CCK Crescent

[tagorean]

It was a cloudless evening yesterday 29 Nov. Had a stroll along CCK Crescent canal and took some shots. C&C welcomed.

#1: MRT track


#2: Canal fishing


#3: Railway track


#4: Signpost

[tagorean]

#5: Darkening sky


#6: Young moon

[lenson]

Nice pictures! I personally like #3 and #6.
Can i ask something? At what time was the moon shot at?

[roentarre]

Truely beautiful and artistic

[tagorean]

Thanks for the comments. Still cannot match other much nicer pictures posted in this forum.
I saw the crescent moon at 7:30 pm near the end of my stroll. Unfortunately didn't bring along a tripod and had to do a low level shot on the floor with camera bag support - hence the treeline was too close to the moon for my liking.

Apparently some fellow CSers noticed the same crescent on that evening:
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442640

[lenson]

I see... Was the moon really big? I dont remember being able to shoot a nice pic of a moon because my furthest zoom was only 200mm.

[tagorean]

I used 4/3 50-200mm lens with maximised zoom, set to high resolution and cropped the picture to enlarge the proportion.

Using the same technique, you can take reasonably good shots of the moon. Here is one taken with E510 kit lens at 150mm and cropped.


I was hoping to see the craters in the crescent shot but was quite disappointed they didn't show up.

[lenson]

Originally Posted by tagorean I used 4/3 50-200mm lens with maximised zoom, set to high resolution and cropped the picture to enlarge the proportion. Using the same technique, you can take reasonably good shots of the moon. Here is one taken with E510 kit lens at 150mm and cropped. I was hoping to see the craters in the crescent shot but was quite disappointed they didn't show up.

Hmmm, i see. But at which time will the moon be the biggest? Like during moonrise?

[tagorean]

Scientifically, the moon does not vary much between its closest and farthest point of its orbit to make significant difference when viewed from Earth. What's more important here is capturing the detail and magnifying your shot.

[DiGdUb]

hey, i stay at cck crescent too.

[tagorean]

Glad to find fellow CCK Crescenters in CS!

[Kusum Kangguru]

Same here!

[giantcanopy]

lenson you will need almost excess of 2000mm equivalent to have a relatively frame filling shot of moon.

Here are some examples i got previously at ard 1800mm . 1 2

Ryan

[tagorean]

Wow, those are amazing details right down to the pimples, Giantcanopy. Those would be my 'dream lens'.

[lenson]

hi Ryan, thanks for letting a newbie know about this fact about shooting moons.
saw your photos too on your website and they're great!