Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, Thanks for the compliment. I've taken a lot of moon photos but this one was easy with no work involved. It's tougher with shorter lenses and extenders. Len On Dec 16, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Dec 16, 2008, at 9:52 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > >> Thanks to Nathan for taking his Moon photo on the day it was >> closest to Earth and as it's largest size as viewed. I missed the >> day but thanks to Nathan's shot I was able to catch it the >> following night. >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Nikon/ >> Biggest_Moon.jpg.html> >> >> or >> >> http://tinyurl.com/6ag6fa >> >> Shot with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 1000mm f11 mirror lens. >> >> This was a very quick hand held shot where I guessed at the >> exposure of 1/2500 sec at ISO 800. >> If you look at the EXIF data it's not correct as I forgot to set >> the manual lens setting in the camera menu. >> It's also not cropped to give you an idea as to what a 1500mm lens >> view would be on a FF or film camera. > > > in spite of and considering... a very, very impressive image Leonard, > > > thanks, Steve > > >> >> >> Len >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information