 Calgarey Penn |
Moon Photographic technique I plan to try doing some moon photography soon...I plan to use my old Zuiko 50-250 lens with a mount adapter on my Olympus E-vilt 500. I have a 2X extender I could use which would put me up to a 100-500mm lens. Does anyone have any specific tips for doing photography of the moon with this type of set-up? Thanks. Calgarey
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Tripod and stopped down exposure sequences! If you intend to have anything else in the frame visible you may find the cam cannot accomodate the difference in contrast with the bright moon. You may want to experiment with HDRI, High Dynamic Range Imaging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDRI). Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/) may be a helpful app. Have fun!
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Alan N. Marcus |
Hi Calgarey, Your equipment should yield good results. The best moon images are made at some phase other than full. I suggest first quarter for starts. It’s not that full moon shots are more difficult, they just often disappoint. A full moon viewed from earth corresponds to midday (noon) on the moon. Thus the shadows of mountains and rills are nonexistent or at best short. Short shadows yield mundane expanses with lowered contrast. If this fact is difficult to grasp, consider aerial shots of the earth. A telephone pole viewed from above is difficult to discern if the exposure occurs at midday. A few hours latter, poles and hills and buildings will have elongated shadows, necessary to support an illusion of elevation. In other words a low sun gives terrain a 3D like appearance. You will note that most of the mountain, craters, rills are viable on the moon, only along the terminator line. Along this line its either sunset or sunrise thus elevations and depressions cast long shadows. Try different moon phases as well as those times when a planet such as Venus is making a close approach. Best of luck,
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Calgarey Penn |
Alan, Thanks so much for your reply. What you say about shooting at different moon phases makes perfect sense. I'll certianly give it a try. Calgarey
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Try the full moon anyway. If you have a lens that's long enough and quality is good enough, all phases are nice to look at. Easy to do, because this is one situation where knowing which iso,apeture, and speed to use gets you 99% there, but always nice to do.
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