Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is gorgeous! I'm glad sunny 16 worked for you! I'll try it tonight if the clouds don't roll in. Tina On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Bob Adler mentioned Thursday that the moonrise can be seen around sundown > in California on March 19th, so I started looking here. In the East, it > rises too early in the day to make a useful photo. I noticed tonight that > it was approaching an overhead position and I had a clear shot, though > there > was a slight haze around the moon. Not trusting the weather forecast, I > decided to do my thing tonight. > > After trying several tripod shots that were disappointing, I decided to go > to the old standard approach, which Tina Manley mentioned sometime back. > Camera on Manual, ISO 200, Sunny 16 exposure, manually supported, but > leaning against a wall. I gave up trying to manually focus, and set the > scale at infinity. This was the best of five shots. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Moon+Over+TN.tif.html > > E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com