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The Moon II (Lot's O-Pictures)
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tc95
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Summary...
I could get crazier with the TC's....but decided the 3x was far enough for now...
Up-until I used the Kenko teleconverter....I really did not see a big difference looking thru the viewfinder....the Kenko is the softest of the three...then I would have to say the Tamron would rank second...and the TC-301 was actually really sharp...
I hope you enjoyed the pictures....
Tony C.
I could get crazier with the TC's....but decided the 3x was far enough for now...
Up-until I used the Kenko teleconverter....I really did not see a big difference looking thru the viewfinder....the Kenko is the softest of the three...then I would have to say the Tamron would rank second...and the TC-301 was actually really sharp...
I hope you enjoyed the pictures....
Tony C.
Steaphany
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Tony,
You don't need to be concerned over hi-jacking a thread that I started. These are all public discussions and I do not feel like those I start are specifically owned by me.
On to your photos, My first impression and what surprised me first is the contrast between the flat seas and mountainous regions, especially for such a full Moon phase. The actual clarity is also amazing for all the configurations, especially since these are single, unstacked, exposures. (Do correct me if you've done any stacking) You've certainly have what it takes to be a Lunar Photographer.
I hope you don't mind the suggestion, but I feel you may want to submit one of these to web site. A pair of professional astronomers, Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell, created and have maintained the APOD since 1995 and it's archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet. They accept submissions from both amateur and professional astronomers. The big plus for your images is how they were produced, since I've seen some published photos which could not achieve your clarity with out stacking.
I suggest that you check out the About APOD page and the information regarding submitting photos is at the bottom of the page:
Again, Very Good Work
You don't need to be concerned over hi-jacking a thread that I started. These are all public discussions and I do not feel like those I start are specifically owned by me.
On to your photos, My first impression and what surprised me first is the contrast between the flat seas and mountainous regions, especially for such a full Moon phase. The actual clarity is also amazing for all the configurations, especially since these are single, unstacked, exposures. (Do correct me if you've done any stacking) You've certainly have what it takes to be a Lunar Photographer.
I hope you don't mind the suggestion, but I feel you may want to submit one of these to web site. A pair of professional astronomers, Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell, created and have maintained the APOD since 1995 and it's archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet. They accept submissions from both amateur and professional astronomers. The big plus for your images is how they were produced, since I've seen some published photos which could not achieve your clarity with out stacking.
I suggest that you check out the About APOD page and the information regarding submitting photos is at the bottom of the page:
Again,
Very Good Work
tc95
Well-Known Member
I'll take a look at the site tonight....since we will have a full moon tonight....I wanted to try a few of the TC stacking combinations....and see if I can get shots of some of the craters....
I did not stack the images...they are all done with one shot...
Thanks for the suggestions.....What I am really hoping to do is get my equatorial up....so I can take a long exposure of the moon..over a 20sec to 30sec...to see what types of details come out....
That will happen in the next few months...
Tony C.
I did not stack the images...they are all done with one shot...
Thanks for the suggestions.....What I am really hoping to do is get my equatorial up....so I can take a long exposure of the moon..over a 20sec to 30sec...to see what types of details come out....
That will happen in the next few months...
Tony C.
tc95
Well-Known Member
April 8th
Now I am about to post a bunch of pictures taken....I did an experiment with Teleconverters....
Sigma SD14 mounted to a Nikkor 800mm F5.6
With; Nikon TC-301 (2x) - Tamron SP Pro 2x (2x) - Kenko Pro-300 (3x) in that order....
effectively giving me a 15,360mm F67 (had to shoot) ISO800 1/50
This shot is a little...
...blurry one due to softness of the shot...and two everytime the wind would blow the camera would shack like I was in an earthquake...
Now I am about to post a bunch of pictures taken....I did an experiment with Teleconverters....
Sigma SD14 mounted to a Nikkor 800mm F5.6
With; Nikon TC-301 (2x) - Tamron SP Pro 2x (2x) - Kenko Pro-300 (3x) in that order....
effectively giving me a 15,360mm F67 (had to shoot) ISO800 1/50
This shot is a little...
...blurry one due to softness of the shot...and two everytime the wind would blow the camera would shack like I was in an earthquake...
Robert.4507
Well-Known Member
Great shots Tony!! I enjoyed viewing these, thank you for posting them!
Robert
Robert