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Ragged December Moon
Ragged December Moon
Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 4:00-5:00 a.m. (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Seattle Wahsington, USA
Date: Dec 10, 2005
Aperture: F/9.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Sky, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2005

 Photographers Notes
I got a new tele-converter for my Nikon and wanted to try it out on something hard. I mated it to my 70-200 lens, and then to my camera and set out with my tripod and self timer at “Oh Dark Hundred” to shoot the moon. Wife was not happy about the alarm going off but she puts up with me.

For a first attempt I am pleased. However there are things I am not yet pleased with: overall sharpness of the original image; white outline around the edge of the moon; and color balance. I worked pretty hard to correct some of this but with basic editing; there are some things I can’t fix.

I would have re-shot but fog moved in over the lake and obscured the moon. Actually it obscured everything, but I digress.

Post Processing
Resize – Genuine Fractals
Sharpen – Lab Color Method
Desaturate – Hue/Saturation
Adjustment Layer – Selective Color
Reduce Opacity
Rotate Arbitrary
Crop
Levels
Save for Web


Camera Data
Nikon D70
2005/12/10
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
Focal Length: 400mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
1/125 sec - F/9.5
Exposure Comp.: -1.5 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 115
Avg (all users): 5.8347
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.3636
Avg (non-participants): 5.9188
Views since voting: 1605
Views during voting: 563
Votes: 363
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/28/2005 01:00:39 PM
Turned out nicer than you may be happy with but now you know how hard it is to get a good moon shot. Seems so simple when you start out .....
The 2x looks pretty good though.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/20/2005 07:01:11 AM
Doesn't seem quite sharp enough. Although moon shots can be fun, I've seen so many that you need something unusual or different to stand out if you enter them into a competition. The composition here really doesn't say anything new to me.
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 12/19/2005 12:33:06 PM
Looks pretty good to me... the settings I use to get lunar shots are:

ISO 100
F/8.0
1/250 sec

Only real dislike abot this is that if it were a fuil moon (where my eyes are taking me out of the picture) the whole moon would not fit in correctly. I would have preffered to be pulled back a little and the moon sat on one of the rule of thirds lines in the frame - personal prefernce though, good luck.
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 12/19/2005 01:20:52 AM
Do u have like a telescope for a camera?
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 12/17/2005 07:58:55 PM
Super nice detail
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 12/17/2005 06:56:50 PM
i saw a photograph just like this..... yours need to be sharpened some more
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 12/17/2005 05:56:37 PM
I have heard that photography of the moon is better with a half moon as the contrast is better on the surface. I see now that that is true. A moving shot. 10
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 12/16/2005 02:17:36 AM
Oho, how did you do that, with a telescope?
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 12/15/2005 09:53:52 PM
Beautiful shot of the moon!!
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 12/15/2005 04:00:43 PM
nope, i've seen this one before.
 12/15/2005 12:49:37 PM
Are you two using the same telescope? Beautiful shot. Doesn't seem quite as sharp as the other entry.
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 12/14/2005 08:10:16 PM
Nicely done. I can see some craters. Good job.
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 12/14/2005 05:45:18 PM
Wow - I'm always impressed with moon shots. Well done.
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 12/14/2005 09:00:06 AM
very nice moon shot
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 12/14/2005 01:27:13 AM
Another good image of the moon, but not as good as the onther one.
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 12/14/2005 12:42:51 AM
very nice shot, but not quite as crisp as another very similar photo I just voted on... still, what kind of zoom do you have?
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