When I took a few shots of the full moon tonight (later learning that it was also a “Blue Moon”) I was disappointed with them, because I wasn’t seeing the sharp focus that I’d gotten in the past.
7:56 PM, 200 mm, ISO 250, f/8.0, 1/250 sec
I wondered if it was the lens; when I sold my Nikon D90 to buy the Canon 60D, I also sold some nice lenses like the 300 mm telephoto I’d used for the sharp moon shots, including those of the “Super Moon.” Had I made a big mistake selling the Nikon (and the lenses)?
However, I went back into my Lightroom library and found pictures I’d previously taken with the Canon 200 mm lens and they revealed clear details of craters on the moon. I must be doing something wrong tonight.
This shot, which I took about 11 PM, has an even softer focus.
10:56 PM, 200 mm. ISO 250, f/8.0, 1/250 sec
Now I was really getting frustrated. I went out an hour later, when the sky was clearer. I also lowered the ISO to 160. This image is a little closer, but still not what I want.
11:54 PM, 200 mm, ISO 160, f/8.0, 1/250 sec.
Had I messed with some settings, thus affecting the images in some way? I haven’t learned this camera yet, and that is possible. And now, ladies and gentlemen, as I type this, I remember that last night, I had played with the white balance setting, moving it from auto white balance to tungsten. I don’t suppose the moon is lit by tungsten light, now is it? LESSON: Always check the settings. Now, I remember advice from one workshop teacher to always, after a shoot, return the settings to normal.
2:28 AM Sat Sept 1, 200 mm, ISO 160, f/8.0, 1/250 sec. AUTO WHITE BALANCE!
Es absolutamente preciosa y mágica.
Enhorabuena por las fotografías
¡Muchas gracias
Stunning!
Thanks. I spent entirely too much time with the moon last night … or maybe I didn’t. Through the trial and error I learned more about my camera and about shooting in general.
One can never spend too much time with the moon
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Very interesting! I like the last on , it has got some sparkle in it!
Beautiful Mona and congratulations on the 60D. A co worker of mine just bought one recently and he is in love with it.
I learned that lesson the hard way once. I changed my settings from Raw to JPEG and not only did I change it to JPEG but I changed the file size down to 3,2 mg per picture because my card was almost full. The next day my mother in law was in town and I took a few photos of her and I was so happy with the outcome while viewing them in lightroom. A week later I uploaded the images for print and when I tried to order a few 8X12′s I kept getting a warning error which stated that the resolution was not high enough for this size of a print. It was not until I checked the file size when I realized what I had done.
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Absolutely. I am picking up minor jobs here and there and am now getting nervous about the settings. It’s one thing when I’m shooting for my own pleasure … but for someone else, that’s another story. The more I play with this hobby, the more I appreciate pro photographers and the more I understand the fees that photographers must charge when considering the cost of equipment and supplies, talent, skill, and TIME …. not only on the shoot but prior to but after the shoot in processing the images. You have my respect.
Those are amazing shots.
Thank you for putting your links on my page. I was really hoping for a good shot of the blue moon and you delivered!
Good lesson Mona! We’ve all learned the hard way, and it’s always really frustrating, but I’m glad you got the shot that you wanted
It looks great!