for moon pics considered cheating?



http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v225/kwjones/DSC01293.jpg

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v225/kwjones/DSC00878.jpg

[Luminosity]

WOW ! Noice, Noice ! :shock: :thumbsup: !

The last one resembles a watermelon lol.

[cowbert098]

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[DarkEyes]

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[Daniel]

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[daniel_p]

WOWOWOWOW!!!!!!! The ones through the telescope are amazing! What magnification were you using? I wish I had a telescope :cry:

[Alison]

I love the detailed moon shots, beautiful. Here's one from a vacation in MN a few years ago...
http://www.stalleyphotography.com/Art/moon1-largersize.jpg

[dezmaas]

Edited due to broken link

[Corry]

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/core_17/moonfinal.jpg

[Slowboat]

http://www.pbase.com/image/28356112.jpg
1/250s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso100

[airgunr]

My first attempt at a moon shot.

A pity that it's no longer here for us to see :cry:

800mm (80-400mm lense with 2x teleconverter)
Kodak Gold 100
F8
1/50s
No editing of any kind.

[pilgrim]

Edited due to broken link

[hobbes28]

Core, that shot is bada**. The rest are also good.

[Corry]

Hey, thanks guys!

[blacktypes]

Edited due to broken link

[CrazyAva]

This was my first time trying to take pictures of the moon. It was July 31st and it was a blue moon (2nd full moon in one month) So, I thought I would take a picture..........

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d635b3127cceb41ef1a47db40000001610

[Goofup]

Edited due to broken link

[daniel_p]

How do you guys take such clear photos through a telescope? Surely you don't just stick the camera lens in the telescope eyepiece, like you do with your eye? Because I tried to take a few shots of the moon that way (through my 10x50 binoculars), and the best one I could get is this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/d_puiu/moon_binos_800x600.jpg
And honestly, I don't think it can get better than that, using this method. Can it?
kwjones' pics are extremely sharp and well focused, and to top it all up, they're sized down! For the love of God and all that is holy, what equipment were you using? :D

[pursuer]

here's one through a 200mm zoom lens

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/6098/moontwilight4.jpg

[DarkEyes]

Here's Another one from me. -Wow A New Lunar Pic! About Time!- Produced using a Tasco 4.5" Newtonian Tasco telescope, Focal length of 1000mm and F Ratio of of F/9, 20mm Eyepiece at 50x Magnification & using a fujifilm finepix s3000.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/photoimpact6530/Digital/Moon.jpg

[captain-spanky]

this is my attempt at a moon shot.... mmmmmm wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/captainspanky/moon.jpg

[DarkEyes]

this is my attempt at a moon shot.... mmmmmm wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong


Wrong? Never. By overexposing the shot, you managed to capture the "Earthshine" on the moon. Just a pity about the other stuff in the frame.

[Corry]

That is pretty neat!

[james m]

Edited due to broken link

[Corry]

That is rather interesting. It would be neat if you could get closer. but I'm sure there were probably lens limitations! :)

[Nytmair]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/Nytmair/fz20/moon01.jpg

[CrazyAva]

I saw that one on your website when I was browsing earlier Nytmair......love it!

[Nytmair]

thanks a lot, Ava!! :)

[CrazyAva]

You are welcome alot. I have alot of trouble taking pics of the moon because of camera shake, but I just bought a remote and as soon as we have a night with no clouds and a clear moon, I am going to be out there!

[Nytmair]

i honestly didn't even use a tripod!! .... well i used a window sill and rested the camera on it. and remember, you don't need long shutter to get a good shot of the moon since it's pretty bright, i think that pic above was taken at somewhere around 1/80th of a second

[CrazyAva]

Edited due to broken link

[CrazyAva]

I am unsure of the original orientation of the photos.........somehow they all got rotated...........(I think a child was messing with my computer......if you do the preview on windows xp you can rotate them and they save that way.......

[JonMikal]

Edited due to broken link

[Nytmair]

my latest moon shot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/Nytmair/fz20/moon02.jpg

[CrazyAva]

You guys make mine look pathetic :lol:

[Nytmair]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/Nytmair/fz20/moon03.jpg

[John E.]

Well the moon is in the picture :)

The different clouds and slow shudder speed gives this 3d effect


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Cruzin/photoforum/MoonClouds.jpg




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Cruzin/photoforum/moonClouds1.jpg

[LittleMan]

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[Kyle-Cox]

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[SeaBreeze]

My turn, here's a couple of my first one's using my Z3.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/CoastWalker/Moon2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/CoastWalker/Moon1.jpg

[elrick]

http://img-2004-06.photosight.ru/03/509793.jpg

[CrazyAva]

http://www.phototalk.net/photos/data/500/2934moon.jpg
Love this one!

[walter23]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/walter23/cowgary.jpg

Way overexposed plus lens flare, woohoo! I think it worked out alright though.

[photong]

I saw a moon like Kyle-cook's today (or lastnight?). I love those ones. The clouds are beautiful. You guys all did a good job. My attempt was blurry because as a newbie at the time I didnt realize the moon was so bright and i thought i needed to leave it out for a while. lol

[Labonte]

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[Sergiozal]

Two shots taken on Umhlanga Rocks - South Africa

http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/421602197/8.jpg


http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/421602197/9.jpg

[DarkEyes]

This is kind-a a repost, but I've done lot's more work on the image's, with better software. It is more accurate as to the appearance of the moon at the time the pics were taken. (It also fits on the screen!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/photoimpact6530/ElhsrEclipseSequencePVs.jpg

[thebeginning]

i wish i had a telescope.

[dirtnapper]

WWII at night....

http://marbleorchards.com/Pics/WWIIMoon.jpg

[chbar]

Here's my contribution to the theme :
http://clicket.smugmug.com/photos/18174224-M.jpg

[gonzo]

you folks have some lurvely moon shots :mrgreen:

Sure you had, too, Mark, but your links are gone :cry:

[bobbyandrews]

Here mine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bobbyandrews/IMG_1855.jpg
and
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/bobbyandrews/IMG_1931.jpg

[usayit]

Here's one that I found in my archive.

http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL262/1501137/2865825/76934774.jpg

[Retnyap]

Here's my attempt the moon tonight was there for the taking just wish I had better gear to do it justice my telephoto has it's limitations or is it just me...:confused:
I've tried this a couple of times now at full moon and again, this is the best so far!!!!!

Taken: f16 @1/125, focal length 300mm on tripod.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/Retnyap/Moon.jpg

[LaFoto]

There is an existing theme on "MOON" already and I will therefore merge your new one here and the existing one, ok. I am in the process of brushing through the Themes and getting things neat and tidy, so I can quickly do that.

[woodsac]

Not very sharp, but I'm working on it ;)

I'm sure they already were "genuine Woodsacs", alas! the links are gone :cry:

[LaFoto]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/LaFoto/Night%20shots/Vollmond15-11-05.jpg
(Digital - enlarged through cropping)


Link gone :(
(Scan from print)
Low, huge moon at dusk, 300mm at 1/125 sec., aperture of broken zoom lens fixed to f5.6

[doenoe]

here is one of mine. No big glowing ball, just some light behind a tree...........but it is a moonshot.

Link gone :(

[Corry]

I like it doenoe!

[doenoe]

thank you :)

[PlasticSpanner]

I like it too! The tree hides the distant light pollution very well and the moon glow isn't over powering!:thumbup:

[wyldkard]

Guess I'll throw my hat in the ring.
Links gone :(

[TBaraki]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Tbaraki/moon.jpg

Way overexposed. I'll post a revised, less exposed version, soon.

[JonK]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/JonKilimnik/Landscape/moon.jpg

Flipped and copy/pasted then dropped opacity of top layer to 50%. White spots were the moon.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/JonKilimnik/Abstract/moonface.jpg

[jocose]

Huh, I thought I posted these here as well. I know I posted them elsewhere, but well, hey...there you go.

Well, unfortunately now the links are gone :(

[charizzi]

WOW! So many cool moon shots! Here are my attempts...
Links gone :(

[jocose]

charizzi, that first one is a great shot!

[essjayyell]

I took this tonight

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/sjlphoto/Moon/moon_002zoom.jpg

[Cipriano]

Here is my contribuition :D

Ah, wish we could still see it, but ... the link is gone :(

Exif:

# Shutter Speed: 1/4000 second
# F Number: F/5.6
# Focal Length: 200 mm
# ISO Speed: 1600

[rosescope]

Late at night
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l30/rosescope/Mix/Aug_5_2006.jpg

Morning (week later)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l30/rosescope/Mix/Aug12.jpg

[LaFoto]

I wish my moon pics were any better but at some point it begins to be a matter of lens, I guess:

This year's Halloween-moon:

http://www.fastpictures.com/images/AnniRocS/mondanhalloween05framed.jpg

And four photos of the moon on All Saints Day (i.e. a day later), taken earlier...

http://www.fastpictures.com/images/AnniRocS/mondanallerheiligenfrh02framed.jpg

http://www.fastpictures.com/images/AnniRocS/mondanallerheiligenfrh03framed.jpg

... and later in the evening:

http://www.fastpictures.com/images/AnniRocS/mondanallerheiligen02.jpg

http://www.fastpictures.com/images/AnniRocS/mondanallerheiligen03.jpg

Playing with crops begins to show that the lens just does not seem to be able to get a really clear shot in the distance ... it was only € 169.- ... :roll:

[oldnavy170]

I love this thread!!! I have a moon fetish now!!!!! :)

[PlasticSpanner]

Corinna, take several images of the moon with the same settings (remember a faster than expected shutter speed) and stack them all on top of each other in photoshop.

The more images you get the clearer your finished photo will be. It's not unusual to stack 100+ images but it takes a bit of time.

Also as soon as you've taken your shots of the moon put the lens cap back on and with exactly the same settings on the camera take a "blank" photo. (Dark Frame) In photoshop subtract this dark frame from you finished, stacked photo to remove most of the digital noise.

Finally try not to oversharpen images of the moon. The craters may seem very small and like little sharp dimples but in reality they are quite large with few sharp points smaller than a huge rock!

[astrostu]

Guess I'll add one of mine. It's not great, but it's one I have readily available. It's about a 97% waxing gibbous.

http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/me/photos/images/moon_full_big.jpg

[Znarled]

Wierdness - I swear I posted this but now it's not there :lmao: so here it is again. disclaimer - I seriously botched the clone stamp getting rid of lightposts on this ;p

Handheld pull-over while driving home tonight:
Link gone :(
ps. Astrostu I disagree, that shot IS great! Nice job.

[ShootHoops]

LaFoto!!! What do you mean unsuccessful? I like these! I think I like the first one the most.

[CrazyAva]

I am obsessed with moon shots. I wish I had better scenery to shoot along with it on a long exposure, but nope, nothing of interest but the tops of houses.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/CrazyAva/Random/DSC_1839.jpg

[pursuer]

I posted this before but the link went dead so I will put it up again.

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/8813/moon20060307dy8.jpg

astrostu I took a look at your website, your lunar photos are impressive. You have managed to capture a large percentage of the phases. This is my best effort for consecutive nights.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9808/weki9.gif

[LaFoto]

Sure. Go ahead and make me TOTALLY envious at how well you can capture the moon ... even a little FILM! :irked: Ts!

WONDERFUL!!!!!! :thumbup:

[PlasticSpanner]

Richard that animation is awsome!

It really shows the difference in photographing a full moon and a gibbous moon.

If you look at the lower right side of the moon you can see the craters "appear" as the light starts to throw the shadows across the surface!

[skoundrel]

Link gone :(
Pursuer that moon gif is amazing! whats your setup?

[Knopka]

Link gone :(

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/KnopkaAG/November42006099.jpg

[kundalini]

The shot that got away!!! I set the tripod on camera to an absolutely brilliant moonrise tonight with it sitting just at the tiptop of the treeline. Power on, adjust shtter speed, aperture and ISO. Check all systems go. Press the remote cable release and nothing...try again, nothing. I know the definition of insanity...doing the same thing over blah, blah, blah. WHAT, No friggin' memory card. By the time I got back and got everything set again, the moment was well gone past it's best by date. A huge cloud bank had drifted by and completely obliterated the moon. Patience, my son, I told myself. Anyway, this is what I could salvage.

1.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/DSC_5696_edited-2.jpg

2.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/DSC_5700_edited-2.jpg

3.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/DSC_5703_edited-2.jpg

4.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/DSC_5705_edited-1.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[Paolo Duzioni]

sorry, had to delete the pic.http://paoloduzioni.altervista.org/ASTROIMAGES/bin/images/large/congiunzione_Febb_07.jpg

[LaFoto]

I think this is my best one so far...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/February%20Colours/Mond_MitteFebruar.jpg

[Toaster]

http://www.toastr.com/photos/p-halloweenmoonsm.jpg

Halloween night this past year.

[Sirashley]

The detail in some of these shots is amazing...

[Hobbes]

I posted this before but the link went dead so I will put it up again.

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/8813/moon20060307dy8.jpg



what the...? It looks like a photo taken by a space probe :mrgreen: truly amazing! what kind of lens did you use??

[Renair]

Here's my two:
http://www1.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Night-Sky.jpg

http://www1.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Moon-3.jpg

[jg123]

I got my first shot of the moon tonight and saw some cool craters near the dark side. Can you all post your best moon crater shots? This was with my 250mm zoom

Link gone :(

[ZackHughesPhotography]

moon is blown out...

[|)\/8]

To properly expose the Moon you need to shoot as if it were a bright sunny day. Here is a shot using my 20-200 zoom with a 1.4 teleconverter.

This was shot @:

ISO- 100
Aperature- f/8
Shutter- 1/250

http://www.dykstra.us/images/IMG_2503_w.jpg

[ZackHughesPhotography]

^^^ good shot
what was the final focal length?

[kundalini]

3 from me.

1. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/D30_0366_edited-1.jpg

2. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/moonD300-2.jpg

3. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/D30_0166_edited-1.jpg

[astrostu]

Um ... I have too many? How about my most recent ...

http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/me/tpf/eartshine_20080606.jpg

[darkpbstar]

awesome moon shots.

[LaFoto]

Member collections of photos on a specific theme belong into the Photo Themes forum!

And since there has been a "Moon"-thread for years, I merged the new thread with the exsiting theme.

[jg123]

Thanks for the advice, I will try again tonight if it is clear. How do folks get the real close up ones? Are they using those 175x telescopes that a camera can connect to?

[LaFoto]

Some do. Others have telephoto lenses plus teleconverters. Tripods are a must. I cannot take any really good moon photos with my equipment...

[bigalbest]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2295364334_8c218b012e_o.jpg

[LaFoto]

Moon and Venus

http://www.fastpictures.com/images/AnniRocS/venusmond.jpg

[kundalini]

Taken June 17, 2008

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/_D306953.jpg


PACMAN Taken June 18, 2008

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/kundalini2737/_D307005.jpg

[Chiller]

This was the best I could do last week. The first shot is the lovely cloud covered horizon with the moon making an attempt at peaking through .
http://chiller.smugmug.com/photos/315802864_psG4T-L.jpg


The only shot I could grab in between the clouds.
http://chiller.smugmug.com/photos/315802906_vhxYN-L.jpg

[bigalbest]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2589471980_f9fd13a4cd.jpg

[EW1066]

These were taken with an inexpensive (read CHEAP) Kenko/opteka 600-1000 mm zoom lense. I thought they turned out ok


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/EW1066/full.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/EW1066/waxing.jpg

Vince

[icassell]

OK, here's one of mine.


BLUEMOON

Sigma EX 50-150mm f2.8 @ 150mm

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/bluemoon.jpg

[Indyost]

A shot I took tonight:

http://sonicaeronautic.com/images/slivermoon1.jpg

[mmcduffie1]

all very nice shots

[motorshooter]

Moon rise over a beaver pond while a setting sun reflects off the trees
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1162/4052066/10251020/314329123.jpg

[O|||||||O]

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg206/englerj/IMG_0116-resized.jpg


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg206/englerj/IMG_1045-resized.jpg

Had to check the exif, these are kinda old. First one was taken with my 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/169267-USA/Canon_6473A003_75_300mm_f_4_0_5_6_III_Autofocus.ht ml) (taken at 300mm, 1/320 sec, f/6.3), this was kinda a surprise (finding out what lens I used for it) - To me it looks pretty good, I didn't think it could have possibly been taken with that lens, lol.

Second one was taken with a 1200mm f/13.3 telescope. (Looks a little soft to me, it's a pain in the ass to get the focus right with the camera attached to the telescope.)

[06_blkout]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j171/sleepycd5/Photos/Color/DSC_0016.jpg
I don't bring much to the table:( Thought I'd throw it up there though.

[janetm1000]

ok, so not the coolest shot of the moon. all i have is a 18-55mm kit lens. but get this: this is taken over the 2008 olympic beach volleyball stadium. good enough? :D
alright, the shot sucks, but it's the moon *shrug*
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k76/janetmichel3009/IMG_2370a.jpg

[spiffybeth]

moon halo

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2398/moolg4.jpg

[esszeeeye]

You are welcome alot. I have alot of trouble taking pics of the moon because of camera shake, but I just bought a remote and as soon as we have a night with no clouds and a clear moon, I am going to be out there!

Me,too !

[lostprophet]

Click images for high res


http://images.fotopic.net/ymafjb.jpg
(http://www.hardpointphotography.fotopic.net/p39103643.html)
http://images.fotopic.net/yrt3zz.jpg
(http://www.hardpointphotography.fotopic.net/p48387455.html)

[icassell]

http://images.fotopic.net/yrt3zz.jpg
(http://www.hardpointphotography.fotopic.net/p48387455.html)


I love the second one!

[O|||||||O]

Yeah, great shot LP!

[icassell]

ok, so not the coolest shot of the moon. all i have is a 18-55mm kit lens. but get this: this is taken over the 2008 olympic beach volleyball stadium. good enough? :D
alright, the shot sucks, but it's the moon *shrug*
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k76/janetmichel3009/IMG_2370a.jpg

I like it. It adds color and interest to a shot of the moon -- many moon shots are, frankly, boring.

[rufus5150]

This was 50mm hand-held:

http://www.toddmckimmey.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/moon_behind_clouds_sm.jpg

And one from the night before that one above was taken:
http://www.toddmckimmey.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/moon_4x5_sm.jpg

[Evil Eagle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/nicksblackcobra/mooncopy.jpg

[Hobbes]

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh209/hobbes4ever/Night/IMG834cc.jpg

cant really compare with some of yours but I dont have a super telephoto lens :D
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh209/hobbes4ever/IMG881c.jpg

[greyhoundman]

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/greyhoundman/Tyco-A-cr.jpg
8" f6 reflector, 2X converter, ist DS, iso 400

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g109/greyhoundman/moon-10-4-08-cr.jpg
8" f6 reflector, ist DS, iso 400.