300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

brewmaster15 · 06-22-2021, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by MossyRocks

Well here is what I managed from my stills from last night of the moon. I had enough where I could push the saturation some and get a fairly nice mineral moon:

The best 79 of 157 shots of lastnight's moon
SMC A* 400mm F/2.8 ED [IF] + SMC A 2X-L converter
F/11 (effective), ISO 100, 1/100s
Developed in RawTherapee
Sorted and initial crop in PIPP
Alighned and stacked using Hugin
Further processed in GIMP

NICE JOB! Thats some serious details there. Very cool image!

Al

**MossyRocks** · 06-22-2021, 08:47 PM

Originally posted by brewmaster15

NICE JOB! Thats some serious details there. Very cool image!

I would have liked to get more but the park closes at 10 and the county sherrif does come by and check, especially since that park is fairly close in. Tonight I went and took another stab and captured almost 4x the shots (446) so I can try again and this time instead take only the best 25% instead of the best 50% and still be combining more shots. This should allow even more detail. Also having 2 nights (might be able to make it 3) will allow me to see if I can figure out how to blend multiple nights to get an expanded terminator shot.

HoutHans · 06-22-2021, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by brewmaster15

Thank you! I was actually about 10 feet away... but to be honest, It was shot through a piece of old
plexiglass at a zoo. I had to digitally remove some scratches and glare in Darktable. I was planning a trip to the everglades of Fl then covid happened...so zoo was best I could do... this winter I will hopefully get that trip in.

The zoo has several American Alligators but the only way to view them is through Plexiglass.

AL

OK, that's comforting, and still a very nice image. Good luck spotting them in the wild.

---------- Post added 06-22-21 at 11:32 PM ----------

Originally posted by MossyRocks

I would have liked to get more but the park closes at 10 and the county sherrif does come by and check, especially since that park is fairly close in. Tonight I went and took another stab and captured almost 4x the shots (446) so I can try again and this time instead take only the best 25% instead of the best 50% and still be combining more shots. This should allow even more detail. Also having 2 nights (might be able to make it 3) will allow me to see if I can figure out how to blend multiple nights to get an expanded terminator shot.

That's a cool image indeed, though its a bit oversaturated for my taste. The extra images and the expanded terminator should be good. I'm looking forward to that.

**MossyRocks** · 06-23-2021, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by HoutHans

hat's a cool image indeed, though its a bit oversaturated for my taste.

That was to get the mineral moon, I usually don't push the saturation much if any but I figured I could give it a try given the number of "good" shots used.

Originally posted by HoutHans

The extra images and the expanded terminator should be good. I'm looking forward to that.

I may be able to get another night tonight for 3 days of expanded terminator, assuming I can figure out how to combine each night, as I was out last night.

**tduell** · 06-23-2021, 04:49 PM - **1 Like**

Up Periscope!
Great Egret.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot detail.

Cheers,
Terry

**Lowell Goudge** · 06-23-2021, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by tduell

Up Periscope!
Great Egret.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot detail.

Cheers,
Terry

What TC?

**cooks333** · 06-23-2021, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by tduell

Up Periscope!
Great Egret.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot detail.

Cheers,
Terry

Sharp sharp! Nice one, Terry.

**tduell** · 06-23-2021, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

What TC?

HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW...to quote the full Ricoh designation.
It's in my sig.

Cheers,
Terry

---------- Post added 06-23-21 at 07:15 PM ----------

Originally posted by cooks333

Sharp sharp! Nice one, Terry.

Thanks.
The K-3 Mark III has been producing some nice results lately with this lens combination.
Maybe I've been lucky :-)

Cheers,
Terry

**tduell** · 06-23-2021, 07:22 PM - **16 Likes**

An immature Black-shouldered Kite.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

**K2 to K50** · 06-23-2021, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by tduell

An immature Black-shouldered Kite.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

A beautiful capture!

**tduell** · 06-23-2021, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

A beautiful capture!

Thanks.

Cheers,
Terry

HoutHans · 06-23-2021, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by MossyRocks

That was to get the mineral moon, I usually don't push the saturation much if any but I figured I could give it a try given the number of "good" shots used.

I may be able to get another night tonight for 3 days of expanded terminator, assuming I can figure out how to combine each night, as I was out last night.

Yup, I'd thought so already, with the saturation, and it would indeed be fun to see that expanded terminator shot. Good luck with the PP involved in that.

**marcusBMG** · 06-24-2021, 05:59 AM - **10 Likes**

No's 1, 5, 7 are fullsized 1:1 crops - ultimate test of the iq the lens can deliver. #2 came out better than expected - the breeze was wafting the foxglove around and the focus was hunting like crazy.
There are also some flower pics etc posted in the FA unlimited club thread.

**swip** · 06-24-2021, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by tduell

An immature Black-shouldered Kite.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

A beautiful shot. I found raptors are difficult to sneak up to at times for pictures like this.

**MossyRocks** · 06-24-2021, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by HoutHans

it would indeed be fun to see that expanded terminator shot. Good luck with the PP involved in that.

After trying to combine 2 nights worth last night I found out that somewhere either some heavy pincushion or barrel distortion was applied to the images when I created the stack for each night when I did the alignment and stacking in hugin. Not sure which but it was bad enough that I couldn't get things to align. So this means I need to start over with the stacking of each night. There are other options I have so I can either provide hugin a hint (tell it each night is a stack) or try a number of other programs.

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06-22-2021, 05:52 PM	#36316
brewmaster15 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,860	Originally posted by MossyRocks Well here is what I managed from my stills from last night of the moon. I had enough where I could push the saturation some and get a fairly nice mineral moon: The best 79 of 157 shots of lastnight's moon SMC A* 400mm F/2.8 ED [IF] + SMC A 2X-L converter F/11 (effective), ISO 100, 1/100s Developed in RawTherapee Sorted and initial crop in PIPP Alighned and stacked using Hugin Further processed in GIMP NICE JOB! Thats some serious details there. Very cool image! Al

06-22-2021, 08:47 PM	#36317
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Originally posted by brewmaster15 NICE JOB! Thats some serious details there. Very cool image! I would have liked to get more but the park closes at 10 and the county sherrif does come by and check, especially since that park is fairly close in. Tonight I went and took another stab and captured almost 4x the shots (446) so I can try again and this time instead take only the best 25% instead of the best 50% and still be combining more shots. This should allow even more detail. Also having 2 nights (might be able to make it 3) will allow me to see if I can figure out how to blend multiple nights to get an expanded terminator shot.

06-22-2021, 11:29 PM	#36318
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,123	Originally posted by brewmaster15 Thank you! I was actually about 10 feet away... but to be honest, It was shot through a piece of old plexiglass at a zoo. I had to digitally remove some scratches and glare in Darktable. I was planning a trip to the everglades of Fl then covid happened...so zoo was best I could do... this winter I will hopefully get that trip in. The zoo has several American Alligators but the only way to view them is through Plexiglass. AL OK, that's comforting, and still a very nice image. Good luck spotting them in the wild. ---------- Post added 06-22-21 at 11:32 PM ---------- Originally posted by MossyRocks I would have liked to get more but the park closes at 10 and the county sherrif does come by and check, especially since that park is fairly close in. Tonight I went and took another stab and captured almost 4x the shots (446) so I can try again and this time instead take only the best 25% instead of the best 50% and still be combining more shots. This should allow even more detail. Also having 2 nights (might be able to make it 3) will allow me to see if I can figure out how to blend multiple nights to get an expanded terminator shot. That's a cool image indeed, though its a bit oversaturated for my taste. The extra images and the expanded terminator should be good. I'm looking forward to that.

06-23-2021, 07:16 AM	#36319
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Originally posted by HoutHans hat's a cool image indeed, though its a bit oversaturated for my taste. That was to get the mineral moon, I usually don't push the saturation much if any but I figured I could give it a try given the number of "good" shots used. Originally posted by HoutHans The extra images and the expanded terminator should be good. I'm looking forward to that. I may be able to get another night tonight for 3 days of expanded terminator, assuming I can figure out how to combine each night, as I was out last night.

06-23-2021, 05:05 PM	#36321
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,891	Originally posted by tduell Up Periscope! Great Egret. K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot detail. Cheers, Terry What TC?

06-23-2021, 05:22 PM	#36322
cooks333 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509	Originally posted by tduell Up Periscope! Great Egret. K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot detail. Cheers, Terry Sharp sharp! Nice one, Terry.

06-23-2021, 07:13 PM	#36323
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,515	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge What TC? HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW...to quote the full Ricoh designation. It's in my sig. Cheers, Terry ---------- Post added 06-23-21 at 07:15 PM ---------- Originally posted by cooks333 Sharp sharp! Nice one, Terry. Thanks. The K-3 Mark III has been producing some nice results lately with this lens combination. Maybe I've been lucky :-) Cheers, Terry

06-23-2021, 08:19 PM	#36325
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,820	Originally posted by tduell An immature Black-shouldered Kite. K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC handheld. See exif for shot details. Cheers, Terry A beautiful capture!

06-23-2021, 10:34 PM	#36326
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,515	Originally posted by K2 to K50 A beautiful capture! Thanks. Cheers, Terry

06-23-2021, 11:57 PM	#36327
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,123	Originally posted by MossyRocks That was to get the mineral moon, I usually don't push the saturation much if any but I figured I could give it a try given the number of "good" shots used. I may be able to get another night tonight for 3 days of expanded terminator, assuming I can figure out how to combine each night, as I was out last night. Yup, I'd thought so already, with the saturation, and it would indeed be fun to see that expanded terminator shot. Good luck with the PP involved in that.

06-24-2021, 06:57 AM	#36329
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,827	Originally posted by tduell An immature Black-shouldered Kite. K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC handheld. See exif for shot details. Cheers, Terry A beautiful shot. I found raptors are difficult to sneak up to at times for pictures like this.

06-24-2021, 07:32 AM	#36330
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Originally posted by HoutHans it would indeed be fun to see that expanded terminator shot. Good luck with the PP involved in that. After trying to combine 2 nights worth last night I found out that somewhere either some heavy pincushion or barrel distortion was applied to the images when I created the stack for each night when I did the alignment and stacking in hugin. Not sure which but it was bad enough that I couldn't get things to align. So this means I need to start over with the stacking of each night. There are other options I have so I can either provide hugin a hint (tell it each night is a stack) or try a number of other programs.