My Moon shot @ 420mm

My Moon shot @ 420mm · 12:38 AM

Pentax K10D and Pentax F* 300mm f4.5 with Tamron 1.4x MC4 Teleconverter.
Taken last night.

jct us101 · 03-08-2009, 01:24 AM

What's with the blue patches on the second one?

Mike.P® · 03-08-2009, 01:40 AM

The moon actually has colour to it, if you do a google you will see that its not a grey hunk of rock at all.

jct us101 · 03-08-2009, 02:14 AM

Woah, that's amazing. How come most photos reveal it to be gray though?

Jasvox · 03-08-2009, 02:17 AM

I was going to ask a similar question....what is the difference in the two photos...is one colour and one B&W?

Jason

Mike.P® · 03-08-2009, 02:53 AM

One is more or less how it comes out the camera, the other is the same shot but with saturation pushed to limit and then settings tweeked to get the best colour rendition. Take a look at this one for a real moon shot (not mine).

gawan · 03-08-2009, 05:55 AM

Nice and sharp! That last worked out image is great!

Mike.P® · 03-10-2009, 01:08 AM

Another taken last night.

daacon · 03-10-2009, 03:52 AM

Great shots. I di dnot know there were colors. Well done.

Jonson PL · 03-18-2009, 03:34 PM

Fascinating, thanks

m8o · 04-11-2009, 10:26 PM

hehe... Mike, you must have taken yours after full moon, and I took mind before full, but caught both @ the same amount missing.

I took mine on the 5th:

also taken @ 420mm.

Denis · 04-12-2009, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by Mike.P®

One is more or less how it comes out the camera, the other is the same shot but with saturation pushed to limit and then settings tweeked to get the best colour rendition. Take a look at this one for a real moon shot (not mine).

It is not a real Moon shot but enhanced beyond what the human eye can reveal. The background stars are from an other photo and Moon was superimposed on top. Its not possible to achieve such effects in one image due to the magnitude(brightness) difference between the stars and Moon. It would be the same as trying to take a night photo with a 1000 watt bulb 15 feet from the lens and expect to clearly see every details of the background. To make it simple, calculate the speed of exposure for the Moon and the star, Moon should be depending on focal length around 1/180 at f4 while at the same "f" setting the star would take 30 to 60 seconds. Nice effect but totally beyond reality.

m8o · 04-12-2009, 11:22 AM

Both correct actually. It is a "real" moon shot, with its actual colors brought out by extreme color pp enhancement. Background is artificial superimposed for artistic effect.

The original, marathon thread, and links to others similar (such as a full moon version, awe heck here it is) is from here What Color is the Moon, Really? - dslreports.com . Explanation of the science behind it: APOD: 2006 February 16 - The Color of the Moon

Mike.P® · 04-12-2009, 11:26 AM

Forgot all about this thread .. did another a few days ago with F* 300mm f4.5 and Pentax 1.7x teleconverter.

Peter Zack · 04-12-2009, 11:34 AM

Denis is correct. If you enhance a photo of the moon, you will see the slight blue refractive nature of the volcanic Titanium in some of the Moon's basins. But as a whole to the human eye the moon is a gray brown colour that is uniform across the surface. The blue tint might show up if the reflected sunlight is just at a perfect angle.

As Denis says, you can't expose the stars and moon like this in a single shot.

Here's 1000mm shot I took last fall with no PP enhancements or cropping.

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jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	Woah, that's amazing. How come most photos reveal it to be gray though?

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Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	One is more or less how it comes out the camera, the other is the same shot but with saturation pushed to limit and then settings tweeked to get the best colour rendition. Take a look at this one for a real moon shot (not mine).

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gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Nice and sharp! That last worked out image is great!

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Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	Another taken last night.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Great shots. I di dnot know there were colors. Well done.

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Jonson PL Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,842	Fascinating, thanks

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m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	hehe... Mike, you must have taken yours after full moon, and I took mind before full, but caught both @ the same amount missing. I took mine on the 5th: also taken @ 420mm.

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Denis Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St-Albert, Alberta, Canada Posts: 330	Originally posted by Mike.P® One is more or less how it comes out the camera, the other is the same shot but with saturation pushed to limit and then settings tweeked to get the best colour rendition. Take a look at this one for a real moon shot (not mine). It is not a real Moon shot but enhanced beyond what the human eye can reveal. The background stars are from an other photo and Moon was superimposed on top. Its not possible to achieve such effects in one image due to the magnitude(brightness) difference between the stars and Moon. It would be the same as trying to take a night photo with a 1000 watt bulb 15 feet from the lens and expect to clearly see every details of the background. To make it simple, calculate the speed of exposure for the Moon and the star, Moon should be depending on focal length around 1/180 at f4 while at the same "f" setting the star would take 30 to 60 seconds. Nice effect but totally beyond reality.

04-12-2009, 11:22 AM	#13
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	Both correct actually. It is a "real" moon shot, with its actual colors brought out by extreme color pp enhancement. Background is artificial superimposed for artistic effect. The original, marathon thread, and links to others similar (such as a full moon version, awe heck here it is) is from here What Color is the Moon, Really? - dslreports.com . Explanation of the science behind it: APOD: 2006 February 16 - The Color of the Moon

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Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154 Original Poster	Forgot all about this thread .. did another a few days ago with F* 300mm f4.5 and Pentax 1.7x teleconverter.

04-12-2009, 11:34 AM	#15
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Denis is correct. If you enhance a photo of the moon, you will see the slight blue refractive nature of the volcanic Titanium in some of the Moon's basins. But as a whole to the human eye the moon is a gray brown colour that is uniform across the surface. The blue tint might show up if the reflected sunlight is just at a perfect angle. As Denis says, you can't expose the stars and moon like this in a single shot. Here's 1000mm shot I took last fall with no PP enhancements or cropping.