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 09/27/2004 05:14:48 PM · #1
The "Harvest Moon" is the next few nights.... so go shoot it if you can...

Harvest moon info on this page

James
 09/27/2004 05:37:54 PM · #2
i noticed it last night - was very big just coming over the mountains.
should be a good evening to watch it rise again tonight.

i can't look at it tomorrow though - or i start turning into a wolf, and attempting to eat my roomates.

thanks.

Message edited by author 2004-09-27 17:38:41.
 09/27/2004 05:44:30 PM · #3
Looks like i will be clouded out here in the UK :(
I`ll have to make do with this.
 09/27/2004 06:07:25 PM · #4
That song is great, lol
 09/27/2004 06:14:05 PM · #5
That's hilarious! Love the guitarist.
 09/27/2004 06:26:01 PM · #6
Originally posted by marbo:
Looks like i will be clouded out here in the UK :(
I`ll have to make do with this.

God I hate those things. What does using a dead rat for a food franchise say? BARFF!!

So, No Werewolves in London? American Werewolves in London? (great movie!!)
 09/27/2004 09:41:25 PM · #7
Tonights harvest moon--it was hazy though, and I got there a bit late (it was no longer on the horizon), but I wanted to try out my new Canon 70-200 F4L which came today.



I did a few stupid things, I thought I'd pass on the lesson:

1) If you have a big relatively heavy lens, make sure you screw in the trip quick release plate tightly. The camera was drifting, I didn't figure out that it was moving on the plate till the end!

2) I didn't underexpose enough for most of my shots--fortunately, I shot raw and I could compensate a stop in the conversion. Does anyone have good guidelines?

3) When you go out to the river to take a "quick shot" late evening, in the dark, put on bug spray! Itch. Itch.

I'm still worried about taking the new lens out--I didn't receive my UV filter or polarizer yet, as I ordered B+W filters and they are back ordered. Am I crazy to use it or do others work with such expensive lenses without any front protection? (I didn't have the hood on either because I didn't think I neede it at night.)

Regards--Neil
 09/27/2004 10:44:34 PM · #8
its been cloudy here so I have not been able to get a shot

James
 09/27/2004 11:26:24 PM · #9
I ran right out after reading your post. I uploaded 3 shots here: //www.digitalimagecafe.com/member_profile.asp?member=dipaulk

If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!
 09/27/2004 11:39:50 PM · #10
Originally posted by dipaulk:
I ran right out after reading your post. I uploaded 3 shots here: //www.digitalimagecafe.com/member_profile.asp?member=dipaulk

If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!


Hopefully you got my PM!
 09/27/2004 11:42:28 PM · #11
Originally posted by dipaulk:
I ran right out after reading your post. I uploaded 3 shots here: //www.digitalimagecafe.com/member_profile.asp?member=dipaulk

If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!


DiAnna, I looked at your harvest moon pics and 3a an 3b are over exposed, image 1 looks a lot better, i like image 2 with the reflection of the moon light on the water.

you need to put the camera in manual mode and use an f8 or higher (f10 to f16) with a shutter speed of 1/120 to 1/200 @ iso 100 or iso 200 to get good detail of the moon.

you should get an image similar to this (maybe a bit smaller since this was using my 400mm lens)

Moon @ 400mm

James
 09/27/2004 11:43:24 PM · #12
Originally posted by jab119:
Originally posted by dipaulk:
I ran right out after reading your post. I uploaded 3 shots here: //www.digitalimagecafe.com/member_profile.asp?member=dipaulk

If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!


DiAnna, I looked at your harvest moon pics and 3a an 3b are over exposed, image 1 looks a lot better, i like image 2 with the reflection of the moon light on the water.

you need to put the camera in manual mode and use an f8 or higher (f10 to f16) with a shutter speed of 1/120 to 1/200 @ iso 100 or iso 200 to get good detail of the moon.

you should get an image similar to this (maybe a bit smaller since this was using my 400mm lens)

Moon @ 400mm

James


Wow, now that's sharp! I was hoping to see something like that from my new lens ;)
 09/27/2004 11:45:59 PM · #13
Thank you, James. I was going to read up on all that tomorrow. There is so much I can't "see" in the photos yet, like the over exposure. It is so helpful to have good feedback. I'll probably take those off tomorrow night and hopefully put up better ones.

Kylie, I'll go check my messages now. ;-)
 09/27/2004 11:51:18 PM · #14
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Moon @ 400mm

James


Wow, now that's sharp! I was hoping to see something like that from my new lens ;) [/quote]

I cant remember if that was a single exposure or if I stacked 5 to 10 images to get it that sharp. My tokina 400mm lens is not the sharpest lens out there.

James
 09/27/2004 11:55:22 PM · #15
Originally posted by dipaulk:
Thank you, James. I was going to read up on all that tomorrow. There is so much I can't "see" in the photos yet, like the over exposure. It is so helpful to have good feedback. I'll probably take those off tomorrow night and hopefully put up better ones.

Kylie, I'll go check my messages now. ;-)


your welcome, also check yor white ballance, put it on Sunny, and I forgot the 828 only goes up to an f8, so use an f8 @ iso200 with a shutter speed of 1/125 or something like that, take several shots at varying shutter speeds to get the results you want. Also if you do not have a remote, use the self timer to avoid any camera shake by pushing the shutter button

James

Message edited by author 2004-09-27 23:56:01.
 09/28/2004 12:58:04 AM · #16
I'll throw my hat in on this one. Not terribly great shots - I've got better, but hey. Not bad for no tripod and a cloudy sky.


Message edited by author 2004-09-28 00:58:31.
 09/28/2004 01:05:56 AM · #17
Originally posted by atsxus:
I'll throw my hat in on this one. Not terribly great shots - I've got better, but hey. Not bad for no tripod and a cloudy sky.


Pretty nice. What lens did you use?
 09/28/2004 01:12:16 AM · #18
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Pretty nice. What lens did you use?


Canon EF lense, 75-300mm. Thx!

Ewww...I just stepped outside to try Jab's advice, and it has rained! in the last 30 minutes since I took the last batch. Shucks. Hopefully we won't get the 4 hours of rain that we're supposed to get from Florida's Tropical Storm.

Message edited by author 2004-09-28 01:20:39.
 09/28/2004 01:25:37 AM · #19
I am sooo excited. James you are a great teacher. I know this is not great, but it is sooooo much better than I thought it would be on a first attempt, no additional lenses, no tripod, no timer!



Here it is sharpened with a little red added:


Message edited by author 2004-09-28 01:30:48.
 09/28/2004 01:52:18 AM · #20
Ok.. It's cliche, but Here's my shot of the Harvest Moon tonight.

It's blue! hehehe..


09/28/2004 06:21:05 AM · #21
Thought I might toss mine in for comments. First time trying out the moon but it was quite beautiful between the clouds.somewhat of a reflection in the ocean.
 09/28/2004 07:37:11 AM · #22


Here's one of few moonphotos that I took late sunday night, I took more photos of the moon last night, maybe I'll put one of them here on dpc tonight after work.

This is taken with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L and EOS 20D.

.-clic
 09/28/2004 07:56:15 AM · #23
Originally posted by Amason:


Here's one of few moonphotos that I took late sunday night, I took more photos of the moon last night, maybe I'll put one of them here on dpc tonight after work.

This is taken with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L and EOS 20D.

.-clic


Show off!!

Beautiful photo. You've given me something to aim for. And if I can't get something like that tonight I can always say it's because I don't have a Canon EOS 20D, right? ;-)
 09/28/2004 09:15:34 AM · #24
Originally posted by nshapiro:
I'm still worried about taking the new lens out--I didn't receive my UV filter or polarizer yet, as I ordered B+W filters and they are back ordered. Am I crazy to use it or do others work with such expensive lenses without any front protection? (I didn't have the hood on either because I didn't think I neede it at night.)


I almost never use a filter on my 70-200 f/4L, but I do keep the lens hood on at all times. I got that advice from one of the more knowledgeable folks here (Gordon or Pedro maybe?). Unless I'm at a really dusty or sandy location, I use the lens as-is... the lens hood will offer some protection anyway. It's a good idea to keep the hood on for astrophotography as it will help prevent dew from settling on the lens.
 09/28/2004 09:28:59 AM · #25


This was a picture I took a while ago. One of the first shots with my current camera. I remember being started that takeing a night shot required be bumping the shutter up to 1/250. Didn't think about the f-stop though. I'll have to try adjusting that to 8 or above. Thanks for the info, Jab.
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