My moon pictures

[Britchick]

taken about 6pm

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff216/charliesangel2007/moon.jpg





http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff216/charliesangel2007/moon.jpg

[lisaw]

Wow! They are great julie :yes:

[Hex]

cool, well done! :thumbsup:

going to have to try doing that soon as well.

[Britchick]

is there anything i could do to get them sharper?


i guess it's hard to focus on something that is 238,855 miles away lol

[mumof2]

i guess it's hard to focus on something that is 238,855 miles away lol


:unsure: can't see why...................! :whistle:




:applaudit: They're brilliant photos! :yes:

[Britchick]

oh where is the daddy? i want to show him my creations :unsure:

[Hex]

You might be able to tweak the images you have with a decent graphics program.

As to actually improving the quality of the photos with the camera, you probably want to talk to SkyWatcher... :)

... any attempt i make at a moon photo will probably result in a pale smudge on a darker background :unsure:

[Britchick]

i think the strap was blowing in the wind so may have caused camera shake- could try again with that. Interestlingly i found the better one was done at 218 focal length for some reason - the others were 300.

I did have a little fiddle with the exposure as i shot in RAW and cropped and tried to sharpen a bit in photoshop but didn't get very far. Will need expert advice methinks.

[Hex]

ok, now you are talking camera geek at me :geekon:

... i do computer geek stuff :lol:

[Britchick]

ok, now you are talking camera geek at me :geekon:

... i do computer geek stuff :lol:

woohoo i have out geeked you :geekon:
:geekon:

[Hex]

:worship:

[Britchick]

:worship:

well if you'd like any advice :yes: :tongue: :ROFL1:

[Dawn]

Wow, awesome photos.

Your camera obviously has a bigger one than mine...

[Skywatcher]

Nicely done - you are right the focus is a little soft and TBH this is the biggest pain of all - what setup were you using?

[Britchick]

the first one was f 5.6 1/250 and 300 and the second was f11 1/250 and 213
iso 100 wb auto. How do you focus though?

[Skywatcher]

Take pic - check focus - twist it a little - repeat time after time - do you have a lockable focus - I have a mark on mine in pencil at the right point of focus - but it took an age to find

[Britchick]

Take pic - check focus - twist it a little - repeat time after time - do you have a lockable focus - I have a mark on mine in pencil at the right point of focus - but it took an age to find

Keith do i have a lockable focus? :unsure:

[Keith]

Keith do i have a lockable focus? :unsure:

yeah you do

hmmmm if they've been taken at 1/250 it shouldnt really be motion blur which makes me feel that your lens wasn't properly focussed at infinity.

Have a look on your lens and there should be an infinity marking, note that it won't be when the lens focus is rotated the whole way (as logic says it should be), it'll be twisted all the way then back a bit.

I suspect that's the softness in the image

[Britchick]

exellent. Will work on it and read the instruction manual. Just as you learn one thing it's another lol:yes:

thank you both :hug2:

[Hex]

:geekon: :lol:

[Britchick]

:geekon: :lol:

haven't you got some code to write or something? :geekon: :tongue:

[Brits Boy]

taken about 6pm

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff216/charliesangel2007/moon.jpg





http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff216/charliesangel2007/moon.jpg
no offence but how are these any different from normal pictures? :unsure: and you call me a geek for knowing some planes

[Steven]

Brill pics , but was it just me who wasn't expecting the actual moon? LOL Must just be me with a dirty mind. haha.:unsure:

[*Bambi-Belle*]

Fantastic piccys xxxxxxx I love them.

[ukwdwnut]

great pix julie

do you have a tripod you can use and also use a remote to take them, should get much sharper pix with those :)

[Britchick]

i did use a tripod Mick and remote i just hadn't focussed correctly- will wait till another clear night.

[Britchick]

i did use a tripod Mick and remote i just hadn't focussed correctly- will wait till another clear night and try and focus on infinity

[Johnie]

Very good photos!