Single shot moon images - thread

[evacguy]

I thought I'd start a thread on single shot moon images. There are a few already posted in this forum but they are all over the place. May start another thread for stacked moon images.

These are a few shots from 18 Jan 2024.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Loke]

That first one is a stunning picture! Is that also a crow sitting on top of the chimney?

 

[evacguy]

That first one is a stunning picture! Is that also a crow sititng on top of the chimney?

Many thanks Loke, yes, it's a crow. I was going to add this picture to my crow thread!

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Nice Ed, but I'm curious about two things: What time of day did you take these, and 1/8000th of a second? I'm guessing it was still quite bright out?

 

[Clix Pix]

• DSC-RX10M4
• 220.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[evacguy]

Nice Ed, but I'm curious about two things: What time of day did you take these, and 1/8000th of a second? I'm guessing it was still quite bright out?

Many thanks Chris, the shot was taken in mid Jan, so its gets dark really quickly in London at this time of the year. The shot was taken at 15:30 so less than an hour before sunset, so twilight, but still quite a bit of light coming off the moon. I also wanted very narrow depth of field focused on the moon, so I had the lens wide open.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Many thanks Chris, the shot was taken in mid Jan, so its gets dark really quickly in London at this time of the year. The shot was taken at 15:30 so less than an hour before sunset, so twilight, but still quite a bit of light coming off the moon. I also wanted very narrow depth of field focused on the moon, so I had the lens wide open.

Ahh thanks that makes sense.

 

[evacguy]

Moon and Jupiter, 18 Jan 2024, 19:26:54. Unfortunately, I couldn't go to maximum magnification as I couldn't see Jupiter at maximum zoom.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 148.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[spudhead]

Day time moon over Florence June 2023

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Jeff A]

Here is a shot from a year ago. Unplanned. Just looked up and then had to run for the camera.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/30 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Alan Clark]

• E 150-500mm F5-6.7 A057
• 330.0 mm
• ƒ/5.5999999046326
• 1/90 sec
• ISO 12800

The Moon is close to the Pleiades tonight and I managed to photograph it during a brief break in the clouds. This is actually a composite, with one exposure for the Moon and a longer exposure for the stars, so I hope it still meets the brief.

 

[Richard A]

I took this tonight with my A7R5 and Tamron 50-400.

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[Angus Cameron]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 400

 

[evacguy]

I took this tonight with my A7R5 and Tamron 50-400.

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Richard that is a fantastic image. What EXIF and can you describe what post processing you did.

 

[Richard A]

Thanks Guys. I was looking around YouTube at different people's ILCE-7RM5 setups because I'm still struggling a bit with mine although it's pretty good now I think. Anyway, I came across this guy's video & just decided to give it a try:
Take the Perfect Moon Shot with the Sony A7R IV

So I decided to give it a go. I don't have anywhere near his optical reach (I have a Tamron 50-400) but I'm really happy with the results compared to any other moon pics I have ever taken. I took 10 photos @ 400mm, 10 @ 400mm in crop mode and then 10 with clear image zoom. Out of the final 10 there was another 5 or so which were as good as this. The image as I edited it is quite a bit brighter in the mid tones but I guess that has changed with compressing it and putting it up here.

 

[MyDogsOwner]

A test shot for me, so I deleted the file but took it off my FB page. It was around 3:30 pm but the moon was visible. A7RIV + FE 100-400.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

I plan to give this a go tonight, but my longest lens is the 18-135mm "kit" lens from my a6400. I am also going to try clear image zoom for the first time to try to get some more reach, but I'm not enthused that it only works in jpeg mode. We shall see.

 

[Richard A]

One thing to note, shooting in APS-C mode is no different than cropping a shot in post, the result are exactly the same. There is no image quality advantage to either one.

That's perfectly true of course but it allows you to see what you are going to get rather than just imagine it. WYSIWYG...

Also, as FowlersFreeTime says above, the limitation with Clear Image Zoom is that it is JPEG only. I normally shoot RAW + JPEG & I reckon this is the first JPEG only image I have taken for almost 20 years!

Anyway, it's good to try new things.

 

[alexpler]

A test shot for me, so I deleted the file but took it off my FB page. It was around 3:30 pm but the moon was visible. A7RIV + FE 100-400.

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I love the composition with the branches. Very good.

 

[MyDogsOwner]

I love the composition with the branches. Very good.

Thanks, try watching the Youtube Vid I just post on "The Life of a Photograph With Sam Abell". It changed how I take pictures and improved my photography greatly. I'm still working on remembering his lessons when I shoot as it's easy to forget in the moment.

 

[Tim Mayo]

I took these a while back when I had the 600 F4 on hire. Just for fun I thought I'd compare the 600 F4 + 2x with the 200-600 + 2x.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 1,200.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 1,200.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Richard A]

I can tell that the shots aren't identical but I wouldn't have a clue which was shot with either lens...

 

[Tim Mayo]

IF I had to guess, and assuming both are SOOC without processing, the bottom shot looks a bit more contrasty, so I would guess that is the 600/4 shot. But I'm probably wrong. In any event, there isn't $10,000.00 worth of difference in those shots.

Please, no one run out and buy the 600/4 to take photos of the , it's not worth it!

I've updated the images with the metadata. The only post processing I did was to remove the CA in Lightroom. To my eyes the 600 F4 shows a little more detail, although the faster shutter speed might have given it a slightly unfair advantage. With a little post work they would probably look identical. So probably not worth spending the extra $10k just to shoot the moon

 

[MyDogsOwner]

To my eyes the 600 F4 shows a little more detail, although the faster shutter speed might have given it a slightly unfair advantage. With a little post work they would probably look identical. So probably not worth spending the extra $10k just to shoot the moon

If you took multiple images and stacked them, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell at all.

 

[Alan Clark]

• E 150-500mm F5-6.7 A057
• 421.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 12800

The Moon, 24 hours after the eclipse.

 

[Alan Clark]

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• 1/500 sec
• ISO 12800

Photographed with a Celestron 6SE telescope, so a focal length of 1500mm.

 

[Alan Clark]

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• 1/30 sec
• ISO 100

Shot with a Celestron 6SE telescope, focal length 1500mm.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Tonight's waxing gibbous moon, SOOC with heavy crop.

• ILCE-6700
• E 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 A047
• 289.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/80 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Alan Clark]

The Moon just a few hours earlier. Celestron 6SE telescope.

 

[Ralph]

I have not taken a shot of the moon in a lot of years.
Looked out the back door and there was a half or close to it moon.
So now I just have to work out the edit on them and maybe next time get the tripod out.

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 800