Moonset Over Zion
in [Digital Cameras]
|
From: Paul Furman on 25 Jul 2010 00:56 M-M wrote: > In article<oKKdnV0aPrTC99fRnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > "Frank ess"<frank(a)fshe2fs.com> wrote: > > >>>>> Careful planning. >>>>> >>>> Two separate exposures. One focused on moon, other on >>>> rocks/trees. Combine two in photoshop - masks, layers, combine >>>> layers. Voila. >>> >>> Bingo! >>> >>> m-m >>> www.mhmyers.com >> >> Voila! >> >> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/43193577_907f5945dc_o.jpg > > > This one is a single exposure. No photoshop at all. Full frame but > reduced to 25% of original: > > http://www.netaxs.com/~mhmyers/d80/DSC_23907w.jpg Lots of fun to be had :-) Here's a stitched one (actual position though): http://edgehill.net/Misc/moon/pg1pc0
From: Me on 25 Jul 2010 01:53 me wrote: > On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:16:03 -0400, "Peter" > <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > > >> With my D300 I start to get significant noise above ISO1600 in low, but high >> contrast light such as night harness racing. All the in camera NR settings >> did was blur the image. Have you had any experience with that? > > > BTW, you are aware that above 1600 on the D300 is nothing but pushing > 1600 with additional amplification. So unless you really need it to > get the shutter speed up, you're not gaining snr. FWIW, with the D300 it's ISO 3200. The "Hi" settings go to ISO6400. High contrast is where it's likely to be a problem, as to avoid blown highlights but recover shadow detail, there's not much "spare" DR to play with.
From: Martin Brown on 25 Jul 2010 04:35 On 23/07/2010 22:25, Peter wrote: > "me" <me(a)mine.net> wrote in message > news:fluj465l2ti01muthbuq2b7clon73n3kkh(a)4ax.com... >> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:56:50 -0400, "Peter" >> <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >> >> >>> Interesting effect. I would have liked to see the silhouette sharp. The >>> blurry outline ruins it for me. Try a bit of judicious unsharp masking radius 4, strength 40 in PSPro. There seems to be some residual chromatic aberration on the horizontals. >> >> >> How would you propose to have both the moon and the silhouette both be >> sharp in a single shot with 1000mm f.l.? Actually you can just about do it with the depth of field available with a 1000mm lens at f10 focussed at 3500m provided the horizon is no closer to you than 2000m. I suspect the OP focussed on the moon and so nearly half the available depth of field is wasted on beyond infinity. An online calculator is at: http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html > The same way you take a picture of a hummingbird, with its wings frozen, > with a 28mm f5.6 lens, without strobe. A flash gun will also freeze its wings... Regards, Martin Brown
From: Schneider on 25 Jul 2010 05:02 On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:35:16 +0100, Martin Brown <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >On 23/07/2010 22:25, Peter wrote: >> "me" <me(a)mine.net> wrote in message >> news:fluj465l2ti01muthbuq2b7clon73n3kkh(a)4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:56:50 -0400, "Peter" >>> <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Interesting effect. I would have liked to see the silhouette sharp. The >>>> blurry outline ruins it for me. > >Try a bit of judicious unsharp masking radius 4, strength 40 in PSPro. >There seems to be some residual chromatic aberration on the horizontals. >>> >>> >>> How would you propose to have both the moon and the silhouette both be >>> sharp in a single shot with 1000mm f.l.? > >Actually you can just about do it with the depth of field available with >a 1000mm lens at f10 focussed at 3500m provided the horizon is no closer >to you than 2000m. I suspect the OP focussed on the moon and so nearly >half the available depth of field is wasted on beyond infinity. > >An online calculator is at: http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html > >> The same way you take a picture of a hummingbird, with its wings frozen, >> with a 28mm f5.6 lens, without strobe. > >A flash gun will also freeze its wings... > And, as always, destroy the ambiance of a perfectly good shot. Ah, the crippled crutch of the DSLR-TROLL .... image destroying FLASH. Did you miss this hand-held shot taken at 1/10,000 second using available light alone? <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4822194301_20db930412_b.jpg> What a pity that *ALL* DSLR piece of shits can't accomplish this simple task.
From: DanP on 25 Jul 2010 09:23
On Jul 24, 3:09 am, M-M <nospam....(a)ny.more> wrote: > In article <i2ddpe$rj...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > "Tim Conway" <tconway_...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > "George Kerby" <ghost_top...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > >news:C86FA051.39A73%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com... > > > > On 7/23/10 3:26 PM, in article fluj465l2ti01muthbuq2b7clon73n3...(a)4ax..com, > > > "me" <m...(a)mine.net> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:56:50 -0400, "Peter" > > >> <peter...(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > > > >>> Interesting effect. I would have liked to see the silhouette sharp. The > > >>> blurry outline ruins it for me. > > > >> How would you propose to have both the moon and the silhouette both be > > >> sharp in a single shot with 1000mm f.l.? > > > > Careful planning. > > > Two separate exposures. One focused on moon, other on rocks/trees. Combine > > two in photoshop - masks, layers, combine layers. Voila. > > Bingo! > > m-mwww.mhmyers.com It is quite hard to focus on the trees, they are completely dark. I would have taken quite a few shots with manual focusing nudging it manually. DOF is longer behind the subject than in front of it. This guy planned his shot and did a HDR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharpshutter/4318395969/ Well done, you took the shot and I did not. Anyone criticizing you should come up with something better or shut up. DanP |