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Hand Held Moon

Discussion in 'Night, InfraRed, and UltraViolet Photography' started by greyflash, Aug 25, 2005.

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  1. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,079
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    I am not touting this image as a great moon shot, especially with all the fine ones that have been posted here. The thing that is interesting is that I shot it hand held with my 300mm f2.8 lens and then had to crop it severly to make it big enough to view on this forum.

    100% crop of moon, ISO 200, f2.8.

    48204297.
    NIKON D2H    ---    300mm    f/2.8    1/1600s    ISO 200
     
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    greyflash, Aug 25, 2005
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  2. PGB

    PGB

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    Jan 25, 2005
    I like it.





    show off :biggrin:
     
    PGB, Aug 25, 2005
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  3. DAVE VAN

    DAVE VAN

    663
    Feb 22, 2005
    New Jersey
    Wow, that is great Gordon. I really like the contrast with the perfectly black sky. :smile:
     
    DAVE VAN, Aug 25, 2005
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  4. Chris101

    Chris101

    34,612
    Feb 2, 2005
    Arizona
    That's wild for hh! I mean, wow. You don't need no stinkin' tripod Gordon!
     
    Chris101, Aug 25, 2005
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  5. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,079
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Thanks Patrick, Dave and Chris. I didn't even know that hand holding a shot of the moon was possible but thought I would give it a try just for kicks. It was shot at ISO 200, f2.8, at 1600/sec. on a very clear night. Dave, there was no manipulation of the background in PS so what you see is what you get.
     
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  6. Brew

    Brew Guest

    show off!!!!!! :biggrin:
     
    Brew, Aug 25, 2005
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  7. Lisa

    Lisa

    1,777
    May 3, 2005
    IL
    Gordon:

    That is incredible for a handheld shot! I am really impressed :cool:  :biggrin:
     
    Lisa, Aug 25, 2005
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  8. Crayaco

    Crayaco

    503
    May 4, 2005
    Salida, Colorado
    There is nothing wrong with your image. I like it.
     
    Crayaco, Aug 25, 2005
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  9. nburwell

    nburwell

    204
    Jul 14, 2005
    Philadelphia, PA
    Great job, Gordon. Especially for a HH shot. Very nicely done.
     
    nburwell, Aug 25, 2005
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  10. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,079
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Bruce, Lisa, Ray and Nick,

    Thank you for the nice comments. Now I will have to put on the TC 1.4 and see if I can keep from cropping it so much.
     
    greyflash, Aug 25, 2005
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  11. DavidM

    DavidM

    1,133
    Jan 25, 2005
    North Carolina, USA
    Gordon,

    I'm going to have to join the bandwagon of very impressed people here. I've attempted shooting at the moon several times with a 300 f/4 with and without TC's, but always with a tripod. Never have gotten anything like that, regardless of crop! You're making me want to try again...

    Great shot!
     
    DavidM, Aug 25, 2005
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  12. Elf_8

    Elf_8

    957
    Feb 23, 2005
    Montreal, QC, Canada
    This is so clear. A perfect exposure, and... hand held ! I'm impressed too by the clear sky you had. These are not the conditions we city folks can even dream of.
     
    Elf_8, Aug 25, 2005
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  13. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,079
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Christian, the clear sky comes from a lack of light pollution and the dry air in the desert where I live. Thanks for your comments.
     
    greyflash, Aug 26, 2005
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  14. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,079
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Yes, give it another try David. It was a nice clear night here in St. George but I really didn't take any particular pains in doing this shot. I just walked outside with my dog so that he could pee and pointed up at the sky and made the shot. I did have to adjust my shooting speed twice because of overexposure. I ended up at 1/1600 of a sec. at f2.8. It was all over in less than 5 minutes. Thanks for looking and for your comments.
     
    greyflash, Aug 26, 2005
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  15. PhotoByMark

    PhotoByMark

    3,181
    May 25, 2005
    Kendalia, TX
    Wow. Human Tripod. I will look for clone's of you on sale at B&H!

    That is pretty good HH. I just took some of the moon a couple nights ago with my 70-300 I do not think they came out as sharp as yours. I post it here just for comparison. Also, severly cropped and no where near as sharp as yours. Darn-it and I used a tripod.'

    So I guess a 300 2.8 is much sharper than my 70-300? Or maybe I just suck at moon shots? Hopefully, the difference in quality of the lenses shows. OK-I want a 300 2.8 too. The list of lenses grows even more. It would be interesting to see a full moon shot with a 70-200 VR and perhaps a 200-400 VR and one more the 80-400 VR. I am hoping to get the 80-400 VR as my next lens purchase.

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    NIKON D70s    ---    300mm    f/8.0    1/400s   
     
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    PhotoByMark, Aug 26, 2005
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  16. misupix

    misupix

    6,400
    May 7, 2005
    Germany / Bavaria
    Great image!

    100% better than my last moon-shooting.


    Are you for rent? (a self-walking tripod would be great for hikes :wink:) 
     
    misupix, Aug 26, 2005
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  17. Phil K

    Phil K Subscribing Member

    16,957
    Apr 30, 2005
    Hong Kong
    Great shot, Gordon. And you did it so casually.

    Makes me want to try it. And if I'm not successful, can I borrow your tripod?
     
    Phil K, Aug 26, 2005
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  18. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,079
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Hi Mark, Michael and Phil. Thanks for commenting on my moon shot. I would make a pretty antiquated tripod so I suspect you better look to Gitzo or some other brand. :wink: :wink:
     
    greyflash, Aug 26, 2005
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  19. sommer

    sommer

    1,265
    Jul 14, 2005
    Smack dab between the Wolverines and the Spartans
    Just....wow! What an amazing shot. And handheld, too?!?!?! I'll say it again...wow!
     
    sommer, Aug 26, 2005
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  20. JerseyJay

    JerseyJay

    1,027
    Mar 9, 2005
    North Jersey
    Gordon,

    This is excellent especially since it was handheld. I'm impressed !!!

    Here is mine taken in June05. This one was taken on the tripod with 1/160 f/8 at 200mm

    moon.
     
    JerseyJay, Aug 26, 2005
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