Quick moon shot

Azrael · 1st August 2012, 10:44 PM

Driving home tonight the moon was glowing brightly in the night sky, so after i got home i ducked out to take a couple of quick snaps.

This is the result:

I remember years ago when i was in high school i did an astronomy assignment to go out and shoot stars. I remember wishing that it was possible to get a good clear view of the moon.... well these days.

8MadDog8 · 2nd August 2012, 6:34 AM

Can i ask what you used to get this?

Azrael · 2nd August 2012, 9:18 AM

Sure should be intact in the exit, but it's with a 70-200 2.8 + 2x tele

jumpy · 2nd August 2012, 9:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8MadDog8

Can i ask what you used to get this?

2 photo's combined, because you can't expose for the stars and the full moon. Doesn't do much for me due to this fact. You should also fix the CA on the moon.

C.Michael · 3rd August 2012, 1:05 AM

Nice shot! CA on the moon jumps at me a bit. Is this a composite?

maryusdemetry · 3rd August 2012, 6:50 AM

Nice shots here, Congrats, awesome pic

Azrael · 3rd August 2012, 8:37 AM

Yeah, its a composite, and a bad one at that, GIMP isn't as nice as CS5/6.

It is however the same piece of sky. I merely "masked" the moon in the stars shot with a 5c coin carefully positioned on the UV filter.

The subsequent layering was done in GIMP and then a crop. Ill redo it in CS6 when the stupid Adobe activation server comes back online and I'm home at the same time. At that point ill be able to fix the CA too (can you tell I'm not good in GIMP?)

MR CHILLED · 3rd August 2012, 8:47 AM

Very nice. I think the lighting of the stars sets it off

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2nd August 2012, 9:18 AM	#3
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3rd August 2012, 8:37 AM	#7
Azrael Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,953	Yeah, its a composite, and a bad one at that, GIMP isn't as nice as CS5/6. It is however the same piece of sky. I merely "masked" the moon in the stars shot with a 5c coin carefully positioned on the UV filter. The subsequent layering was done in GIMP and then a crop. Ill redo it in CS6 when the stupid Adobe activation server comes back online and I'm home at the same time. At that point ill be able to fix the CA too (can you tell I'm not good in GIMP?) __________________ --Azrael I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. - D.H.Lawrence The Plebian Period \| I'm a Christian... \| Photo Gallery \| avatar_takai @ Steam \| takai on all other forums.

3rd August 2012, 6:50 AM	#6
maryusdemetry Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 200	Nice shots here, Congrats, awesome pic

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