Calling all photographers...

[Shogen 325]

http://www.examiner.com/article/supermoon-on-may-5-2012-biggest-full-moon-of-the-year-is-a-boondocking-treat

I will be at the beach tonight to get some shots in... maybe have a Full Moon Picnic with the lady...

[edouble101 314]

I heard about this earlier. Too bad it is going to be cloudy here in the north east

[Shogen 325]

I heard about this earlier. Too bad it is going to be cloudy here in the north east

There will be some great shots regardless... I am hopeful...

[ricksi30 923]

I heard about this earlier. Too bad it is going to be cloudy here in the north east

That could make for a cool shot.

[Sencheezy 689]

can't wait to see the pics! tuned in

[Shogen 325]

Hopefully.frosted gets on it too.. I know he has some sweet shooting grounds.

[coobies5 43]

I might just go climb on the roof tonight and see what i can get.

[Shogen 325]

I might just go climb on the roof tonight and see what i can get.

You've been absent from posting so I didn't mention but yes.. Pls do... I want some epic Hi-res goodness on here...

[coobies5 43]

I might just go climb on the roof tonight and see what i can get.

You've been absent from posting so I didn't mention but yes.. Pls do... I want some epic Hi-res goodness on here...

Well, I got a few, it's a bit overcast here though.

[Frostedflakejake 148]

Hopefully.frosted gets on it too

All sorts of cloudy here tonight

I know he has some sweet shooting grounds.

I am now, unfortunately, back in the suburbs for the better part of summer

Should still have some good scenery to shoot on most weekends though!

[Shogen 325]

I got zilch... fckign sky.... well, next time.. I actually have been working to "mate" a telescope so I can do some insane artistic shots...

[edouble101 314]

About 30 minutes after I posted my first post in this thread my mother-in-law calls. She asks for photography tips on photographing the night's moon. After a bit she suggests that we go to the family cabin to take some pics. Her, my father-in-law and my wife and daughter pack a night sack and head up. On our way up to the cabin it starts poring rain. LOL at least I picked up a case of beer. I was able to get a couple pics in but nothing like what I hoped. The clouds were very thick and the moon only peered out for seconds at a time. It didn't look any different than a normal full moon anyways .

Wifey and daughter staying warm around the camp fire.

Very bright moon shinning through overcast skies.

Uninspiring supermoon shots.

All in all the picture opportunities weren't there. But we had a good time together and I caught 5 fish in the morning

Edited May 6, 2012 by edouble101

[coobies5 43]

That about sums up what happened to me too.

[coobies5 43]

[edouble101 314]

One more from Saturday night

[StreetLegal 119]

Awesome pictures guys.

[Shogen 325]

thanks for sharing ecro and edub... It's really nice of you fellas!! wish I could've had something to share but it was surely a bust in NJ...

[coobies5 43]

i wish i had a nice zoom lens 135mm is all i have

[edouble101 314]

i wish i had a nice zoom lens 135mm is all i have

Low iso, get your focusing and shutter speed spot on and crop the hell out of it

[Shogen 325]

i wish i had a nice zoom lens 135mm is all i have

cheap telescope and aluminum adapter for eye piece... less than 100 bones and you can get like 500mm...

[Frostedflakejake 148]

^ I would also downstep your aperture as much as possible

or is that not correct? i've never actually cropped a photo more than a few %

[edouble101 314]

^ I would also downstep your aperture as much as possible

or is that not correct? i've never actually cropped a photo more than a few %

You can do that as long as you are not trying to capture any foreground structures.

Also, manual focus and tripod is a must.

Reason why you would want a low iso is to keep the noise to a minimum when doing a tight crop. A tripod is needed because the shutter speed will be slow enough that it will not be possible to hand hold the camera and maintain a sharp photo when cropped. If your lens has a vibration reduction feature you will want to turn that off.

The last photo I posted was a crop of the second photo I posted which was also a crop lol. The last photo is about 20-25% the size of the original photo.

[coobies5 43]

yeah, i know all that, but i still rather have a nice zoom lens still lol.

[Frostedflakejake 148]

I'm actually looking at the canon 10-22mm ultrawide for sale used for $545 at my local camera store.... it's tempting due to the large amount of landscape photos i shoot. Glass is purrrfect too.

[Sencheezy 689]

nice croping skillz! Fooled me!