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downtrodden

04-24-2007, 11:12 AM

Here're my moon shots- all with the S3.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/351384258_403bd4e171_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/353671428_04e66cf755_o.jpg

QUESTION!! Has anyone thought about doing a composite of the moon?

Like what I mean is- the fuller the moon is the more light is reflected and so the fewer craters are visible. I think it would be cool to gather several moonshots at different stages of it's cycle and compile them all together in photoshop to make a 'full moon' showing as much detail as possible?

I'd do it, but my part of the world is waaayyyy too cloudy.

~Cory

DonSchap

04-24-2007, 03:34 PM

I have no idea what im doing wrong...

VR 55-200mm RAW -> JPEG w/ Lightroom

It looks like a clear case of overexposure, "Reg_00"

You need to back off the shutter speed about three f-stops. I figure you might be at 1/30 sec, using the camera's internal metering and the camera "thinking" ... it's too dark.

Use these manual settings and see what you get.

Aperture: F/8
Shutter-speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: ISO-400

If it is still "too bright" ... close down the aperture to f/11 then f/16, then finally f/22. That should get you a pretty clear and sharp looking shot.

Good luck ... and "May the Moon cast down its reflected light upon you." :D

D Thompson

04-24-2007, 04:41 PM

Here is a pretty good explanation and tips on shooting the moon.

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/howtophoto/

r3g

04-24-2007, 05:43 PM

thank guys ill try them tonight. here are the manual settings i used

1st shot
Focal Length: 200.0mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
Exposure Time: 0.025 s (1/40)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual

2nd shot
Focal Length: 200.0mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
Exposure Time: 0.250 s (1/4)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual

3rd shot

Focal Length: 200.0mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
Exposure Time: 0.250 s (1/4)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual

Ravenous_Orca

04-24-2007, 06:27 PM

Just though I'd show one I took back on December 05, 2006.

http://www.angeltowns2.net/jdr/OCS/Moon_12_05_20061.jpg

Taken with Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300 - Sigma 70-300 APO lens.

Lens Aperature = 8.0
Shutter Speed = 1/100
Focal Length = 300mm
No Flash

Rooz

04-24-2007, 07:44 PM

Reg: you can go for a much faster shutter, lower ISO, spot metering and set your WB to direct sunlight. until drama got into my ear, i was thinking the same as you...it's dark so you need higher iso's and longer shutters. not true.

all of these are handheld.

AdamW

04-24-2007, 09:12 PM

Rooz--those are great shots!

Hey Reg--

The moon wants manual mode--it's a very bright object in a very dark background and the camera won't meter it very well automatically.

Set your ISO to the lowest possible, or the shadows and the black sky will be way too noisey.

Here's what I do:
Set the aperture to a nice sharp f-stop, like 11. Set the shutter speed to as low as you can hand-hold without camera shake. Take a shot and look at the screen. Zoom in. Is it over exposed or blurry? Increase the shutter speed.

I shoot in RAW, so I tweak the exposure and contrast until it looks good. I save it as a jpeg and crop and add a little Unsharp Mask.

I took the daytime shot yesterday afternoon and the night shot a few minutes ago.

Daylight shot is 1/125 at f/8 and the night shot is 1/125 at f/11. Both handheld at 300 mm with the Canon 70-300 IS.

23782

23783

r3g

04-24-2007, 10:34 PM

thanks DonSchap!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/regp/DSC_2235.jpg

DonSchap

04-25-2007, 06:16 AM

thanks DonSchap!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/regp/DSC_2235.jpg

Always a pleasure! :D :D

r3g

04-25-2007, 11:24 AM

Always a pleasure! :D :D

This was the first time i wished i had a 300+ mm zoom lens

DonSchap

04-25-2007, 03:45 PM

Well, for goodness sake, don't start stackin' those darn TeleConverters (T/Cs), either. Like other collar-type adapters, they creep out the "infinity focus" (by moving the actually infinity focal point of the lens in front of the sensor, where you can not physically adjust the focus of the lens to get it back farther. It's gone as far as it is mechanically going to).

You desperately have to have your "infinity focus" for your astronomical photography to look sharp. Get true glass or forget these type of shots. :cool:

avi777

04-25-2007, 10:02 PM

Here's something different from the usual moon shots. Ofcourse the brightest one is the moon.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/113/8/8/Moon_and_stars_2_by_avi777.jpg

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/113/8/1/Moon_and_stars_1_by_avi777.jpg

Rooz

04-26-2007, 02:54 AM

tonights moon

toriaj

04-26-2007, 03:39 PM

Here's something different from the usual moon shots. Ofcourse the brightest one is the moon.

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/113/8/1/Moon_and_stars_1_by_avi777.jpg

I recognize Orion! How wide was your lens in this shot?

Rooz, awesome work.

avi777

04-26-2007, 08:15 PM

Toriaj, that was taken at full wide 6mm. 36mm equivalent on the H1, f/4, 30 seconds, EV 0, ISO 64

rishi007

04-27-2007, 09:59 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/474673216_4c326a1fde_b.jpg
Pic taken using a Panasonic Lumix FZ7 at 12x Optical Zoom on 27-04-2007

toriaj

04-27-2007, 04:01 PM

Toriaj, that was taken at full wide 6mm. 36mm equivalent on the H1, f/4, 30 seconds, EV 0, ISO 64

Just to be sure ... the lens was at 6 mm, which would be 36mm in 35mm terms?

avi777

04-29-2007, 08:09 PM

Just to be sure ... the lens was at 6 mm, which would be 36mm in 35mm terms?

Yes Toriaj, you are right. What I said earlier was a little confusing. Just realized it. 6mm on the H1 is 36 mm in 35mm terms. That's the widest the H1 will do without a wideangle lens.

BBPhoto

04-30-2007, 07:21 AM

Here's my 1st ever moon shot from last night. Canon XTI, Canon 70-300 IS USM @ 300mm, f/11, 1/125. Handheld. A little sharpening and some crop.

I find the moon a really interesting subject. Some beautiful work in this thread - especially Jeff31. Exceptional!!

Rooz - beautiful shots as well. Really sharp. What did you do for post processing?

toriaj

04-30-2007, 04:54 PM

My best yet ...

70-300mm Sigma APO DG at 300mm, f/16, 1/160 sec, ISO 200, manual focus, tripod, some sharpening and contrast in
Silkypix and Paint Shop Pro. This is a 100% crop.
23956

Rhys

04-30-2007, 06:12 PM

Post processed from RAW by Zoom Browser. Sharpened a shade with Ifranview and cropped to size.

Rooz

04-30-2007, 06:15 PM

nice one tor ! :) maybe use f8 next time to get a sharper image. you lose quite a bit of sharpness at f16.

nqjudo, these are the settings i use for moon shots based on the d80 and nikkor 70-300mm VR:

shoot in RAW
iso 100
manual mode - ignore the viewfinder expsoure meter. Ap doesn;t work for me cos it always sets the shutter too slow and my moon is overexposed and blown out into a white blob.
more vivid setting, (highest in camera contrast and sharpening).
colour type III
150-800s
f8
-0.7EV
spot metering
direct sunlight WB
250-280mm

i hand hold some but tripod most. i usually start at f8 @ 200s and then blow it up in camera to see the detail. then adjust shuter speed from there. i generally want it darker rather than lighter.

in NX, (or CS2), i generally use between 8-10% unsharp mask. i have tried to apply l/c but i found it takes up too much time for very little improvement. have also used d-lighting a couple of times, but again, found it fiddly for too little improvement. so i just stick to sharpening 90% of the time in PP.

unfortunately i have found the moon to be frustratingly difficult to get right consistently. what i use one night will produce a crap result the next. eg: i took some last night and the results were pretty ordinary with nowhere near the sharpness...have no idea why.

toriaj

04-30-2007, 06:49 PM

Thanks, Rooz! Funny, that shot was the last one I took. I'd taken them all auto focus, and decided for the last one to do manual. I didn't think I'd be able to do better than auto. Surprise, it was the one that was the sharpest! Next time I'll manual focus on the larger apertures too :)

Rooz

05-01-2007, 07:24 AM

tonights full moon

avi777

05-01-2007, 10:08 PM

Another H1 moon

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/121/c/a/Half_moon_by_avi777.jpg

It's full now

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/121/c/1/Full_moon_again_by_avi777.jpg

One more with the clouds

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs16/i/2007/121/3/b/Cloudy_night_by_avi777.jpg

pukka

05-01-2007, 11:40 PM

hi this is my first post :D

here is picture from last night with a fuji s9600

http://www.paulandcathy.com/Gallery/nightout/DSCF0721.jpg

here is a link to the rest of the photos

http://www.paulandcathy.com/Gallery/nightout/

Thanks

Paul

reppans

05-02-2007, 05:46 AM

Well these are the best I can manage with a 6x optical zoom P&S, the Canon A710.... :o

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/443088100_87f52620e7.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/419437783_96c1a0fe5d.jpg

JC4

05-03-2007, 05:24 AM

Got a new 'L'ens(300mm f2.8) yesterday, so I took the obligitory moon shot :)
http://lh5.google.com/image/JCaputo4/RjnambPulmI/AAAAAAAABBE/YtaArlGy5DQ/s800/Moon2.jpg

Rooz

05-03-2007, 05:33 AM

600mm ???? :eek:

Honest Gaza

05-03-2007, 05:06 PM

600mm ???? :eek:

I'm guessing crop factor + tele-converter ?

AdamW

05-03-2007, 05:12 PM

I'm guessing crop factor + tele-converter ?

300mm x 1.6 x 1.4 = 672.

But 300mm x 2.0 TC = 600.

Or maybe a typo.

:confused:

JC4

05-03-2007, 05:17 PM

300mm x 1.6 x 1.4 = 672.

But 300mm x 2.0 TC = 600.

You got it. 300mm with 2.0x TC. Add the crop factor and it was an effective 960mm.

WOW, first time I did that math. I was thinking full-frame in my future, but getting back to 960mm would be some serious $$$.

AdamW

05-03-2007, 05:22 PM

I won!

What's the prize?:D

AdamW

05-03-2007, 05:25 PM

You got it. 300mm with 2.0x TC. Add the crop factor and it was an effective 960mm.

WOW, first time I did that math. I was thinking full-frame in my future, but getting back to 960mm would be some serious $$$.

And some serious weight....

JC4

05-04-2007, 05:40 AM

And some serious weight....

Very True! The 300 is only 6 lbs, and it's gonna take some getting use to.

The 600mm thing wasn't meant to be a test. I normally assume everyone knows what I'm thinking, so I tend to leave out a detail or two. So, no prize for you! :)

Rooz

05-06-2007, 06:48 AM

tonights moon.

JC4

05-06-2007, 01:27 PM

Nice shot. Why only 260mm? I assume you used your 300 lens?

Rooz

05-06-2007, 03:28 PM

too soft @ 300mm.

Majik_Imaje

05-17-2007, 06:23 PM

spectacular, now you have to fix one thing!!

I Know maybe this won't make sense because of the distance, but I noticed your settings, 5.6 & 2X converter.. hmm

perhaps if you stop down your lens the results might be a bit clearer.

what is the largest F stop number you can use on manual ? THAT is what I would chooose, if the time is not too excessive as to show the movement of the mooon. but great shots.. especially the ones with black sky.

here is a great trick.. Use t hose images and put a mask around the moon so as to block out 100% of the black sky, this can be acocmplished in many different ways.

then just that moon to insert into other images !

I learned 35 years ago how to expose one roll of film with nothing but moons then rewind but leave the leader sticking out, then reload and intant moons in every image ! but that was 35 years ago, now digital makes everything a snap, sort of.. I can't use digital where I am, they don't function @ 60 below zero.
I have a camera on a tripod for 2 months out in the arctic wind, no place to go to warm it up or me up..

Out here, is where all the advertising and the manufacturers hype go into the ocean ,... literally !

I got so FURIOUS over one camera I was using, it refused to function correctlly at sub zero temps, it ended up in the ocean !
it kept constantly failing, and when the chips were down with the most spectacular image ever,, it failed ! it ripped the film ! tisk tisk.

http://majikimaje.com/cpg1410/index.php

GREAT JOB with the MOON.. ..

I got a moon shot also.. but not on camera, it was created ! in 3d Studio Max

http://majikimaje.com/moon2.jpg

Have fun and enjoy !!!

Keep up the great work !!

Viky

05-21-2007, 10:18 PM

Got my DSLR last week... so, here's my first moon shot with the setup... this is the best of three pics i took on sunday..

AdamW

05-21-2007, 10:32 PM

fionndruinne

05-21-2007, 10:38 PM

Remember that the settings you'd normally use for night shooting are null where the moon is considered.

Viky

05-21-2007, 10:55 PM

Nice shot, Vicky. You'l find you get a lot less noise at lower ISO. Try ISO 100 and f/5.6 of f/4. Take advantage of the IS in that great lens and go for the slower shutter speed. Look at some of the setings people have used in this thread.

Thanks Adam!

Yes, the ISO is high on this one, coz my target was to keep keep shutter speed above 1/60th and aparture around 2 stops above wide open at 300mm as wide open would make the image soft. And since for this lens, wide open at 300mm is 5.6, so 2stops above would be f/11:rolleyes:

But yes, i guess if i try f/8 and ISO 400, i should still manage a similar exposure exposure at 1/30th... need to click more pics:)

Rooz

05-21-2007, 11:12 PM

viky, nice first shot ! :)

btw: completely disregard the meter its not correct for moon shots. in manual mode try f8, 125s, spot meter, sunlight WB, iso 100 and -0.3 or -0.7ev. then adjust your SS from that baseline up or down. zoom in on the moon after each shot to check the detail. moonshots are never slower than 1/100s i have found, even with iso 100. it will slightly underexpose but thats what you really want with the moon. overexposing leads to detail loss.

Viky

05-21-2007, 11:23 PM

sjseto

05-21-2007, 11:59 PM

I can't use digital where I am, they don't function @ 60 below zero.

David, I noticed you used a Panasonic FZ50 for one of your images in your "High in the Arctic" thread. Just curious...how well does it work up there?

http://majikimaje.com/moon2.jpg

:) Very cute!

Stephanie

Rooz

05-22-2007, 12:27 AM

Thanks Rooz!

Can't find "spot meter" on my 400D:(

"centre weighted" i think is the closest thing on the rebel.

drama

05-22-2007, 04:51 AM

Been a while

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/509184357_eefdcf0e3b_o.jpg

AdamW

05-22-2007, 07:22 AM

Viky--Listen to Rooz, he knows more about moon shots than I do!:D Just note that high ISO noise will show up most in dark sections of your pictures, so the sky surrounding the moon is especially susceptible.

twitt

05-23-2007, 09:11 AM

Heres a couple from me.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/twittx/400D/venus_3.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/twittx/400D/MoonandSaturn_1.jpg

:)

zmikers

05-23-2007, 04:32 PM

"centre weighted" i think is the closest thing on the rebel.

No, centre weighted is not the spot meter of the 400d. Its "partial metering" that's the closest to spot metering you will get. It's only about 3 or 4% but it's the same idea.

Rooz

05-24-2007, 04:16 AM

Its "partial metering" that's the closest to spot metering you will get. It's only about 3 or 4% but it's the same idea.

theres your answer viky. thanks z.

great second shot btw twitt, thats a beauty.

Tareq

05-25-2007, 10:31 AM

Full Moon

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/507608410_8b89720bbb_o.jpg

Half Moon

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/334/a/e/Half_moon_by_Hamrani.jpg

debu_17

05-25-2007, 11:01 AM

tareq, the pics are astronomy class!,
looks a bit oversharpened though,

what is the equipment used, and with what exposure?

Tareq

05-25-2007, 03:25 PM

tareq, the pics are astronomy class!,
looks a bit oversharpened though,

what is the equipment used, and with what exposure?

They are old now and not sure what i did use that time
i remember i was using 100-400L on my 30D, exposure can't remember
for second i use 1/50, f6.3, ISO 100 @400mm.

drama

05-27-2007, 09:33 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/516185831_54b0d723c8_o.jpg

mumbles420

05-30-2007, 04:07 PM

wutske

05-31-2007, 09:39 AM

There are some spectacular shots here. I wish I could get that close to the moon. My dinky 8x zoom only goes so far.:(

Here's mine:

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs15/f/2007/060/6/0/Moon_by_AlwaysThinkingPhoto.jpg

even tough it's not as close as others, it's stil a very beautifull photo :p .

You can also "get closer" by cropping the picture.

mumbles420

05-31-2007, 12:12 PM

even tough it's not as close as others, it's stil a very beautifull photo :p .

You can also "get closer" by cropping the picture.

Thanks man. Yeah I know I can crop it but it still isn't that good and looks cruddy. Here's a different photo that I cropped:

Pianoforte

06-01-2007, 07:03 PM

Very nice photos here. It's been a while since I posted any of my own moon pics. Here is one taken with my new Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D with 300mm IS lens handheld. The photo was taken just before sunset but I adjusted the colours in Adobe Photoshop CS3 trial so it makes it look more like a night shot :D Next time, I'll use a tripod, turn off the IS and use the IR remote. I've posted a few non-moon photos taken mostly with my XTi here: www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpowell.

SpecialK

06-09-2007, 09:20 PM

Needles, California,

drama

06-24-2007, 08:36 PM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/611431503_eef357e5aa_b.jpg

f11 1/100 iso 200 RebelXT Sigma 70-300 APO DG @300mm

ae86gtv16

06-24-2007, 09:32 PM

Here's mine. I just tried it earlier. Using Tamron AF28-300. F11 @ 1/60, ISO 200.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D50%20Images/Night%20Shots/moonovercali06272007a.jpg

Rooz

06-24-2007, 11:46 PM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/611431503_eef357e5aa_b.jpg

f11 1/100 iso 200 RebelXT Sigma 70-300 APO DG @300mm

nice shot. whats with the crop, did you not want to crop it closer for clarity or are you being artistic ? :p

toriaj

06-25-2007, 10:56 PM

B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Drama! F/11? My 70-300 seems sharper on f/8 ... any tips?

SamirBVR

06-26-2007, 09:50 AM

this was my experiment on some lonely night!!! ;)

used an S2 IS, exposure of abt 8 secs. sadly, dont have a bigger version right now, might post it sometime later!

comments are most welcome! :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1151/631694803_bdb6de42a8_o.jpg

drama

06-27-2007, 01:41 AM

Rooz :

Guilty as charged, artistic :)

here's a closer crop

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1291/638099284_2ae3c1b049_o.jpg

toriaj :

T h a n k 's :D
f11 seemed sharper this time, sometimes f8 is :)

Rooz

06-28-2007, 06:40 AM

handheld @ 340mm

can anyone give me any info on the position of the moon and distance from the earth...is there some pattern ?? ie: it seemed extremely high in the sky tonight. it was just a little white dot and my lens was literally vertical when i took the shot.

Popper

06-28-2007, 07:50 AM

this is my first post here on this site....

these were taken last weekend... S3, P Mode, ISO 80, tirpod, Sony TC

Black and White
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/LoKyBuckeye/IMG_2516.jpg

Color
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/LoKyBuckeye/IMG_2509.jpg

ae86gtv16

07-04-2007, 01:14 AM

I just got hold of an old Cosina 100-500mm f5.6-f8 MC Macro (MF AI lens) from Ebay. Tried to shoot the moon at 500mm f8 1/80 ISO400

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D50%20Images/moon500mm-1.jpg

Rooz

07-06-2007, 06:32 PM

i love half moons.

drama

07-06-2007, 07:57 PM

Thats a stunner !!
Rainy here, so missing the moon

Viky

07-22-2007, 11:08 PM

Attempted another try at the moon... both images shot JPEG Fine at 10mp.... still can't get the hand of RAW:(

Pic 1 : 70-300IS, @ 240mm, 1/125s, ISo 200, f/8.0 @ 90% crop

Pic 2 : 70-300IS, @ 300mm, 1/125s, ISo 200, f/8.0 @ 100% crop

Rooz

07-22-2007, 11:32 PM

nice shots viky.
why iso 200 ?

Viky

07-22-2007, 11:51 PM

why iso 200 ?

I remember setting it at 100, but when i downloaded the pics I noticed they were 200:confused:

Must be the same idiot who's been tampering every body's settings recently;)

Rooz

07-22-2007, 11:55 PM

I remember setting it at 100, but when i downloaded the pics I noticed they were 200:confused:

Must be the same idiot who's been tampering every body's settings recently;)

lmao
man...that guy gets around doesn't he ! :D

wnc

09-26-2007, 05:38 PM

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/woodland_photographer/IMG_9944.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/woodland_photographer/IMG_9942.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb153/woodland_photographer/IMG_9940.jpg

Viky

10-01-2007, 12:39 AM

My first attempt to take a RAW shot of the moon..

Spookonthe8ball

10-26-2007, 04:19 AM

Moon shot from October 25th full moon.

Rooz

10-26-2007, 04:46 AM

nice clear night

SpecialK

11-05-2007, 11:03 PM

30559

30560

Rooz

11-05-2007, 11:42 PM

very clever k. that second one is fantastic.

SpecialK

11-06-2007, 05:48 PM

very clever k. that second one is fantastic.

Thanks, Rooz. Luckily I got a couple more similar shots.

avi777

11-07-2007, 05:20 AM

Here's a few from me.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/1814488562_22d8b052b8.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/1797197705_30d2cdf037.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1191/1423520098_53b62bd065_o.jpg

toriaj

11-07-2007, 07:17 PM

Wow, great work in #2, Avi!

avi777

11-08-2007, 07:18 AM

Thank you Toriaj.

SpecialK

11-22-2007, 11:35 AM

I'm not a big fan of "just the moon" shots as you might have guessed from my previous postings.

However, I took these the other night with the Canon S3, and figured I'd try a variety of crops.

marironmaiden

11-23-2007, 08:18 AM

the moon from cyprus :)

SpecialK

12-14-2007, 08:32 PM

Same subject, different day...

31613

Bynx

12-14-2007, 09:09 PM

The best shots of the moon are along the shadow line. The craters have nice definition. I wonder if, over a month, a picture was taken every day or every couple days so that as the shadow moves all the craters would have a nice definition. Then all the pics put together in photoshop overlaying with each layer as a darken only layer. The composite picture should? have all the craters clearly defined.

SpecialK

12-16-2007, 06:39 PM

Today's action...
31659

drama

12-17-2007, 12:58 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2239/2116384429_0be2a8da9a_o.jpg

Rooz

12-17-2007, 02:48 AM

a gap between the clouds still quite windy though.

340mm handheld.
f8
1/125s
8% USM (looks a little too much now that i look at it again.)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2117782934_12ffed5937_o.jpg

faisal

12-24-2007, 01:08 AM

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2742/img4534le2.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2742/img4534le2.jpg)

Shooting Date/Time: 23/12/2007 18:20:00
1/100, f5.6, ISO 100, 500mm (table contraption)

[cropped and resized]

Viky

12-24-2007, 04:49 AM

faisal

12-24-2007, 11:22 PM

The exposure is good, however the pic looks overly soft. Which 500mm lens were you using?

Sigma APO 170-500mm F5-6.3 DG.......

what can I do to make it less soft......??

Rooz

12-24-2007, 11:55 PM

try a smaller aperture, something like f9 and maybe shoot it at 450mm instead of 500mm.

Viky

12-25-2007, 12:58 AM

It could be soft because of a number of reasons..

camera shake - try a faster s/speed
Big aperture - try a smaller aperture
improper AF - try to Manual focus
lens soft at 500mm - try around 400-450mm

Rooz, he's getting 1/100 at f 5.6, so at f/9 it would be around 1/40 which would be too low for a 500mm, (effective 800mm) shot unless its mounted on a very solid tripod.

Actually I'm surprised at the exposure he's getting at the settings he used:rolleyes: If i had shot the full moon at 1/100 f/5.6 ISO 100, it would turn out to be overexposed and fully blown out.

My advice would be to try again when u have a very clear sky with a good tripod @ ISO 200 and f/8 -f/11. In any case, try to keep the s/speed above 1/50th even with a very solid tripod to avoid the motion blur that is caused due to the earths rotation:)

Rooz

12-25-2007, 02:03 AM

thats why its overexposed aswell. you have to shoot the moon in manual mode, aperture priority will not get the exposure right. around 125s, f9 should do the trick. but yes, you're right you will definately need a tripod for that. no point shooting that lens wide open at f5.6, its just not a sharp enuf lens.

TheMayer78

12-25-2007, 03:44 AM

This is the best of about 12 moon pics I took tonight. I LOVE THIS CAMERA. I can already see for myself some of the IQ shortcomings of the S5 (I have taken about 500 pics tonight already, and I know I have a lot more to learn). Although I do feel like this is going to be a great camera to learn manual controls with.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc139/ccfishkeepers/IMG_0480.jpg

TheMayer

TheMayer78

12-25-2007, 04:18 AM

post #352. Very nice shot, I'm amazed at the detail you can capture with a hand held camera.

TheMayer

cripita

12-25-2007, 06:17 PM

Playing and learning with my new xti...Critics welcome
Best attempt.

SpecialK

02-16-2008, 11:08 PM

Famous astronomers Kepler (?) and Hipparchus (?) look on...
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Benjamin2007

02-21-2008, 06:27 AM

First shots of the moon taken 21FEB08 between 10:40-10:50pm with the Fuji Finepix S700/S5700. All photos were taken in Manual shooting mode, at full 10x zoom of 63.3mm (380mm, 35mm equiv), with Spot metering, Fine weather WB, Auto focus, Flash off & Sharpness Hard. All images were heavily cropped to supplement the 10x optical zoom:

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Exif: 1/100, F13, ISO100.

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Exif: 1/320, F6.8, ISO100.

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Exif: 1/250, F6.8, ISO100.

Constructive criticism, comments, advice or feedback is always welcome!

cheers,

gsusmaniac

02-21-2008, 09:13 AM

TheWengler

02-21-2008, 09:24 AM

Benjamin, I would avoid cropping them so that the moon is directly in the middle of the image.

Benjamin2007

02-22-2008, 12:27 AM

Benjamin, I would avoid cropping them so that the moon is directly in the middle of the image.

Hi Lukas

Thanks for your comment.
Yeah, I know bullseye composition is less dynamic and hence less interesting, although my only concern with the first post was to highlight the detail that the Fuji had captured. BTW since I was shooting with the tripod in portrait orientation, in the first series of moon photos, and the Finepix software always assumes landscape orientation when transferring images from the camera, I forgot to rotate the original images, so all the images in the first post were off by 90' :p. Here is a different crop of the second shot from the first series, correctly rotated back to portrait orientation.

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cheers,

SpecialK

03-20-2008, 09:41 PM

From a couple days ago with the S3IS.
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SpecialK

04-03-2008, 05:42 PM

Two weeks with no pix? Then you get more of mine :-)

Sunrise near Ridgecrest.
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A little farther down the road nearing Pearsonville.
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Up the road at Little Lake.
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Morning in Pahrump.
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On the road west of Pahrump.
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In Death Valley, on the way to...
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Zabriskie Point.
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Rooz

04-11-2008, 03:09 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2405407700_52d7d18e0d_o.jpg

toriaj

04-11-2008, 07:37 AM

Rooz, that's awesome.

Viky

04-12-2008, 04:31 AM

Excellent pic Rooz!

would love to see a closer crop like 75% or maybe even a 100% to see the amount of detail captured by your 300+1.7 combo:)

Rooz

04-12-2008, 04:46 AM

that must be at least 75% crop. if not more. will get it in tighter next time for you viky. :)

faisal

04-12-2008, 12:53 PM

Today...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_6340.jpg
200mm, 1/160, f6.3, ISO 200

Rooz

04-14-2008, 03:58 AM

this one just for Viky. cant wait till i see a full moon. this lens is bad ass. as shot, +3 in cam sharpening, D-lighting on Low. otehrwise no USM and no other PP at all. wow.:eek:

rdub202

04-14-2008, 10:03 AM

This is the best I could do with my 18-55 kit lense...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2281174281_f6571d0042_o.jpg

I dont know why my photo isnt working, it works on my other site! \/

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsusmaniac/2281174281/" title="Lunar Eclipse by gsusmaniac, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2281174281_f6571d0042_o.jpg" width="601" height="166" alt="Lunar Eclipse" /></a>

you are using the wrong code. forums dont use HTML.

Here is GSUSMANIAC's lunar eclipse photo:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2281174281_f6571d0042_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsusmaniac/2281174281/)"

DonSchap

04-16-2008, 07:15 PM

Well ... the moon is an often used target ... but, I decided to use it as a co-conspirator:

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Red Rocks, CO (4/14/2008)

Rooz

04-16-2008, 09:58 PM

thats a really nice image Don. considering its a composite, i'd be more inclined to put the moon higher and off to one side. i think that would make for a stronger composition. looks a little cramped at the moment with too much dead space over the moon.

DonSchap

04-16-2008, 10:13 PM

You know what, Rooz ... I'm going to let you go and take the image, too. Then you can redesign it anyway you want. This is basically what I had envisioned ... and if it falls a little short ... it was kind meant to be. Thanks for providing some insight, though.

By the way, the "zoomed Moon" is exactly where the "normal Moon" was located, when I took the shot, attempting to keep with the intent of the shot.

Here's the 100% crop from the original ... As you can see, that baby is a little too small to be effective. Even Ansel had to inflate his in the printing dark room just a bit, to be effective. Last time I checked, the Moon had not moved that much further away, recently.

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But, to be quite honest, I do not want it looking too much like ... well, this:
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The Adams Family just might not like it

Rooz

04-16-2008, 10:25 PM

We composed as we see fit...You know what, Rooz ... I'm going to let you go and take the image, too. Then you can redesign it anyway you want. This is basically what I had envisioned ... and if it falls a little short ... it was kind meant to be. Thanks for providing some insight, though.

next time pls don't post this...

Suggestions are invited ... discussion appreciated.

...if thats not actually what you're asking for.

DonSchap

04-16-2008, 10:50 PM

Look, I have attempted to explain my reasons for what I did and while I really do appreciate what you are saying, it does tend to extend my design beyond my original scope. There are all sorts of variations to it ... this was in keeping with the original idea ... I just didn't have a real way to make the "lunar image" appear any larger. Where was that optical distortion when I needed it? :eek:

Besides, I didn't ask for criticism in the GALLERY ... but, back in the SONY DSLR forum. :p

mjalex

04-19-2008, 05:33 AM

These are my first shots of the moon. The biggest lens that I have is 150mm, so I had to crop it big time. Rooz thanks for setting you suggested.

most of the shots were taken 1/250 f 7.1 to f 9.0 ISO 100.

Any suggestions on taken a better photo would be appreciated.

Viky

04-21-2008, 12:01 AM

Took this on Saturday....

400D, 70-300 IS @ 270mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 100, About a 50% Crop...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_2184b.jpg

And just for comparison, took this with my Panasonic FZ5 P&S... Full 12x Optical Zoom, f/8, 1/250, ISO 80, 100% Crop..:rolleyes:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/P1090333b.jpg

Viky

04-21-2008, 12:31 AM

this one just for Viky. cant wait till i see a full moon. this lens is bad ass. as shot, +3 in cam sharpening, D-lighting on Low. otehrwise no USM and no other PP at all. wow.:eek:

WOW!:eek::eek:

Thats some really awesome detail! Looking forward to your full moon shot!

faisal

04-21-2008, 11:00 AM

Past few days...since getting my Sigma...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/MoonAprilsmall.jpg

Dont mind the difference in angles...these were taken at different times of the night creating different angles....

mjalex

04-21-2008, 11:38 AM

Vicky I really like the first shot. The lighting is awesome.

ae86gtv16

04-22-2008, 12:44 AM

Here's my shot using my new D300.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2432851125_03c30ea3e2_o.jpg

Rooz

04-22-2008, 05:12 AM

great shots all. love that series faisal.
only had a small window cos of the cloud cover and i underexposed this unfortunately goddamit.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2038/2433169691_860c7b17cd_o.jpg

Benjamin2007

04-27-2008, 06:08 AM

this one just for Viky. cant wait till i see a full moon. this lens is bad ass. as shot, +3 in cam sharpening, D-lighting on Low. otehrwise no USM and no other PP at all. wow.:eek:

Rooz, that ^^^ shot (for Viky) and your last one (above) are superb, the D300 and the 300/f4 seem like a wicked combination! :D:cool:

I really enjoy viewing all the photos that you post! :)

thanks,

faisal

05-09-2008, 10:19 PM

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_9117.jpg

Viky

05-13-2008, 10:21 PM

Half moon from last night...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_2588b.jpg
1/100, f/7.1, ISO 100, 300mm, about 70% crop

Chem

09-25-2008, 07:01 AM

Somewhere above Brasil

http://i33.tinypic.com/5b1cv6.jpg

Yomny

10-11-2008, 01:01 PM

can you guys help me out alittle.. i can't seem to get a clear shot of the moon.. I've tried all different metering and focus mode, also tried manual focus set to infiniti and im Using a Sigma 70-300mm on a tripod with a timer for shutter release, also exposure delay via mirror lock up. I cant get a clear shot, all i get is a white ball with no detail and lots of blur.. Dont know what else to try. Ill post some pics later of my bad results

TheWengler

10-11-2008, 01:39 PM

You can't just turn the lens to infinity focus because infinity is not all the way at the end of the focus range. You should be able to focus on the moon if you put the focus point right on the moon. As far as exposure goes, the moon is bright so use a daylight exposure. Here's an existing thread related to your problems.

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36547&highlight=moon

SpecialK

10-12-2008, 11:46 AM

Almost a full moon.
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TheWengler

10-12-2008, 12:27 PM

I always wondered if you could fool people into thinking your got an extreme close up of the moon by making a tight crop of that moon in Griffith Observatory.

Viky

10-14-2008, 09:28 AM

Had a lovely full moon today... couldn't resist;

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_5638.jpg
400D + Canon 70-300 IS @ 300mm, Manual Focus, Hand Held, IS on
1/320, f/8, ISO 100

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_5667.jpg
400D + Sigma 18-200 OS @ 200mm, Auto Focus, Hand Held, OS on
1/320, f/8, ISO 100

C & C Welcome!

Yomny

10-14-2008, 02:28 PM

This is before i realized how bright the moon is and that is nearly impossible to get a good exposure without spot metering or having a fast shutter..learning is fun ill post my next tries when i get a good moon.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/yomnym/Evening.jpg

Yomny

10-17-2008, 08:57 PM

Sigma 70-300 @ 300 1/80s f11 ISO 250 WB Sun
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/yomnym/Moon.jpg

toriaj

10-19-2008, 11:19 AM

great shot, Yomny. I'd be very happy with that one. I'm surprised that such a slow shutter speed worked, but hey you're the master :D

Yomny

10-21-2008, 09:39 AM

actually is the second shot i took, the first one was posted above along with the palm tree and obviously was overexposed, then went ahead and did some reading in well i got my other attempt.. I was also surprised with the slow shutter speed and the clarity maybe its something with the D90's spot metering. Thanks alot for your comment.

Phill D

12-07-2008, 01:19 PM

I've wanted to get a moon shot with the 70-300 lens for a while. Just saw this plane heading for the moon so grabed the camera & lens & nearly missed it. No time for a tripod, just a lucky hand held shot at the equivalent of 600mm so not as sharp as it could have been but I was pleased I got them both in the shot. Used auto colour on elements to boost the contrast a bit and cropped it about 50%.
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raven15

12-07-2008, 01:32 PM

That jet makes it a nice dynamic composition.

mellinger

12-11-2008, 05:07 AM

Well, below is my shot of the moon. It's not very exciting, but I just took it with my new Canon SX10 shot at about 71X zoom :-D Yes, that's some digital zoom included, but the turnout surprised me quite a bit. I'm impressed with this camera so far!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/3099529137_7ff65a98c1_b.jpg

and here is one of it post-processed:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3100380882_8c300a9b8c_b.jpg

Hope you enjoyed! Any comments on how to make it look sharper or better, please let me know....I'm always willing to learn.

Mike

Turo

12-11-2008, 06:44 AM

Taken at 300mm with my trusty D50. Flickr link has the exif data, if interested.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/3067913817_83a603ef0e_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3067913817/)

pianoplayer88key

12-12-2008, 05:02 AM

I was going to start a new thread, but I saw this one and figured I'd hijack it. :D

Here's my moon shots taken with the SX10 IS.

full digital zoom:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1zM-vTbAb1c/SUJe0q1xGYI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/bOqKaKUEBFU/s640/IMG_1030%20-%20moon%20-%20digital%20zoom.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QJzl0eRexQik18uFXaTb2Q)

full optical Zoom:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1zM-vTbAb1c/SUJe1tV_2TI/AAAAAAAAA5w/241u3MgvCRs/s640/IMG_1032%20-%20moon%20-%20full%20optical%20zoom.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Bw_iby8Oxko5-TIhELwMzw)

crop of optical zoom:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1zM-vTbAb1c/SUJe2p4ZHQI/AAAAAAAAA54/bDQcrfi09FE/s640/IMG_1032%20-%20moon%20-%20full%20optical%20zoom%20%28crop%20640x640%29.JP G (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/T8rYONcRjJG7DvVmcosEhA)

opt zoom trimmed in-camera (mainly to try the trim functionality):
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1zM-vTbAb1c/SUJe0xUGHnI/AAAAAAAAA5g/Dntpm56b9oo/s640/IMG_1036%20-%20moon%20-%20cropped%20in-cam.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/c4_LAGdX00jk27l7ibVDxA)

attempt at full digital zoom through binoculars... was unable to focus close enough. Resized to 912x684, but even with this small thumbnail here you can tell the focus was very far off:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1zM-vTbAb1c/SUJe1IL4DII/AAAAAAAAA5o/YhaSGPnnZeE/s200/IMG_1028%20-%20moon%20-%20digizoom%20w%20binocular%2C%20resized.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tk0cid08gLgVOHdgw5htLg)

Any suggestions on how to get better pics? All of them were taken with the camera on a tripod. (The binoculars, unfortunately, were not on a tripod, but the shutter speed (1/320") should have been fast enough to at least curb some of the blur. It was hard to handhold the binoculars, though - the moon was shaking ~20-25% of the frame ~4-5x/second. Maybe that's why the shot through the binoculars is so bad? Any suggestions for improvement in future shutter actuations? (before PP)?

Also it probably didn't help that there were some high clouds in the vicinity of the moon.

avi777

12-13-2008, 04:08 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/3081468031_372bfe520f_o.jpg

mellinger

12-13-2008, 07:14 AM

avi777

I love this shot. I like how it's a smile and it looks like the left top star is winking or something. Fantastic.

-Mike

BobJohnson

12-13-2008, 07:55 AM

Taken through a telescope in the Egyptian desert:

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr30/jrobert425/Sharm%20el%20Sheikh%20Egypt/DSC00370.jpg

Mark_48

12-13-2008, 08:33 AM

Took these a few years ago with a Sony Mavica FD-71. My first digital camera, it stored images to floppy disk at an amazing 640x480. These shots were taken by holding the camera lens to the eyepiece on a 6" Newtonian reflector telescope. Recently my interest in astro-photography has gotten renewed and I've got an order into B&H for a T-mount and EOS adapter so I can try out a DSLR on the scope.

abhinav

12-13-2008, 09:34 PM

TheWengler

12-15-2008, 04:29 PM

abhinav, I imagine you need to stop down at one or two stops for sharper results.

Viky

12-18-2008, 02:06 AM

(Blue Toned)
SS 1/4000 seconds
F5.6
ISO 800

SS 1/1000 seconds
F6.3
ISO 500

Using the 75-300 EF III Canon Lens... I took 31 shots out of which 25 were overexposed! But I got my first SLR just 2 weeks back!

*** Self evaluation
They are not as sharp as I would have liked them to be... is it the lens or should I try a smaller aperture??? Or maybe the in-camera sharpening is not enough...

I try to go with the lowest possible ISO and an aperture of around f/8. This is the sharpest point on my lens & I tru to stick to this. The shutter speeds would vary with the different phases of the moon and its position in the sky. My general starting settings on a nice clear sky are something like this..

Full Moon : 1/320, f/8, ISO 100

Half Moon : 1/160, f/8, ISO 100

Crescent Moon : 1/100, f/8, ISO 200

From here, you can adjust as per the exposure you get..

Personally, I've got the best results while hand holding with IS on & manual focus.

Also, you get better results when the moon is high up in the sky or straight above you. Its brighter and there's less atmosphere/haze between the moon and the camera.

Here's my attempt at the full moon:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_5638_100.jpg
400D with 70-300 IS @ 300mm, 1/320, f/8, ISO 100, Manual focus, Hand Held

Its a 100% crop!

Thanks for looking. C & C welcome!

Viky

TNB

12-26-2008, 07:53 PM

Here's a couple of my moon shots... One from December and one from November.

faisal

01-11-2009, 01:16 AM

One from last night!!!

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_5806.jpg
200mm, 1/320, f7.1, ISO 100

SpecialK

02-08-2009, 10:16 PM

Late afternoon in Long Beach.
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Rooz

03-05-2009, 02:46 AM

been a long time since there was a moon shot.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3330689832_44f5b4edd9_o.jpg

SpecialK

05-13-2009, 09:12 PM

Zion National Park.
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Bryce Canyon.
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Don Kondra

05-14-2009, 09:54 AM

Phew, I just waded through this thread from the beginning :D

After all that, I have to post a shot (cross posted in Olympus camera thread)

50-200mm + ec 14, 1/40, f10, iso 100, tripod and 2 second delay...

100% crop

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Cheers, Don

SpecialK

01-28-2010, 07:01 PM

This evening, from my front door.
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Geoff Chandler

01-29-2010, 03:15 PM

29th Jan 2010
Took a few pot shots when I found out that Mars was going to be close to the full moon
However
They weren't close enough for a great shot and needed different exposures!!!
(But please see next page!!)

Geoff Chandler

01-29-2010, 03:17 PM

So I took 2 seperate photos at different exposures from the same spot.
Then I married them together - cheating a little by putting them a bit closer together!!!

Geoff Chandler

01-29-2010, 03:19 PM

Finally a pic of the Moon alone - taken with the Sigma 70 - 300 APO
at 300mm and then cropped a bit as well.

Phill D

01-30-2010, 12:08 AM

Geoff thanks for the tip off on this you got some fantastic shots from the ground. Thought I'd try to get a bit closer though so I got together with an RAF test pilot friend of mine & we took a high altitude ride out in one of the test vehicles to get as close as possible. I then used a pretty smart telescope to put on the end of my Olympus. Managed to get the red dust clouds of mars with the moon reflecting in the aircraft window. Sorry about the instrument reflection from the scratched glass in the middle though. Didn't notice that till I got back. ;).
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...If nobody guesses the real explanation of this pic then I'll post it later.

Explanation.... well not PPed at all, I just forgot about your tip off Geoff & it was too late and too cold to do much outside when I remembered, plus I was the wrong side of a bottle of wine by then. Anyway the shot was taken through double glazing and the red splodge is the reflection of the interior tungsten lights. The moon is the overexposed white area & the so called scratch is actually Mars. I'm afraid IS is no compensation for alcohol and a slow exposure! Perhaps I should have waited until April the 1st & started a new thread.