Dennis Hirning, FPSA, MPSA
May 2021 - Super Worm Moon
About the Image(s)
I had just recently gotten a new, to me, camera and was experimenting by shooting at the moon. I had some problems and reset the camera to the defaults. I started just flipping through the settings and was surprised by how well this turned out. Lately I have seen a lot of instructions on how to shoot the moon. I broke a lot of the rules and this is the one that really impressed me.
Canon 5D Mark III, 100-400mm @400mm, ISO 3,200, f/6.3, 1/8000 sec. Shot handheld, in RAW and cropped, handheld.
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7 comments posted
Dennis,
I took exactly the same image and it was put into the local paper. I think yours is slightly sharper focus. I took your image and put it into levels in PS and darkened the "seas" of the moon. Posted: 05/03/2021 18:14:45
I took exactly the same image and it was put into the local paper. I think yours is slightly sharper focus. I took your image and put it into levels in PS and darkened the "seas" of the moon. Posted: 05/03/2021 18:14:45
I think this is one of the best moon shots I've ever seen! Fantastic! Posted: 05/08/2021 08:16:17
Nice work. Always a challenge to learn a new piece of equipment. You found the right combinations. Posted: 05/09/2021 14:31:41
Perfect moon shot. Save it for insertion into any number of images yet to come. I'm amazed you could hand hold that long, heavy lens and get such a sharp image. Do you recall shutter speed? Posted: 05/17/2021 08:04:06
Yup. I did put the shutter speed of 1/8000 sec. in the comment. It's not hard to hand hold that fairly still at that speed.:)
Posted: 05/17/2021 19:17:47
Posted: 05/17/2021 19:17:47
Yes, that is a good photo. Handheld even.
After looking over the photo a little closer I could see some converging lines and a hole, lower right, wear it looks like a brass frame could attach. ) Posted: 05/17/2021 18:30:16
After looking over the photo a little closer I could see some converging lines and a hole, lower right, wear it looks like a brass frame could attach. ) Posted: 05/17/2021 18:30:16
It is a nice shot. All details can be seen. I respect your shot handheld. Posted: 05/25/2021 20:26:29