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's a great shot Jim! Really good ! > From: jhnichols at lighttube.net > To: lug at leica-users.org > Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:44:59 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee > > Thanks, Tina. Actually, I had to increase the exposure a stop in RAW > processing. Sunny 11 might be closer. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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