Moonlight in Vermont...

footfootfoot · 12-03-2008, 06:04 PM

or starve. As the saying goes. Here is a view of the moon about 10 miles from Vermont as the crow flies taken with my cheap point and shoot while hand held.

Wow at the picture quality.

Elspode · 12-03-2008, 06:58 PM

I think its awesome that you can moon the whole planet at once.

jinx · 12-03-2008, 07:01 PM

Wow! I'm impressed though really... the moon is a mf'er to get a good pic of.

footfootfoot · 12-03-2008, 08:33 PM

Put the camera on manual and under expose 2 or 3 stops. Also this thing has a 6x optical zoom which is nice. The newer ones have only a 4x.

This is the first good moon picture I've ever gotten. I'm pretty pleased.

glatt · 12-04-2008, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Put the camera on manual and under expose 2 or 3 stops. Also this thing has a 6x optical zoom which is nice. The newer ones have only a 4x.

This is the first good moon picture I've ever gotten. I'm pretty pleased.

I've gotten some good ones, but not consistently. In addition to under exposing by a couple of stops, I recommend manually focusing on infinity. The auto focus can get confused on the pretty much blank sky and you end up with a fuzzy moon that you don't notice until you see it on the PC monitor.

Pie · 12-03-2008, 09:11 PM

Well done, F3.
Selene is hard to image.

Tulip · 12-04-2008, 01:00 AM

That's amazing. All my previous attempts at taking a pix of the moon have failed miserably. Several days ago, I had wanted to take a pix of the moon with the two extremely star-like bright planets next to it. Figured it wouldn't work so I didn't.

Juniper · 12-04-2008, 01:06 AM

Wow, indeed, considering that lately I can't even get a decent picture of my KIDS without it being too blurry.

Very nice.

hawkhoney · 12-04-2008, 07:27 AM

Very nice shot! Great job. That is frame worthy!

Shawnee123 · 12-04-2008, 07:52 AM

Beautiful! Do you have a website with other pics, foot?

Again, so many talented people here...

LabRat · 12-04-2008, 09:16 AM

Most excellent job foot3!!

footfootfoot · 12-04-2008, 09:35 AM

Thanks everyone. It was luck and, yes, manual focus.
I am working on my website now and will post a link when it is done.

jinx · 12-04-2008, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Thanks everyone. It was luck and, yes, manual focus.
I am working on my website now and will post a link when it is done.

This one was manual focus and the "M" setting

glatt · 12-04-2008, 11:43 AM

Very nice, jinx.

I'm impressed with foot's image from a point and shoot camera. Cameras keep getting better and better.

My best is here. But it's a little soft around the edges.

sweetwater · 12-04-2008, 09:56 AM

Returned to please my eyes with something beautiful and realize I did not complement your work earlier. So twice the applause, for then and now, and thanks for posting it.

12-03-2008, 06:04 PM	#1
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12-03-2008, 06:58 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think its awesome that you can moon the whole planet at once. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-03-2008, 07:01 PM	#3
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Wow! I'm impressed though really... the moon is a mf'er to get a good pic of. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-03-2008, 08:33 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Put the camera on manual and under expose 2 or 3 stops. Also this thing has a 6x optical zoom which is nice. The newer ones have only a 4x. This is the first good moon picture I've ever gotten. I'm pretty pleased. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-03-2008, 09:11 PM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Well done, F3. Selene is hard to image. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-04-2008, 01:00 AM	#7
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	That's amazing. All my previous attempts at taking a pix of the moon have failed miserably. Several days ago, I had wanted to take a pix of the moon with the two extremely star-like bright planets next to it. Figured it wouldn't work so I didn't.

12-04-2008, 01:06 AM	#8
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Wow, indeed, considering that lately I can't even get a decent picture of my KIDS without it being too blurry. Very nice.

12-04-2008, 07:27 AM	#9
hawkhoney Fresh Incumbent Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NE US of A Posts: 28	Very nice shot! Great job. That is frame worthy! __________________ With all of our running and all of our cunning, If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.

12-04-2008, 07:52 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Beautiful! Do you have a website with other pics, foot? Again, so many talented people here... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-04-2008, 09:16 AM	#11
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Most excellent job foot3!! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

12-04-2008, 09:35 AM	#12
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Thanks everyone. It was luck and, yes, manual focus. I am working on my website now and will post a link when it is done. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-04-2008, 11:43 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Very nice, jinx. I'm impressed with foot's image from a point and shoot camera. Cameras keep getting better and better. My best is here. But it's a little soft around the edges.

12-04-2008, 09:56 AM	#15
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Returned to please my eyes with something beautiful and realize I did not complement your work earlier. So twice the applause, for then and now, and thanks for posting it. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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