Thematic Show me your ......MOON !

Heavenly Creation · 04-23-2016, 10:58 PM

Got a new lens and tested it out on the moon tonite. Its ok, much better than my older ones. lol

Pentax 55-300 @300mm 1/200 F20

theanh13 · 04-25-2016, 07:46 PM - **1 Like**

Celebrating the lord of light episode yesterday.

Pentax M* 300mm, F/5.6, 20s, ISO 50

Racer X 69 · 04-26-2016, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by Riggomatic

One from last weekend.

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

I like the effect.

Originally posted by Riggomatic

Thank you. My daughter thought it looked like it was exploding.

Looks a bit like the Moon us masquerading as Saturn.

**mattb123** · 04-26-2016, 12:54 PM - **2 Likes**

Last week's full moon over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP

**mattb123** · 05-21-2016, 09:29 PM - **7 Likes**

645 & SMC 67 300/4

**K-Three** · 05-21-2016, 10:24 PM - **7 Likes**

Moonset, Olympic Mountains, Feb 2016

**Canada_Rockies** · 05-21-2016, 10:35 PM

Two good moon shots today.

**Weevil** · 05-22-2016, 08:09 AM

(x-posted in astro group)

I tried the K-1 with my FA250-600mm and Pixel Shift (not sure if motion correction was enabled, I wasn't aware of the differences of MC or no MC when I did it, so I realized after ward that MC stand for Motion Correction...)
The sky wasn't really the best, not the clearest I've seen as I was in the city, and the moon was getting down fast at 3-4 AM.
this was severely cropped to 1:2 to fill the frame, but result is acceptable nonetheless.
@ 600mm 1/200s, f6.3, ISO400

La Lune / The Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

And the next one taken with the K-3II, no PS, @ 600mm 1/5s, f5.6 ISO100...
Strange enough, the low shutter speed did not affected it too much
I tried to fill the frame the same way

La Lune / The Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

This is another one with the K-1 with Pixel shift enabled, but with the HDTC1.4x (840mm)
1/8s, f9.0, iso100

I did not had consistent results ... on 32 images taken with PS, only 4-5 went out acceptable... But what I learned is that there is 2 PS modes on the K-1, and it's probably the ones with Motion control that worked the best, but I cannot identify afterward which ones were using that mode (maybe there is a way with PDCU...).

La Lune / The Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

**Canada_Rockies** · 05-22-2016, 08:59 AM - **1 Like**

You did well.

**Riggomatic** · 05-22-2016, 01:16 PM

Grabbed this picture last week just before the full moon.

gifthorse · 05-22-2016, 04:58 PM

The Moon is badly blown out but the brightest dot to the right of the Moon is Mars. The dot below and to the left of the Moon is Saturn.

hangman43 · 05-22-2016, 05:47 PM - **1 Like**

**ramseybuckeye** · 05-24-2016, 06:58 PM

Stone G. · 05-25-2016, 07:18 AM

Originally posted by manntax

Also I wanted to see how Moon is looking like from other places in the world. So please , when posting in this thread write also the following : LOCATION : Country , City e.g. UK, London DATE : Full date, or as close as possible, when YOU took your shot - e.g. 10.09.2014 ( If you don't remember - write '~' and as accurate detail as possible e.g. ~ 05.1997 ) CAMERA : if you remember e.g. Pentax K10D LENS : if you remember - also if any teleconverter was used e.g. Pentax SMC-K 300mm + x2 Pentax-A converter SETTINGS : ISO (if applicable FILM), shutter, aperture, TRIPOD ? REMOTE ? 2-sec ? - e.g. ISO 200, 1/200th , f8 , tripod + 2-sec This way we can have some more details , adding some extra context to every show .

I think it is still a good idea to provide this type of detail (where, when and how):

LOCATION : Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby
DATE : 25 May 2016 - UT = 00:37
CAMERA :Pentax Q10
LENS : Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 350mm f/5.6 (Model 06B)
ISO, APERTURE, EXPOSURE: 500, f/5.6, 1/640 sec.
TRIPOD / REMOTE: Fixed tripod with 2 sec. delay
OTHER: Moon low in the sky (Altitude = 6 degrees) and rather lousy seeing. 19 images manually aligned and stacked in RegiStax 4.

The image shown is a down-sized (32%) crop. As said, seeing was poor and the Moon's altitude low, but the following 100% non-resized crop from the original may still illustrate the resolving power of the Q10 sensor with its 0,00175mm pixel pitch (= less than half the pixel size of my K-3):

manntax · 05-25-2016, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by Stone G.

I think it is still a good idea to provide this type of detail (where, when and how):

Yeah, that was the idea , but it somehow got diluted along the way ;-) , but I still think it would be nice to see this kind of precise info , especially helpful to those wanting to learn the best combination of factors in order to improve their results of moon photography, as well as to those who just enjoy looking at these photos :-)

You did well with this stacking technique considering that here where I live moon that low in the sky would produce hazy and poor results. Thanks for mentioning the Registax 4 - looks like a cool app !

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Misc Show me your Bling	manishved	Post Your Photos!	6	02-25-2014 10:40 AM
Misc Show me your patterns ...	manishved	Post Your Photos!	7	02-25-2014 10:31 AM
Black & White Show me your teeth	volley	Post Your Photos!	14	01-14-2014 02:06 PM
Thematic Show me your full moon from March 19, 2011	Ole	Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories	39	03-26-2012 09:02 PM
Photo Story Time documents: Show me your genre study, your reportage, your photo story... etc.	christophleipzig	Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories	11	10-15-2011 06:26 AM

04-23-2016, 10:58 PM	#166
Heavenly Creation Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Bradenton, FL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 53	Got a new lens and tested it out on the moon tonite. Its ok, much better than my older ones. lol Pentax 55-300 @300mm 1/200 F20

04-25-2016, 07:46 PM - 1 Like	#167
theanh13 New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 21	Celebrating the lord of light episode yesterday. Pentax M* 300mm, F/5.6, 20s, ISO 50

04-26-2016, 12:33 PM	#168
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Originally posted by Riggomatic One from last weekend. Originally posted by Canada_Rockies I like the effect. Originally posted by Riggomatic Thank you. My daughter thought it looked like it was exploding. Looks a bit like the Moon us masquerading as Saturn.

04-26-2016, 12:54 PM - 2 Likes	#169
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Last week's full moon over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP

05-21-2016, 09:29 PM - 7 Likes	#170
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	645 & SMC 67 300/4

05-21-2016, 10:35 PM	#172
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Two good moon shots today.

05-22-2016, 08:09 AM	#173
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	(x-posted in astro group) I tried the K-1 with my FA250-600mm and Pixel Shift (not sure if motion correction was enabled, I wasn't aware of the differences of MC or no MC when I did it, so I realized after ward that MC stand for Motion Correction...) The sky wasn't really the best, not the clearest I've seen as I was in the city, and the moon was getting down fast at 3-4 AM. this was severely cropped to 1:2 to fill the frame, but result is acceptable nonetheless. @ 600mm 1/200s, f6.3, ISO400 La Lune / The Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr And the next one taken with the K-3II, no PS, @ 600mm 1/5s, f5.6 ISO100... Strange enough, the low shutter speed did not affected it too much I tried to fill the frame the same way La Lune / The Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr This is another one with the K-1 with Pixel shift enabled, but with the HDTC1.4x (840mm) 1/8s, f9.0, iso100 I did not had consistent results ... on 32 images taken with PS, only 4-5 went out acceptable... But what I learned is that there is 2 PS modes on the K-1, and it's probably the ones with Motion control that worked the best, but I cannot identify afterward which ones were using that mode (maybe there is a way with PDCU...). La Lune / The Moon by Sylvain Cote, sur Flickr

05-22-2016, 08:59 AM - 1 Like	#174
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	You did well.

05-22-2016, 01:16 PM	#175
Riggomatic Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn, Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 3,886	Grabbed this picture last week just before the full moon.

05-22-2016, 04:58 PM	#176
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,945	The Moon is badly blown out but the brightest dot to the right of the Moon is Mars. The dot below and to the left of the Moon is Saturn.

05-22-2016, 05:47 PM - 1 Like	#177
hangman43 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hueytown, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,508

05-24-2016, 06:58 PM	#178
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,292

05-25-2016, 07:18 AM	#179
Stone G. Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Zealand, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,516	Originally posted by manntax Also I wanted to see how Moon is looking like from other places in the world. So please , when posting in this thread write also the following : LOCATION : Country , City e.g. UK, London DATE : Full date, or as close as possible, when YOU took your shot - e.g. 10.09.2014 ( If you don't remember - write '~' and as accurate detail as possible e.g. ~ 05.1997 ) CAMERA : if you remember e.g. Pentax K10D LENS : if you remember - also if any teleconverter was used e.g. Pentax SMC-K 300mm + x2 Pentax-A converter SETTINGS : ISO (if applicable FILM), shutter, aperture, TRIPOD ? REMOTE ? 2-sec ? - e.g. ISO 200, 1/200th , f8 , tripod + 2-sec This way we can have some more details , adding some extra context to every show . I think it is still a good idea to provide this type of detail (where, when and how): LOCATION : Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DATE : 25 May 2016 - UT = 00:37 CAMERA :Pentax Q10 LENS : Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 350mm f/5.6 (Model 06B) ISO, APERTURE, EXPOSURE: 500, f/5.6, 1/640 sec. TRIPOD / REMOTE: Fixed tripod with 2 sec. delay OTHER: Moon low in the sky (Altitude = 6 degrees) and rather lousy seeing. 19 images manually aligned and stacked in RegiStax 4. The image shown is a down-sized (32%) crop. As said, seeing was poor and the Moon's altitude low, but the following 100% non-resized crop from the original may still illustrate the resolving power of the Q10 sensor with its 0,00175mm pixel pitch (= less than half the pixel size of my K-3):

05-25-2016, 09:21 AM	#180
manntax Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972 Original Poster	Originally posted by Stone G. I think it is still a good idea to provide this type of detail (where, when and how): Yeah, that was the idea , but it somehow got diluted along the way ;-) , but I still think it would be nice to see this kind of precise info , especially helpful to those wanting to learn the best combination of factors in order to improve their results of moon photography, as well as to those who just enjoy looking at these photos :-) You did well with this stacking technique considering that here where I live moon that low in the sky would produce hazy and poor results. Thanks for mentioning the Registax 4 - looks like a cool app !