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Moons: bloody and not
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Moons: bloody and not

by Jerry Marella

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted September 28, 2015109 views7 comments

I really don't know anything about astro photography, but I thought I'd take a crack at the moon last night.  I can see that there is a lot to learn before anyone can become proficient at this kind of photography.  I have to admit, I liked being out there photographing the sky, and I'd like to do this more often.  I only pray that I don't need a $10,000 telescope to get some of the neat shots that I see posted.

This is obviously a composite, and there are probably many, many astrological things wrong with the placement of the moons and the way I've created the final file. But, I've posted this in POP for a reason. 1.The moon is an object, 2.It has a place (space), 3.And if you count the "man in the moon" I have a person, which gives me the hat trick!

I was using a 5D3 and a Tamaron 150-600 at 600 so my best aperture was 6.3.  ISO ranged from 400 for the bright moon to 1600 for the bloody part at shtterspeeds from 1/500 to 1.3sec.

This is a set of photos that I can play endlessly with and come up with different configurations.

Suggestions, comments, critiques, ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM

I don't see anything wrong with this, the placement, spacing or exposure.  I think you did an excellent job!

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 29, 2015 at 12:15 PM

Ditto Luke's comment - well done!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 30, 2015 at 6:41 PM

I think you've done a fine job Jerry, this is great!devil

I knew this night was coming, but missed out again.

Anyway, I'd be very happy with it. The only suggestion I can think of is a variation that gives the progression a slight arc..

 

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 2, 2015 at 5:39 PM

Glad you were able to see the moon.  Good exposure and composition.  Only suggestion you might want to check spelling! TFS

 

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 4, 2015 at 2:25 PM

I also think this is well done. The moon has good detail asd the composite looks good. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 14, 2015 at 9:30 AM
Hey Jerry,
Well executed idea with excellent results.
Congratulations on the WP . . .   devil
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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on October 15, 2015 at 8:47 AM
Thanks for the comments everyone, and thanks for the EP! 
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