Bad Moon a Rising

[British Red]

I just treated myself to a wireless release for the Canon - partly for those "super steady" moments needed with the Macro etc. but also for long telephoto shots.

I decided to try it out and here is tonight's result

Red

 

[Neanderthal]

Wow! Lovely picture, you can almost see where the guys parked.

What telephoto did you use?

Stu

 

[British Red]

400mm - 1/15s @f5.6 100 ISO

I was messing a little with bracketing but it turned out quite nicely I thought

 

[korvin karbon]

is the red spot in the bottom left where the invasion fleet is hiding

excellent picture. How long was the exposure?

 

[British Red]

1/15 kk - think we posted at the same time

 

[Shambling Shaman]

A cracking photo - waxing moon my favorite...

 

[chas brookes]

Cracking picture Red

 

[andywinkk]

That is very good red, i can even see a little man lol

 

[Stew]

Blimey Guv! That's a bit impressive. I never thought a man on the ground could get a shot like that of the moon!

 

[British Red]

Thanks for the kind words all

I'm gradually trying to learn new techniques and get better at using things like tripods etc. (which I have been laothe to carry in the past). With both macro and a really long lens I have found even pressing the shutter release button can cause enough vibration to "blur" so decided to try a remote release - it really does help!

Still so much to learn

 

[bikething]

I'm gradually trying to learn new techniques and get better at using things like tripods etc. (which I have been laothe to carry in the past). With both macro and a really long lens I have found even pressing the shutter release button can cause enough vibration to "blur" so decided to try a remote release - it really does help!

Cracking shot BR - did you have to crop the original? and if so by how much?

something else to look into to reduce shake on long focal lengths is the 'mirror lockup' function if your camera has it

 

[British Red]

I did crop it to about a third of original size....


Off to investigate mirror lock up...cheers BT

 

[British Red]

It does indeed - one shall try this - you are a star (or possibly some other form of celestial body)

Cheers - you live and learn!!!

 

[bikething]

It does indeed - one shall try this - you are a star (or possibly some other form of celestial body)

Well, I've got enough mass to exert a bit of gravitational pull i reckon

Just out of interest, which camera do you have?

 

[British Red]

Tis only a basic DSLR - Canon Eos 400D

 

[Shewie]

Nice piccy Red

 

[bikething]

Tis only a basic DSLR - Canon Eos 400D

Better spec than my EOS10D which I bought within a month of their release in the UK...
Don't use it much - it lives on the shelf behind me with the 100-400 lens fitted for quick grab-shots of the wildlife in the field behind my house.

 

[crazyclimber]

nice pic there!

 

[Neanderthal]

For those like me who don't have a cable release, a 2 second timer is usually long enought for the tripod vibrations to stop after pressing the shutter.

Stu

 

[tommy the cat]

Da ya no I was just gonna say could the timer function do the same job Neanderthal... great pic Red
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Just to be really anal was it the canon lens? L series or something else? Also what is it like in low light? Is on it?
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