My first ever moon photograph

[Neil79]

Sigma 70 - 300mm

 

[robertgilbert86]

I guess well done for capturing the moon, but the photo doesn't really interest me much.

Maybe if a tree silhouette was in front, or a city or something...

 

[Neil79]

Then it wouldn't be my first ever MOON photo , it'd be my first ever moon with something else photo

 

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

aah stage two. I take it you have completeled stage one by taking a photograph of a duck?

Its a nice shot mate but photographing the moon can be one of the most boring subjects you can do unless you really take a super close up of it.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Jotun]

Oddly enough I went out not too long ago with my sigma 70-300mm to get a shot of the moon as well

Try a tighter crop (I cropped mine to 100%) and sharpening it a little

 

[Ross1234]

that is not the moon

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17832756

 

[Neil79]

Lens wont go any further than that , any way of putting it down the telescope?

 

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

Lens wont go any further than that , any way of putting it down the telescope?

It can be done yes. The quality is crap though.

 

[Neil79]

Try a tighter crop (I cropped mine to 100%) and sharpening it a little

 

[insane200]

thats better last time i tried all i got was a white blob havent had time or good enough weather since.

 

[Neil79]

Yeh i remember lots of people taking pictures of white blobs , so i was kinda thrilled to get my first proper moon shot.. That was the point of the post not right up close walking on the moon shots or cities with the moon looming above. It's just a moon shot

 

[James07]

What camera did you use as when i buy my camera i will want a few shots like this.

Could a 400D with a 18-55 kit do shots like that, i want to go up the high parts of queensbury over looking the city and get a shot of the moon/sky/city.

 

[divine`]

What camera did you use as when i buy my camera i will want a few shots like this.

You can do it with any SLR with a long enough lens. 18-55 won't cut it though, the moon isn't big enough to use a length that short, you'll want at least 300mm and even then it'll only fill a tiny amount of the frame.

You could probably do it with a large proportion of bridge cameras too.

 

[Neil79]

You can do it with any SLR with a long enough lens. 18-55 won't cut it though, the moon isn't big enough to use a length that short, you'll want at least 300mm and even then it'll only fill a tiny amount of the frame.

You could probably do it with a large proportion of bridge cameras too.

What divine said

Would be awsome with a 400mm+ im sure

 

[Ben Cole]

Canon 350D, taken during the eclipse in march IIRC. Image totally unchanged. Can't remember which lens I used though

 

[friddela]

Now thats a picture of the moon.

 

[James07]

What kind of prices are lenses?

18-55
70-300
nifty etc..

 

[Neil79]

I got a Sigma 70-300 APO Macro D for about £200 , but you can get a tamron(?) lens for a lot cheaper some places less than £100 though i prefered the sigma for the budget & top quality

 

[syke]

What kind of prices are lenses?

18-55
70-300
nifty etc..

Not sure if i can name places that sell lenes, but have a look around google. They vary.

Tamron, Sigma etc can be cheaper than the likes of Canon and Nikon.

 

[James07]

I got a Sigma 70-300 APO Macro D for about £200 , but you can get a tamron(?) lens for a lot cheaper some places less than £100 though i prefered the sigma for the budget & top quality

I assume quality differ yes?

How much does the qual differ between the sigma and the tamron(?)?

EDIT: I can see 70-300mm lenses ranging from £40.

Theres one for £86 which looks nice but theres one for a shocking price.

Around £630 for this:

NEW! Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM LENS 70-300