Faulkner
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The sky was clear over Arkansas this evening and thought I'd share this photo I took of the moon.
Moon shot
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Gosh, that's beautiful, Faulkner.
wilkoi
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Excellent.
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Camera: Nikon D5300 DSLR with a Tamron 150-600mm lens.
Picture: f6.3 at 1/320 second. ISO 320. 600mm focal length.
Although the picture looks like it was taken well after dark it was actually taken late afternoon, around 5:15 local time. I find it's better to take moon shots before it gets full aglow after dark when there is actually too much light and the picture over exposes.
I set up the camera on my tripod and get the shot framed and focused, then I interface the camera to my iPhone via WiFi and use the Nikon camera APP to activate the shutter remotely. I make sure I don't touch the camera a good 15 seconds before I activate the shutter with the iPhone so as to absolutely minimize any movement of the camera. Manually pushing the shutter button on the camera can jiggle the camera enough to cause blurring when taking a low light/long focal length picture. Getting the shutter/aperture settings is not that tough, but I do have to take a few bracketing shots to make focus adjustments to get it dialed in.
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And here I thought you were looking for bad guys..................... on the moon. 
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When I read the title, I had an entirely different mental picture (think "American Graffiti") 
Nice picture of Earths satellite
Nice picture of Earths satellite
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And here I thought you were looking for bad guys..................... on the moon.
Wouldn't surprise me if there was a joint CIA/NSA listening post in the shadows of one of those craters looking back down at us.
On November 14th, the largest supermoon since 1948 will appear. Here comes a once-in-a-lifetime supermoon - CSMonitor.com
When I read the title, I had an entirely different mental picture (think "American Graffiti")
I did too (think "Wally").
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Yep, I hoping for clear skies that afternoon.
Nice photo, but of course, I was anticipating something altogether different. I have some funny stories about that other breed of moon shot, but upon reflection, I'll save them for another time and place.
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I was told a long time ago to use daylight settings for moon pictures (EX: F16 @ 500 ISO 400/500). It would be the same as taking a daylight picture here on Earth because you are photographing the sunlight on the Moon. It's worked for me even with the digital camera (set on Manual). Of course, I'm only using the kit 55mm-200mm lens.
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BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.....
I had one of those cable/plunger shutter release thingys back in the 'old days' that I used on astrophotography.
Full moons don't give the gorgeous detail that part phase moons do. That really shows the surface features with more shadow contrast.
OOOOOOO........AAAAAAAH!!!
Thanks for sharing. I could look at the sky all night long, then do it again tomorrow night.
I had one of those cable/plunger shutter release thingys back in the 'old days' that I used on astrophotography.
Full moons don't give the gorgeous detail that part phase moons do. That really shows the surface features with more shadow contrast.
OOOOOOO........AAAAAAAH!!!
Thanks for sharing. I could look at the sky all night long, then do it again tomorrow night.
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In my old telescope.....
Looking at a full moon for more than a few minutes without a filter would BURN YOUR EYE like
welding burns.
Looking at a full moon for more than a few minutes without a filter would BURN YOUR EYE like
welding burns.
Thank-you Faulkner!
I have the same camera and have tried the same type of shot with my phone wi-fi'd to it for the shutter release.
I have an adapter for my 82mm Nikon ED spotting scope, so I tried that. Not exceptional results like yours.
Never knew about the late afternoon trick.
I may have to save my pennies for that Tamron. I have the "kit " lenses only.
I really appreciate the info. Take care.
I have the same camera and have tried the same type of shot with my phone wi-fi'd to it for the shutter release.
I have an adapter for my 82mm Nikon ED spotting scope, so I tried that. Not exceptional results like yours.
Never knew about the late afternoon trick.
I may have to save my pennies for that Tamron. I have the "kit " lenses only.
I really appreciate the info. Take care.
nice shot , when the moon holds water the bonefish will bite
