Night May 2012 Full Moon

May 2012 Full Moon · 07:55 AM

I couldn't quite get the lens adjusted so it was sharp.

**eaglem** · 05-05-2012, 03:31 PM

A very good capture of our next door neighbour.

**Bob Harris** · 05-05-2012, 06:29 PM

nice shot Robb, especially considering it is from down under, probably further away. TFS, Bob

RobG · 05-05-2012, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by eaglem

A very good capture of our next door neighbour.

Thanks Eaglem!

Originally posted by Bob Harris

nice shot Robb, especially considering it is from down under, probably further away. TFS, Bob

Thanks Bob! I wish I'd been able to catch it when it was a bit lower in the sky but at least the air was clear in the cold weather!

bluestringer · 05-05-2012, 07:57 PM

Nice one.

rockmaster1964 · 05-05-2012, 08:12 PM

Very Nice!

sanjaya · 05-05-2012, 08:13 PM

Nice Photo. I like this.

RobG · 05-05-2012, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by bluestringer

Nice one.

Originally posted by rockmaster1964

Very Nice!

Originally posted by sanjaya

Nice Photo. I like this.

Thanks everyone! The feedback makes the time spent out in the cold worthwhile!

RobG · 05-06-2012, 02:04 AM

Interestingly, I took a few more pics at moonrise tonight, and I found that the combination of the Pentax DA 55-300 on the K200 resulted in more useful image data than the ProOptic 500mm mirror lens on the K7.

This is the DA 55-300 on the K200

This is the ProOptic on the K7

Just to be on the safe side, I might check the raw images - these were resized from the camera jpegs.

**rayallen** · 05-06-2012, 04:27 AM

Your first image is much better than the ones at moonrise. I had the same experience tonight. The ones taken at moonrise were quite disappointing but when the moon was much higher in the sky and much brighter, the images improved considerably.

RobG · 05-06-2012, 05:13 AM

Originally posted by rayallen

Your first image is much better than the ones at moonrise. I had the same experience tonight. The ones taken at moonrise were quite disappointing but when the moon was much higher in the sky and much brighter, the images improved considerably.

That makes sense, since with the moon overhead, there's much less atmosphere in between. However, I had to do quite a bit of post processing to get it looking that good, while the photo with the K200 and DA 55-300 required almost no post processing. Thanks for the feedback! I was disappointed that the K7 exhibited so much noise even with the camera at 100ISO.

VoiceOfReason · 05-06-2012, 06:38 AM

Your moon is upside down! Of course being down under things tend to be upside down, don't they?

RobG · 05-06-2012, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by VoiceOfReason

Your moon is upside down! Of course being down under things tend to be upside down, don't they?

I thought it was things in the north that were upside down? Somehow I also managed to get a mirror image horizontally (check the position of Tycho).

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05-05-2012, 03:31 PM	#2
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,131	A very good capture of our next door neighbour.

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05-05-2012, 07:42 PM	#4
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,879 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem A very good capture of our next door neighbour. Thanks Eaglem! Originally posted by Bob Harris nice shot Robb, especially considering it is from down under, probably further away. TFS, Bob Thanks Bob! I wish I'd been able to catch it when it was a bit lower in the sky but at least the air was clear in the cold weather!

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05-05-2012, 08:12 PM	#6
rockmaster1964 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Frisco Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 382	Very Nice!

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sanjaya Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Colombo Posts: 32	Nice Photo. I like this.

05-05-2012, 08:23 PM	#8
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,879 Original Poster	Originally posted by bluestringer Nice one. Originally posted by rockmaster1964 Very Nice! Originally posted by sanjaya Nice Photo. I like this. Thanks everyone! The feedback makes the time spent out in the cold worthwhile!

05-06-2012, 02:04 AM	#9
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,879 Original Poster	Interestingly, I took a few more pics at moonrise tonight, and I found that the combination of the Pentax DA 55-300 on the K200 resulted in more useful image data than the ProOptic 500mm mirror lens on the K7. This is the DA 55-300 on the K200 This is the ProOptic on the K7 Just to be on the safe side, I might check the raw images - these were resized from the camera jpegs.

05-06-2012, 04:27 AM	#10
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Your first image is much better than the ones at moonrise. I had the same experience tonight. The ones taken at moonrise were quite disappointing but when the moon was much higher in the sky and much brighter, the images improved considerably.

05-06-2012, 05:13 AM	#11
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,879 Original Poster	Originally posted by rayallen Your first image is much better than the ones at moonrise. I had the same experience tonight. The ones taken at moonrise were quite disappointing but when the moon was much higher in the sky and much brighter, the images improved considerably. That makes sense, since with the moon overhead, there's much less atmosphere in between. However, I had to do quite a bit of post processing to get it looking that good, while the photo with the K200 and DA 55-300 required almost no post processing. Thanks for the feedback! I was disappointed that the K7 exhibited so much noise even with the camera at 100ISO.

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05-06-2012, 03:35 PM	#13
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,879 Original Poster	Originally posted by VoiceOfReason Your moon is upside down! Of course being down under things tend to be upside down, don't they? I thought it was things in the north that were upside down? Somehow I also managed to get a mirror image horizontally (check the position of Tycho).