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The New Moon, tonight... (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 OP
Great, Peg! elleng Aug 2019 #1
Thanks so much, my dear elleng! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #2
It was boldly orange and setting fast as it caught my eye at 10:10 PM here in Western Pennsylvania. John1956PA Aug 2019 #3
Thank you, John! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #5
I could not get my Nikon L100 to focus on it. The few photos I got are not worthy of posting. John1956PA Aug 2019 #9
I agree about creativity and the moon. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #10
Wow-- Kitchari Aug 2019 #4
Thank you so much, my dear Kitchari! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #6
Gorgeous. Mersky Aug 2019 #7
Thank you, Mersky! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #8
I've taken note and might consider a camera upgrade if I get back into photography Mersky Aug 2019 #11
I'm glad you enjoyed my comments. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #12

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
2. Thanks so much, my dear elleng!
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:35 PM
Aug 2019

I didn't think I was going to succeed tonight, the clouds were so thick. But then they dispersed and I could see!

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
3. It was boldly orange and setting fast as it caught my eye at 10:10 PM here in Western Pennsylvania.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:37 PM
Aug 2019

A stunner it was.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
5. Thank you, John!
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:42 PM
Aug 2019

Not orange at all here, since it was higher in the sky than it was for you. I love seeing those colors but they don't happen often since I'm blocked from the horizon by a lot of trees and hills.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
9. I could not get my Nikon L100 to focus on it. The few photos I got are not worthy of posting.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 12:04 AM
Aug 2019

My schedule tomorrow evening will be more favorable for getting photos. During the last moon cycle, clear skies allowed me to get sharp pictures on six nights.

Thanks for sharing your picture. I am always interested in the current moon phase. By the way, there is an interesting YouTube channel which intermittently streams telescope images of the moon. The channel operator is from the Tampa, Florida, area. He is also a talented songwriter, singer and musician who broadcasts his songs along with the video stream. I think that occasionally fixating on moon images can help stir creative impulses.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
10. I agree about creativity and the moon.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 12:11 AM
Aug 2019

I am sorry that your camera wouldn't allow you to get good photos. Were you in manual? I never used to use it, and now I use it all the time!

Good luck tomorrow night! I hope to see your photos.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
8. Thank you, Mersky!
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Aug 2019

I use my Nikon D3200 with my zoom lens 18--400mm by Tamron.

Of course the camera's F stop is all the way open at 6.3 and this time I set the shutter speed to 1/80 second. This seemed to have the best detail of the half dozen photos I took. And I was all the way out at 400mm!

I also used my cable release and tripod.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
11. I've taken note and might consider a camera upgrade if I get back into photography
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 06:08 PM
Aug 2019

Went looking for the exact settings I used for my D7000 a few years ago when I managed to get some good pics of a full moon. Still have a couple hard drives to search. I'm certain I used a longer shutter speed and bracketing around the on the F stop, seems I tweaked the ISO, too. Had my 105-200 cranked all the way out, tripod and remote, but still had to hold my breath and not look at the rig the wrong way. The atmosphere was just clear enough to help bring it all together. I like the quiet excitement of the process.

18-400! What a range!

I put a note in my camera bag with the settings you used here. Not sure when I'll get around to it, but really appeals to get out and look up with a lens sometime soon. If I find those shots of mine I will post one just to compare how much richer the darks are in your image. I just love that edge along the inside of the moon.

And! thanks for sharing your settings. My brain and heart really needed something nice to settle on for a bit.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
12. I'm glad you enjoyed my comments.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 07:00 PM
Aug 2019

When I went shopping for a new zoom, I knew I had to have a longer range. I was going to buy a Nikkor lens, but they don't make them in this range. But Tamron does and that determined which lens to get. The 400 really pulls the scene in! It makes me very happy.

I have not yet learned how to manipulate the ISO. Nor do I know what it really does. Someday I'll study that.



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