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mkgd1 · 10-31-2020, 07:54 PM

High clouds for tonight's blue moon. I'll try again tonight when it's higher in the sky.

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**ramseybuckeye** · 10-31-2020, 09:09 PM

Originally posted by mattb123

Very nice!
My plan last night didn't work out. Tall mountains made the moon rise after it was too dark for the kind of shot I was hoping for.
Glad I got out the previous night and did better then. Being a day or even two early here helps a lot with our high altitude horizons.

Yes, I'm sure you need that sunlight in the mountains, the moon is way to bright on its own. I worked quickly to get several comps before the light from the sun had faded. Of course I was able to get the sun setting to on flat land and water, but it was a dud with a totally clear sky around it. I never knew so much about moon phases and rising times before I started trying to shoot moonrises. I always forget about the moon setting in the morning, I haven't studied that as much. I would take your shot from the night before in a heartbeat, it's a winner.

**MASTERFIRE** · 10-31-2020, 10:40 PM - **2 Likes**

10/31 full moon...1st since 1944

**noelcmn** · 11-01-2020, 05:17 AM

**mattb123** · 11-01-2020, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

Yes, I'm sure you need that sunlight in the mountains, the moon is way to bright on its own. I worked quickly to get several comps before the light from the sun had faded. Of course I was able to get the sun setting to on flat land and water, but it was a dud with a totally clear sky around it. I never knew so much about moon phases and rising times before I started trying to shoot moonrises. I always forget about the moon setting in the morning, I haven't studied that as much. I would take your shot from the night before in a heartbeat, it's a winner.

Yeah the light goes fast here. I've always liked the moon and astronomy but photography has rekindled my interest for sure. I find myself realizing it's soon to be a full moon and feeling like I have to make a plan!

ecostigny · 11-01-2020, 04:35 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by mattb123

Yeah the light goes fast here. I've always liked the moon and astronomy but photography has rekindled my interest for sure. I find myself realizing it's soon to be a full moon and feeling like I have to make a plan!

Since I started following this thread and tried my hand at photographing the moon, I've become more aware of its phases and rising and setting times. One notable setting time I've observed is when it sets over New Haven at the end of the night when it is full. The juxtaposition of the lunar disk and the New Haven skyline is quite striking during the twilight time just before sunrise. However, I've yet to try photographing this because the best views of this phenomenon are from the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, one of the busiest stretches of highway in Connecticut.

**MossyRocks** · 11-01-2020, 06:04 PM - **1 Like**

Well there was too much wind on Friday to pull off the pixel shift moon shots so I did a stack at 300mm:

My almost full moon shot from 10-30-2020
445 images were stacked.
There was a fair amount of humidity so I finally captured some glow when exposing for the moon

445x1/100s
ISO 100
f/8

Camera: K-3ii
Lens Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro

**noelcmn** · 11-02-2020, 01:56 AM

**MetteHHH** · 11-02-2020, 02:11 AM - **2 Likes**

Just a hand-held moon photo from this summer - I liked the clouds.
K3 II with the DA* 300mm, ƒ/5.0 1/30 ISO3200
I guess a lower iso and a tripod could have been worthwhile, but this was the chance I got.

shiner · 11-02-2020, 03:26 AM

DA300, 1.4x, pp

**MetteHHH** · 11-02-2020, 04:10 AM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by shiner

DA300, 1.4x, pp

Lovely sharp image. Based on the results that RedBoomer got in his frogmount thread in the link below, I wonder if using the 1.4 converter gives you more resolution than cropping. I have a teleconverter, but I never really got around to using it after some initially disappointing tests.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/414299-cro...-da1-4xtc.html

Here's another moonscape from this summer. I like moonscapes, but this time of year there isn't much light to play with. K3II with the DA* 300mm, ƒ/8.0,1/1000, ISO250

ecostigny · 11-09-2020, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

Lovely sharp image. Based on the results that RedBoomer got in his frogmount thread in the link below, I wonder if using the 1.4 converter gives you more resolution than cropping. I have a teleconverter, but I never really got around to using it after some initially disappointing tests.

Cropped bird photos - which combo of K1/K3, DA300/DFA150450, with/without DA1.4xTC? - PentaxForums.com

Here's another moonscape from this summer. I like moonscapes, but this time of year there isn't much light to play with. K3II with the DA* 300mm, ƒ/8.0,1/1000, ISO250

Those moon shots really have me thinking that I should check 300mm prices this Black Friday.

**MetteHHH** · 11-15-2020, 02:42 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by ecostigny

Those moon shots really have me thinking that I should check 300mm prices this Black Friday.

Thanks ecostigny. It is without comparison my favorite lens. I'm usually carrying two houses - one with the 300mm and one with something in the wide-to.normal focal lenght range. The 300mm is for birds, mainly, but I end up shooting all sorts of other things as well.

**MetteHHH** · 11-27-2020, 10:32 AM - **3 Likes**

Am I the only person shooting moons these days?

**mattb123** · 11-27-2020, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

Am I the only person shooting moons these days?

Look like it! I plan to this weekend. Looked great here last night but I didn't make it out.

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10-31-2020, 09:09 PM	#902
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,295	Originally posted by mattb123 Very nice! My plan last night didn't work out. Tall mountains made the moon rise after it was too dark for the kind of shot I was hoping for. Glad I got out the previous night and did better then. Being a day or even two early here helps a lot with our high altitude horizons. Yes, I'm sure you need that sunlight in the mountains, the moon is way to bright on its own. I worked quickly to get several comps before the light from the sun had faded. Of course I was able to get the sun setting to on flat land and water, but it was a dud with a totally clear sky around it. I never knew so much about moon phases and rising times before I started trying to shoot moonrises. I always forget about the moon setting in the morning, I haven't studied that as much. I would take your shot from the night before in a heartbeat, it's a winner.

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11-01-2020, 08:43 AM	#905
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye Yes, I'm sure you need that sunlight in the mountains, the moon is way to bright on its own. I worked quickly to get several comps before the light from the sun had faded. Of course I was able to get the sun setting to on flat land and water, but it was a dud with a totally clear sky around it. I never knew so much about moon phases and rising times before I started trying to shoot moonrises. I always forget about the moon setting in the morning, I haven't studied that as much. I would take your shot from the night before in a heartbeat, it's a winner. Yeah the light goes fast here. I've always liked the moon and astronomy but photography has rekindled my interest for sure. I find myself realizing it's soon to be a full moon and feeling like I have to make a plan!

11-01-2020, 04:35 PM - 1 Like	#906
ecostigny Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Branford, CT Posts: 561	Originally posted by mattb123 Yeah the light goes fast here. I've always liked the moon and astronomy but photography has rekindled my interest for sure. I find myself realizing it's soon to be a full moon and feeling like I have to make a plan! Since I started following this thread and tried my hand at photographing the moon, I've become more aware of its phases and rising and setting times. One notable setting time I've observed is when it sets over New Haven at the end of the night when it is full. The juxtaposition of the lunar disk and the New Haven skyline is quite striking during the twilight time just before sunrise. However, I've yet to try photographing this because the best views of this phenomenon are from the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, one of the busiest stretches of highway in Connecticut.

11-01-2020, 06:04 PM - 1 Like	#907
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Well there was too much wind on Friday to pull off the pixel shift moon shots so I did a stack at 300mm: My almost full moon shot from 10-30-2020 445 images were stacked. There was a fair amount of humidity so I finally captured some glow when exposing for the moon 445x1/100s ISO 100 f/8 Camera: K-3ii Lens Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro

11-02-2020, 01:56 AM	#908
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228

11-02-2020, 02:11 AM - 2 Likes	#909
MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Just a hand-held moon photo from this summer - I liked the clouds. K3 II with the DA* 300mm, ƒ/5.0 1/30 ISO3200 I guess a lower iso and a tripod could have been worthwhile, but this was the chance I got.

11-02-2020, 03:26 AM	#910
shiner Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N GA USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,127	DA300, 1.4x, pp

11-02-2020, 04:10 AM - 5 Likes	#911
MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Originally posted by shiner DA300, 1.4x, pp Lovely sharp image. Based on the results that RedBoomer got in his frogmount thread in the link below, I wonder if using the 1.4 converter gives you more resolution than cropping. I have a teleconverter, but I never really got around to using it after some initially disappointing tests. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/414299-cro...-da1-4xtc.html Here's another moonscape from this summer. I like moonscapes, but this time of year there isn't much light to play with. K3II with the DA* 300mm, ƒ/8.0,1/1000, ISO250

11-09-2020, 04:45 PM	#912
ecostigny Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Branford, CT Posts: 561	Originally posted by MetteHHH Lovely sharp image. Based on the results that RedBoomer got in his frogmount thread in the link below, I wonder if using the 1.4 converter gives you more resolution than cropping. I have a teleconverter, but I never really got around to using it after some initially disappointing tests. Cropped bird photos - which combo of K1/K3, DA300/DFA150450, with/without DA1.4xTC? - PentaxForums.com Here's another moonscape from this summer. I like moonscapes, but this time of year there isn't much light to play with. K3II with the DA* 300mm, ƒ/8.0,1/1000, ISO250 Those moon shots really have me thinking that I should check 300mm prices this Black Friday.

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MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Originally posted by ecostigny Those moon shots really have me thinking that I should check 300mm prices this Black Friday. Thanks ecostigny. It is without comparison my favorite lens. I'm usually carrying two houses - one with the 300mm and one with something in the wide-to.normal focal lenght range. The 300mm is for birds, mainly, but I end up shooting all sorts of other things as well.

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mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	Originally posted by MetteHHH Am I the only person shooting moons these days? Look like it! I plan to this weekend. Looked great here last night but I didn't make it out.

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