Zerker on 8/10/2009 at 23:08
Quote Posted by Renzatic
I've always wondered how people get nice photos of the moon like Zerker's shot above. Every time I try, I get a little while globby blur that ain't good for much of anything.
Spot metering, Tripod, Max Zoom. The spot metering is key; that way the camera is metering on JUST the moon and not compensating for the black sky beside it resulting in a white blob. You may still need to reduce the exposure anyways (mine was taken at -2). You can check the EXIF information on the Flickr page for more details.
Of course, if your camera has a totally manual mode, then you can probably pick your own exact expose/aperture values that work. From the EXIF, here are the values my camera picked for me:
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.9
Renzatic on 9/10/2009 at 06:28
Quote Posted by Tocky
Good advice. Good old film. Nothing beats it.
I wish I had the time and patience to build a dark room and learn how to develop my photos from negatives. A well shot film photo has a special something something about it you can't
quite get with digital just yet. Lack of grain on long exposures is, alone, would be worth the price of admission and upkeep.
Aja, as good as the shots you're getting from a rinky-dink camera phone setup are, I'd suggest you consider getting a real camera as soon as you can. You don't even have to spend mega bucks on a DSLR and lens kit. Any halfway decent camera you can set shutter speeds and aperture on, like my old (
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydsch1/) Sony DSC-H1, would do you.
You've got a bit of a knack for it. Get something you can goof around with a little bit, and I bet you'd land some spectacular shots.
And Zerker, I'm gonna try that out next full moon. Thanks for the advice. :)
Aja on 9/10/2009 at 07:15
If I need to I can probably get a good used DSLR for around a hundred dollars (knowing people who work in camera stores is nice for that, especially when trade values on used gear are so low) or a nice old Pentax SLR for about fifteen (dollars)—apparently there's a stash of them at the Red Deer store. :D
What I really want is one of these: (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamiya_C330) or maybe a smaller derivative. With the right film they take some of the most stunning pictures I've ever seen. And they're great conversation pieces. But they weigh a ton and could only
barely be considered portable. It's in the cards, but for now I'm kinda happy with a camera in my pocket. I have no pretensions of
the artiste, at least not yet. Higher-end gear brings the pressure to create higher end output!
Jackablade on 9/10/2009 at 17:48
Tocky, that tree is like a Pan's Labyrinth tree.
Tocky on 10/10/2009 at 02:12
It has a face. A face of agony. I first noticed it when I pulled over to watch the early wheat stalks burn in preparation for new planting. All around it ash devils whipped tiny tornados of black bits, smoke, sparks, and fire drawn upward from the leading edge of burn. If only I had a camera then.
When I returned later in the year I saw the face. The obvious one isn't the only one. There is also a pointing naked black wizard with a long beard and tall hat and the suggestion of ram horn tips curling out near the chin. On one side of the hat is another face. I'm sure there are other things about it I've missed but it's quite arresting even before you begin to anthropomorphise. It has a strange presence. I hope it recovers.
Aja on 22/12/2009 at 02:30
cooool
