Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On a serious note, I saw that moon early yesterday morning while in a taxi to Alicante airport at 5:30 a.m. No opportunity to photograph it, but it was AWESOME. I hope some of you get to photograph it. Cheers, Nathan On 23 Jun 2013, at 06:38, Robert Adler wrote: > Sorry Robert, missed the first of this. > How far away were the leaves? 100 yards? 50? 500? > I know that with my cameras infinity starts at about 1 mile. f/5.6 for a 75 > isn't all that stopped down. Perhaps try f/11, use hyper focal to your > advantage a bit, and a tripod... > Just a WAG. > By the way, tomorrow the moon rises as the sun sets (moon rise 15 minutes > after sunset). Perfect time to get a softly lit landscape with a large full > moon. Unfortunately it is supposed to be cloudy and rainy here; so I'm > counting on you! > Best, > Bob > > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> ==On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:52 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at >> frozenlight.eu >>> wrote: >> >> I suppose it all depends on who is mooning whom, whether it is during the >>> day or at night, background etc. Many variables involves ;-) >>> >>> >> I was waiting to see who would be the first one to make this sort of >> response (I was expecting perhaps Shulman) but now I know. (Bob Adler was >> close but he is two time zones behind.) >> >> ;-) >> >> I did some experimenting tonight and I'm afraid since my longest lens is a >> 75mm and I have to wait for the moon to get above the trees and houses >> this >> will not be my finest hour: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_3003188Moon.jpg.html >> >> What I don't understand is why the tree leaves appear out of focus. They >> were far enough away from me they should have been within the depth of >> field of the 75mm set at infinity, I think. >> >> Thanks all for your suggestions. This is minimally adjusted and >> massively, >> massively cropped. ISO 500, 1/350 sec, f5.6. >> >> --Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Bob Adler > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/