Moonrise at East Coast...

[vince]

Just some shots I took as the moon was rising tonight.



Moonrise was at 2355hrs. Shot was taken at 0018hrs while the moon was just above the horizon. White balance was left at "As Shot" which was basically what i saw.

Shot through a Celestron C90 Maksutov Cassergrain Telescope on prime focus.



Moonrise was at 2355hrs. Shot was taken at 0018hrs while the moon was just above the horizon. White balance was changed to reflect a more neutral coloured moon.

Shot through a Celestron C90 Maksutov Cassergrain Telescope on prime focus.



Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: Canon 70-200 f/2.8L USM
Exposure: 15seconds
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 90 mm
White Balance: Auto



Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: Canon 70-200 f/2.8L USM
Exposure: 15seconds
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 140 mm
White Balance: Adjusted for neutrality

[mdzmr]

That beautiful.

Should have shoot it during the full moon.
Any filter use?

[vince]

Originally Posted by mdzmr That beautiful. Should have shoot it during the full moon. Any filter use?

Hi mdzmr,

Actually, full moon shots look rather bland because of the lack of shadows on the craters.

No filters were used for the shots.

This was taken on Sept 27 2007...

Do take note of the shadows which the craters provide.

[infiniteever]

awesome pictures dude!

just a note. the moon doesn't rise. its always there. XD

[Qazwer]

Originally Posted by infiniteever awesome pictures dude! just a note. the moon doesn't rise. its always there. XD

If that's the case, the Sun doesn't rise too. It's the self-revolution of the Earth.

Nice shots there, vince.

[billycadiz]

Originally Posted by Qazwer If that's the case, the Sun doesn't rise too. It's the self-revolution of the Earth. Nice shots there, vince.

And it doesn't set too..

Very nice thread again..
I'm now inspired to take one!

[Akatsuki]

freaking awesome!

The cloud adds to the mysterious atmosphere!

[HeiPiGu]

Originally Posted by infiniteever just a note. the moon doesn't rise. its always there. XD

Wah piang eh, this statement is really....

[mdzmr]

Originally Posted by infiniteever awesome pictures dude! just a note. the moon doesn't rise. its always there. XD

???
You mean the moon is at static position. If that the case, how do lunar eclipse happened?

[mdzmr]

Originally Posted by vince Hi mdzmr, Actually, full moon shots look rather bland because of the lack of shadows on the craters. No filters were used for the shots. This was taken on Sept 27 2007... Do take note of the shadows which the craters provide.

Agree with you, I aware about that. I thought of capturing a full moon at a horizon will look more dramatic(don't talk about the craters detail). I saw quite a few full moon shots taken at horizon and it look great. I myself wanted to give a try if I have a chance.
something like this(not my shot):http://static.photo.net/attachments/...f-50481684.jpg

[lennyl]

Very nice. I agree the clouds give the photo a very nice touch. The white balance adjusted version seems better - perhaps it is because it looks sharper than the first image.

Originally Posted by infiniteever just a note. the moon doesn't rise. its always there. XD

Originally Posted by HeiPiGu Wah piang eh, this statement is really....

The word you're looking for is pedantic.

[haqeel]

thumbs up!

[vince]

Originally Posted by mdzmr Agree with you, I aware about that. I thought of capturing a full moon at a horizon will look more dramatic(don't talk about the craters detail). I saw quite a few full moon shots taken at horizon and it look great. I myself wanted to give a try if I have a chance. something like this(not my shot):http://static.photo.net/attachments/...f-50481684.jpg

Ah...okay now I get what you're saying. Yup that i have to agree that it's dramatic.

However, for a close-up shot such as the one that I did, it won't work.

But if I wanna do a moon-lit landscape of the moon rising, that'd be the kind of moon I'd choose too...but it's honestly tough to shoot in Singapore cause of trees covering and it'll have to be a multiple exposure/stacked shot as the moon will be over exposed to get the foreground or the forground under exposed to get the moon right.

Got time, we all go out n shoot moon sometime!

Cheers!

[mdzmr]

Originally Posted by vince Ah...okay now I get what you're saying. Yup that i have to agree that it's dramatic. However, for a close-up shot such as the one that I did, it won't work. But if I wanna do a moon-lit landscape of the moon rising, that'd be the kind of moon I'd choose too...but it's honestly tough to shoot in Singapore cause of trees covering and it'll have to be a multiple exposure/stacked shot as the moon will be over exposed to get the foreground or the forground under exposed to get the moon right. Got time, we all go out n shoot moon sometime! Cheers!

Must check the timing. Obviously not something at this period where moon rise at 12am.

[vince]

Originally Posted by mdzmr Must check the timing. Obviously not something at this period where moon rise at 12am.

Very accurate website to get moon details from:

NEA's Moonrise and Moonset Timing and Moonphase information for Singapore

[mdzmr]

Have you try to shoot moon in daytime.
Must try, its really give you headache.

[billycadiz]

Originally Posted by mdzmr Have you try to shoot moon in daytime. Must try, its really give you headache.

yeah, couldn't agree more...
But when the skies abit hazy without much clouds it's easier...

[vince]

Originally Posted by mdzmr Have you try to shoot moon in daytime. Must try, its really give you headache.

Haha...tried before...that one also quite difficult...

[vince]

Daytime moon...



17 April 2009 8:56am

[mdzmr]

Originally Posted by vince Daytime moon... 17 April 2009 8:56am

That nice! I did few shots also yesterday morning, but no time to process and post it here.
Will post it later when I get back.