300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

derekkite · 09-27-2015, 03:22 PM

That second one is lovely Gary.

**marcusBMG** · 09-27-2015, 03:31 PM - **5 Likes**

Yesterday I set up to catch the supermoon rising over the Vardre. This wee hill was the ancient site of Deganwy Castle, before it was slighted and then replaced by Conwy Castle by Edward I.

(SMC-A 50mm)

Unfortunately I had gravely underestimated the time I would have to wait from official moonrise. However the sunset was nice.

I was able to practice my panning.... ( and do I need practice

)

Unfortunately I had also misguessed my position and had to leg it back to the prom with tripod and 31A.... Shooting the mon is quite tricksy, I was -4ev to get the moon exposed right. I was also bracketing. These are just a couple of initial crops. I want eventually to have an image with the Vardre dark but visible. Layers etc in Photoplus... or perhaps I can try a HDR ...but that's all new to me...

LUNAR ECLIPSE 3 HOURS AND COUNTING...

**wtlwdwgn** · 09-27-2015, 05:23 PM

Nice shooting!

Rupert · 09-27-2015, 05:32 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by marcusBMG

LUNAR ECLIPSE 3 HOURS AND COUNTING...

I am no fan of moon shots, but those are wonderful!

This little birdie was falling off to sleep around 5pm, so she sure won't make seeing the eclipse!

This one...might just make it!

Regards!

Greyser · 09-27-2015, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

Derek I look forward on seeing some photos, especially the Elk because I don't think Alistair or I are to happy with ours.
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There are really nice shots, Travis. Are all of them from a tripod?

Glorfindelrb · 09-28-2015, 04:27 AM - **2 Likes**

DA560 + K5IIs

dane.dawg · 09-28-2015, 06:06 AM

Originally posted by Greyser

There are really nice shots, Travis. Are all of them from a tripod?

Thank Greyser,handheld and monopod 420mm.

derekkite · 09-28-2015, 07:09 AM - **8 Likes**

Travis showed up and hopefully we managed to satisfy.

And the lunar eclipse last night. I blew the shot, amazing how far the moon moves in 2 seconds with 500mm. But I like this one.

**dadipentak** · 09-28-2015, 09:11 AM - **3 Likes**

Some more from last week:

Blue Jays are always around but hard to catch on camera.

Mockingbirds were kind of scarce this summer.

Scarlet Tanagers are infrequent visitors.

Also Grosbeaks (My expert says, "non-breeding female Rose-breasted Grosbeak."

**Canada_Rockies** · 09-28-2015, 09:51 AM

K10D + AFA 1.7x + M 400/5.6 wide open, ISO 400
Exposure Aperture priority, spot meter.

Latitude 49.745°
Longitude - 114.898°
Altitude 1154 m = 3845 ft.

As the evening wore on, I got more and more hot pixels with the old K10D. The last shot has little pin prick Christmas lights all over it. At this early time in the session, it was relatively clean. This is should be the full eclipse according to the camera clock. The K10D will not display the image on its LCD screen, it is so dim.

Cropped to 1671x1671 in LR 6.1.1.
Exposure + 2.79; Contrast - 25; Whites + 31; Blacks -10

Noise reduction Luminance 50; Detail 50; Contrast 0
Attached Images View Picture EXIF

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**Weevil** · 09-28-2015, 10:34 AM - **3 Likes**

One of my good shots from yesterday...(xposted/more to come)
FA* 250-600mm

Eclipse de la Super Lune de sang/ Eclipse of the Super Blood Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

Glorfindelrb · 09-28-2015, 10:54 AM - **7 Likes**

**boriscleto** · 09-28-2015, 01:14 PM - **3 Likes**

Lugged the lil'Bigma around the zoo today while pushing my Grandma in the wheelchair. It's days like this that I wish I still had the 55-300...

johnc · 09-28-2015, 01:41 PM - **8 Likes**

My Supermoon and Superbloodmoon efforts from last night. Both DA*300mm plus 1.4x HD TC..... sadly the eclipse was far too high in the sky to capture any foreground interest, but at least this meant the view was clear.

John

**Scorpio71GR** · 09-28-2015, 01:45 PM

Excellent shots John, I wish I had been able to see it here.
Michael

09-27-2015, 03:31 PM - 5 Likes	#18122
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,869	Supermoon weekend... da da daaaa with 31A adaptall Yesterday I set up to catch the supermoon rising over the Vardre. This wee hill was the ancient site of Deganwy Castle, before it was slighted and then replaced by Conwy Castle by Edward I. (SMC-A 50mm) Unfortunately I had gravely underestimated the time I would have to wait from official moonrise. However the sunset was nice. I was able to practice my panning.... ( and do I need practice ) Unfortunately I had also misguessed my position and had to leg it back to the prom with tripod and 31A.... Shooting the mon is quite tricksy, I was -4ev to get the moon exposed right. I was also bracketing. These are just a couple of initial crops. I want eventually to have an image with the Vardre dark but visible. Layers etc in Photoplus... or perhaps I can try a HDR ...but that's all new to me... LUNAR ECLIPSE 3 HOURS AND COUNTING...

09-28-2015, 04:27 AM - 2 Likes	#18126
Glorfindelrb Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 364	DA560 + K5IIs Last edited by Glorfindelrb; 09-28-2015 at 10:56 AM.

09-28-2015, 09:51 AM	#18130
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Supermoon X posted with moon thread. K10D + AFA 1.7x + M 400/5.6 wide open, ISO 400 Exposure Aperture priority, spot meter. Latitude 49.745° Longitude - 114.898° Altitude 1154 m = 3845 ft. As the evening wore on, I got more and more hot pixels with the old K10D. The last shot has little pin prick Christmas lights all over it. At this early time in the session, it was relatively clean. This is should be the full eclipse according to the camera clock. The K10D will not display the image on its LCD screen, it is so dim. Cropped to 1671x1671 in LR 6.1.1. Exposure + 2.79; Contrast - 25; Whites + 31; Blacks -10 Noise reduction Luminance 50; Detail 50; Contrast 0 Attached Images View Picture EXIF __

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by marcusBMG LUNAR ECLIPSE 3 HOURS AND COUNTING... I am no fan of moon shots, but those are wonderful! This little birdie was falling off to sleep around 5pm, so she sure won't make seeing the eclipse! This one...might just make it! Regards!

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Greyser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by dane.dawg Derek I look forward on seeing some photos, especially the Elk because I don't think Alistair or I are to happy with ours. . . There are really nice shots, Travis. Are all of them from a tripod?

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dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	Originally posted by Greyser There are really nice shots, Travis. Are all of them from a tripod? Thank Greyser,handheld and monopod 420mm.

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derekkite Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,782	Travis showed up and hopefully we managed to satisfy. And the lunar eclipse last night. I blew the shot, amazing how far the moon moves in 2 seconds with 500mm. But I like this one.

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dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Some more from last week: Blue Jays are always around but hard to catch on camera. Mockingbirds were kind of scarce this summer. Scarlet Tanagers are infrequent visitors. Also Grosbeaks (My expert says, "non-breeding female Rose-breasted Grosbeak."

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	One of my good shots from yesterday...(xposted/more to come) FA* 250-600mm Eclipse de la Super Lune de sang/ Eclipse of the Super Blood Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Lugged the lil'Bigma around the zoo today while pushing my Grandma in the wheelchair. It's days like this that I wish I still had the 55-300...

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johnc Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: United Kingdom Photos: Albums Posts: 735	My Supermoon and Superbloodmoon efforts from last night. Both DA*300mm plus 1.4x HD TC..... sadly the eclipse was far too high in the sky to capture any foreground interest, but at least this meant the view was clear. John

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Scorpio71GR Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,005	Excellent shots John, I wish I had been able to see it here. Michael