The Moon

[S_J_P]

Here's a picture from tonight. Not great conditions as there was some high cloud. I've pulled the zoom back from the extreme long-end to avoid the softness which creeps in.


Moon by S.J.P, on Flickr
EOS 60D Sigma 150-500 @ 403mm plus 2x T/C (806mm) f/16 1/250 ISO 400

Here's the same image fused from -1,0,+1 images from the single RAW. There's a lot more detail in this version, but maybe too much, and definitely too much noise!

Moon Fused by S.J.P, on Flickr

[tesarver]

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on these images. Sharo with lots of detail.

Tom

[John27]

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I really like these, I'v tried taking moon images before, but they didn't turn out like these

John

[AndyA]

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That 2nd image is quite something, great shot.

[hhcanon]

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Excellent images....better than my efforts. I found, you need a very sturdy tripod and head

[S_J_P]

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Thanks Tom, John, Andy and hhcanon!

Live-view on 10x magnification ensures good focus/detail.

It was a relatively still night wind wise but I didn't extend the tripod beyond the widest leg section to maintain stability.

[Hereford_EOS]

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I like these, you have done very well indeed, lots of detail there. Well done

[pelliott1954]

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Very good Steve, I must have a go at this at some time.

Second image is great, only a bit of noise really in the dark areas, nothing to worry about.

Regards Paul

[Hogharley]

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Fantastic images! Very envious. Had a look at trying but my 55-250 lens is no where near lol

[AndyMackie]

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#2 is my preferred shot despite the extra noise. I doubt you'd lose too much detail if you reduced it some, but very good anyway.
I can see I'm going to have to get into this HDR processing on my computer - I've only tried it in camera so far (being a feature of the 5D3) but it has only 5 pre-sets, mostly a bit too abstract for most situations and it generates a jpeg not RAW.
Andy

[S_J_P]

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I can see I'm going to have to get into this HDR processing on my computer - I've only tried it in camera so far (being a feature of the 5D3) but it has only 5 pre-sets, mostly a bit too abstract for most situations and it generates a jpeg not RAW.
Andy

Subtle HDR's a great tool, once you've got over the initial desire to play with the extreme settings ;-)

[paul linton]

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Great detail in your shot of the moon,Like the second version even better, love the detail it brings out.

Paul

[S_J_P]

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It's quite amazing to see the almost total coverage of craters, even in the at-first-glance clear areas, in the HDR version when viewed at almost original size.

I've often wanted to take a series of moon photos from new to full and blend them together to obtain an accurate representation of the whole (front) surface side-lit as the light-dark transition area is, as this would give the greatest depth to the Image. Unfortunately I've never had the commitment (or weather) to go through with it!

[DeeGee]

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I like that you've gone for the moon in half shadow. Really makes the most of the craters. Looking forward to seeing more.