a shot of the moon. [Archive]

Dal

14-10-2006, 12:42

after seeing the picture of the moon that Maximus took (fantastic pic matey) i decided to give it a try myself, so after taking about 30 odd pictures i uploaded them and i think this is the best one out of the lot.

the picture was taking with the fastest shutter speed my camera had and the maximum aperture i think, not sure about the number yet as i'm all new to this.

so whats the opinions of this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/DemonEscortS/Photography/Moon1Large.jpg

praxis

14-10-2006, 13:13

Thats excellent! Next time take two photo`s one exposed for the moon and another exposed for the sky, you may need a tripod, and finagle them together in PS.

busterboy

14-10-2006, 16:44

Nice sharp picture Darren but you have 80% of the image totally wasted.:(

Always engage a tight crop on moon shots so that more detail is shown..:)

Hope you don't mind but this is one I took some time back and I am sure you would get the same result if yours was cropped tighter too..;)

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~tprocter/Various/moon1.jpg

Marianne

14-10-2006, 16:49

Dal, I have to say that that is one of the best photos of the moon I have ever seen. I love the black space around it and the shape of the moon is wonderful, clever, arty shot..I love it!

busterboy

14-10-2006, 16:53

Dal, I have to say that that is one of the best photos of the moon I have ever seen. I love the black space around it and the shape of the moon is wonderful, clever, arty shot..I love it!

:lol: What a contrast to my post. Different opinions do count though.;)

Hoodi

14-10-2006, 18:16

Agree with Marianne here - aside from a few low key moon // landscapes , this is one of the best moon shots I've seen.
To me, close cropped moon shots are, well, boring.
Sure, they're technically impressive - especially when taken with some pricey gear - but that's about it. I know what the moon looks like - my eyes aren't that bad.. And for super detailed stuff look no further than nasa & the ilk.
To me it's like taking a really detailed photo of someones nose (check out those pores!) when you've missed out on the cracking grin on their face.
Still, each to their own!

Steep

14-10-2006, 19:17

We always seem to strive for the best sharpest most detailed shot of the moon, it's nice to see someone with a different idea. I suppose that's what it's all about really, make the best use of the equipment you have. I don't think I could do better at least not until my 5000mm LLL F1 IS arrives :)

BobR

14-10-2006, 19:59

I love this. The black space really works for me. Well done.

Dal

15-10-2006, 15:01

so overall the opinion of this picture is good yeah?

i do feel really happy about this picture as i cant afford a super duper camera so the one i have cost me £140. i will try the idea of cropping the moon so its purely the moon in shot but the reason i cropped the moon and left it in the vast space is purely because space it a vast entity and everyone is small in comparison.

cheers for the comment thour everyone. more shots to come soon as i am getting pretty addicted to this photography.

chuckles

15-10-2006, 16:27

Excellent composition. I agreed with Marianne when we both looked at it the other evening but I witheld from commenting. You've summed up my sentiments about it.... a sense of the imponderous amount space it occupies !!!

Nasa must have had the same sense of scale when they fired probes at the thing 40 odd years ago. ;)

maximus

15-10-2006, 18:34

thanks dal for the comment you made on my shot of the moon.
i really like the shot you did it really stands out from the tightly cropped ones. well done.