The CiC Universal "Shoot the Moon" Event - October 8th!

[Flavio]

As I expected, here in Brasilia there were no moon tonight, it is raining and it was not possible to see the moon. Maybe next time.

[FrankMi]

Well we blew out with high thin clouds that made getting a clear shot impossible tonight but I did get one last night.



Shot at ISO 400, f18, 1/100 sec

One thing about moon pictures, because there is only one moon, if you've seen one, you've seen IT all!

[Dizzy]

Just took this one. Looks a bit noisy.

Chris, I think you're on the right track, but you might try it at f/8 and 1/125 (or
faster). The Moon is at 85% of full and if your sky is cloudless that's a bunch of light,
so a nice open aperture and quick shutter should do it. Your EXIF data says you were
at ISO 100, and that should be good, but I might take a couple at ISO 200 just to
be safe.

We had beautiful skies this morning, then it clouded over threatening rain..I could
smell it coming, then, about an hour later it all cleared and we had a mostly sunny
afternoon. I went out for a shoot, and on the way home I could see the Moon had
risen, but also saw that the dark, heavy clouds were rolling in fast. 20 min. later
there was full cloud cover...

Mike

[Myk]

Just took this one. Looks a bit noisy.

Probably diffraction from f45.
I thought I might get to see the moon, but before it came up the clouds rolled in, and its now raining.

[SpiderBob]

Here is my contribution taken at f5.6 at 160

[speedneeder]

Here's a shot from Kentucky. f8, 1/160, iso 100. I shot this at 200mm, so major cropping going on!

[speedneeder]

The moon was way too high up from the horizon to do anything I had in mind for the shoot, but here is one I shot a week or so ago, sorry for breaking the 10/8 rule...
This didn't turn out the way I was trying, the DOF was not quite big enough

[RockNGoalStar]

Here's another go, also taken in London on 8/10/11

[speedneeder]

Here's another go, also taken in London on 8/10/11

I like your border/framing - I need to figure out how to do that one day.

[RockNGoalStar]

I like your border/framing - I need to figure out how to do that one day.

Do you use Photoshop?

[speedneeder]

Tommy, I am using GIMP. There are some plugins that might help, though I just haven't taken the time to figure it out. Seems that whenever I get my camera out I would rather take photos
I take it you use PS? Elements? Is adding borders pretty automated?
Maybe I'll try the 30 day thing on PSE 10 and see if it would be worth it to me.

[FrankMi]

Tommy, I am using GIMP. There are some plugins that might help, though I just haven't taken the time to figure it out. Seems that whenever I get my camera out I would rather take photos
I take it you use PS? Elements? Is adding borders pretty automated?
Maybe I'll try the 30 day thing on PSE 10 and see if it would be worth it to me.

Hi Brian, can you increase the Canvas size and add a solid white layer at the new canvas size behind the image layer? If so, then that should provide you with a plain white border.

[speedneeder]

Frank, I certainly can do know how to do that. I know how to make black lines too! I would prefer to have a single 'make border' button with some options instead of the several steps it would require to make a simenwhite border or a floating image border. I know GIMP has some plugins for stuff like that but I have never taken the time to figure out how to install a GIMP plugin.
By the way - I like your treatment of the moon

[FrankMi]

Hi Brian, thank you for the kind words! Unfortunately, I don't use GIMP but in PS I don't use plug-ins for borders. I just recorded an Action as I created my first border so now it is a 'one click' operation to fire off the Action. The neat thing about an Action is that I can make it do exactly what I want and change it whenever I choose. For example, mine now lets me use the eyedropper tool to select a border color just by clicking on any color in the image I'm framing so I guess it is now two clicks instead of just one. LOL!

[Kris V]

No moon last night..... Better luck next time.
Totally overcast, and today we finally have some much needed rain.

[arith]

The moon was way too high up from the horizon to do anything I had in mind for the shoot, but here is one I shot a week or so ago, sorry for breaking the 10/8 rule...
This didn't turn out the way I was trying, the DOF was not quite big enough

What is the 10/8 rule, cor girl in pyjamas, not good for my heart condition. Actually I like the shadows but but not sure about the bright light under the thumb. Good shot though/

[shreds]

Some nice shots and I like the creative thinking behind the girl holding the moon shot. Trekked up to the Peak District from London for acres of cloud. Judging by Tommy's shot I should have stayed in London 200 miles further south for a clear shot!

[FlyFitz]

First time post and 2 days late, but tried my hand at a moon-shot. 60D, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM L, tripod. Used Live View in manual focus. f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO 100. Pretty big crop, even at 400mm.



Really nothing special, but a good subject to experiment with.

Sean Fitzpatrick

Annapolis, MD USA

[MiniChris]

We didn't have good enough weather for an October 8th, and only reasonable for the 9th...but here is mine.

[dulceza]

Here is mine, heavily cropped at 200 mm