Tonights harvest moon--it was hazy though, and I got there a bit late (it was no longer on the horizon), but I wanted to try out my new Canon 70-200 F4L which came today.
I did a few stupid things, I thought I'd pass on the lesson:
1) If you have a big relatively heavy lens, make sure you screw in the trip quick release plate tightly. The camera was drifting, I didn't figure out that it was moving on the plate till the end!
2) I didn't underexpose enough for most of my shots--fortunately, I shot raw and I could compensate a stop in the conversion. Does anyone have good guidelines?
3) When you go out to the river to take a "quick shot" late evening, in the dark, put on bug spray! Itch. Itch.
I'm still worried about taking the new lens out--I didn't receive my UV filter or polarizer yet, as I ordered B+W filters and they are back ordered. Am I crazy to use it or do others work with such expensive lenses without any front protection? (I didn't have the hood on either because I didn't think I neede it at night.)
If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!
If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!
If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!
DiAnna, I looked at your harvest moon pics and 3a an 3b are over exposed, image 1 looks a lot better, i like image 2 with the reflection of the moon light on the water.
you need to put the camera in manual mode and use an f8 or higher (f10 to f16) with a shutter speed of 1/120 to 1/200 @ iso 100 or iso 200 to get good detail of the moon.
you should get an image similar to this (maybe a bit smaller since this was using my 400mm lens)
If any of you have the time and/or inclination to look at #3a and 3b and give me your comments it would be appreciated. #3b is closer to how it looked out of the camera and appears fine on my monitor but prints out terribly dark. I lightened #3a for comparison. I plan to look at them more closely on monitors at work tomorrow and then make necessary adjustments for tomorrow night. It's my first time photographing at night, except for fireworks. Thanks for the tip!
DiAnna, I looked at your harvest moon pics and 3a an 3b are over exposed, image 1 looks a lot better, i like image 2 with the reflection of the moon light on the water.
you need to put the camera in manual mode and use an f8 or higher (f10 to f16) with a shutter speed of 1/120 to 1/200 @ iso 100 or iso 200 to get good detail of the moon.
you should get an image similar to this (maybe a bit smaller since this was using my 400mm lens)
Thank you, James. I was going to read up on all that tomorrow. There is so much I can't "see" in the photos yet, like the over exposure. It is so helpful to have good feedback. I'll probably take those off tomorrow night and hopefully put up better ones.
Wow, now that's sharp! I was hoping to see something like that from my new lens ;) [/quote]
I cant remember if that was a single exposure or if I stacked 5 to 10 images to get it that sharp. My tokina 400mm lens is not the sharpest lens out there.
Thank you, James. I was going to read up on all that tomorrow. There is so much I can't "see" in the photos yet, like the over exposure. It is so helpful to have good feedback. I'll probably take those off tomorrow night and hopefully put up better ones.
Kylie, I'll go check my messages now. ;-)
your welcome, also check yor white ballance, put it on Sunny, and I forgot the 828 only goes up to an f8, so use an f8 @ iso200 with a shutter speed of 1/125 or something like that, take several shots at varying shutter speeds to get the results you want. Also if you do not have a remote, use the self timer to avoid any camera shake by pushing the shutter button
Ewww...I just stepped outside to try Jab's advice, and it has rained! in the last 30 minutes since I took the last batch. Shucks. Hopefully we won't get the 4 hours of rain that we're supposed to get from Florida's Tropical Storm.
I am sooo excited. James you are a great teacher. I know this is not great, but it is sooooo much better than I thought it would be on a first attempt, no additional lenses, no tripod, no timer!
Thought I might toss mine in for comments. First time trying out the moon but it was quite beautiful between the clouds.somewhat of a reflection in the ocean.
Here's one of few moonphotos that I took late sunday night, I took more photos of the moon last night, maybe I'll put one of them here on dpc tonight after work.
This is taken with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L and EOS 20D.
Here's one of few moonphotos that I took late sunday night, I took more photos of the moon last night, maybe I'll put one of them here on dpc tonight after work.
This is taken with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L and EOS 20D.
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Beautiful photo. You've given me something to aim for. And if I can't get something like that tonight I can always say it's because I don't have a Canon EOS 20D, right? ;-)
I'm still worried about taking the new lens out--I didn't receive my UV filter or polarizer yet, as I ordered B+W filters and they are back ordered. Am I crazy to use it or do others work with such expensive lenses without any front protection? (I didn't have the hood on either because I didn't think I neede it at night.)
I almost never use a filter on my 70-200 f/4L, but I do keep the lens hood on at all times. I got that advice from one of the more knowledgeable folks here (Gordon or Pedro maybe?). Unless I'm at a really dusty or sandy location, I use the lens as-is... the lens hood will offer some protection anyway. It's a good idea to keep the hood on for astrophotography as it will help prevent dew from settling on the lens.
This was a picture I took a while ago. One of the first shots with my current camera. I remember being started that takeing a night shot required be bumping the shutter up to 1/250. Didn't think about the f-stop though. I'll have to try adjusting that to 8 or above. Thanks for the info, Jab.
