August 2008 - Photo assignment #2 - Summer photography

[Marko]

Thanks for the suggestion Kiley!

[tegan]

Shot last weekend. Handheld.

Tegan

[baddness]

You have very steady hands.
Nice shot. What did you use for a lens?

[tegan]

You have very steady hands.
Nice shot. What did you use for a lens?

Sony G lens 70mm to 300mm shot at 1/125 second at f. 5.6.

Tegan

[Marko]

I like this shot - My first guess is it's obviously the moon.
But then I pull and say whoa this is tegan's shot, it could be anything

Is it the moon? and if so, just curious, how come the outside edge looks jagged almost 'aliased'? Don't moon shots usually have somewhat softer edges. (That's not a critique - rather curiosity)

Either way i like it!

[tegan]

I like this shot - My first guess is it's obviously the moon.
But then I pull and say whoa this is tegan's shot, it could be anything

Is it the moon? and if so, just curious, how come the outside edge looks jagged almost 'aliased'? Don't moon shots usually have somewhat softer edges. (That's not a critique - rather curiosity)

Either way i like it!

Gee, you have learned to be skeptical.

Yes, it is the moon and to answer your question, the edge between the light and dark area of the moon produces cross lighting as seen from earth, emphasizing surface texture: the craters and ridges. (I was interested in astronomy when I was a kid. )

Tegan

[baddness]

Sony G lens 70mm to 300mm shot at 1/125 second at f. 5.6.

Tegan

I used my 75-300 canon to capture the full moon when I last seen one, past spring. Since summer came so hasn't the fog. But, it came out fuzzy, I was hand holding it to. I will have to remember the settings that you used and try it again when the fog clears or when winter comes, whichever comes first. I'm going to use my tripod to

[tegan]

I used my 75-300 canon to capture the full moon when I last seen one, past spring. Since summer came so hasn't the fog. But, it came out fuzzy, I was hand holding it to. I will have to remember the settings that you used and try it again when the fog clears or when winter comes, whichever comes first. I'm going to use my tripod to

I have been lucky enough to have missed the fog during my shooting in Cape Breton and New Brunswick this summer, even though I spent most of my time in coastal areas.

Tegan

[baddness]

Sony G lens 70mm to 300mm shot at 1/125 second at f. 5.6.

Tegan

What was the iso set at?
It was finally clear last night. Although the moon wasn't full it did have an odd shape to it and it was yellow so I got out my xti and took shots with my 75-300. Had the same shutter and aperture settings that you used, but had the iso set at 200. Looks noisy and by the time I got the shots loaded onto the computer, the moon didn't look the same. I should have used a tripod, I braced my elbows onto the patio railing, but still had some shake. I do not have steady hands.

[tegan]

What was the iso set at?
It was finally clear last night. Although the moon wasn't full it did have an odd shape to it and it was yellow so I got out my xti and took shots with my 75-300. Had the same shutter and aperture settings that you used, but had the iso set at 200. Looks noisy and by the time I got the shots loaded onto the computer, the moon didn't look the same. I should have used a tripod, I braced my elbows onto the patio railing, but still had some shake. I do not have steady hands.

ISO 100. However try ISO 400 at f.5.6 at 1/500 of a second. That should work too.

Tegan