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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
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http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.]
* RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? -- Troy Piggins Gallery: http://piggo.com/~troy/gallery Please feel free to provide constructive criticism on any photos I post. I'm always learning and appreciate feedback. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
"Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Expose for sun lit. Moony 8 rule. Manual WB to daylight. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
* Pete D is quoted & my replies are inline below :
"Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Expose for sun lit. Moony 8 rule. Manual WB to daylight. Thanks. LOL I read on a forum somewhere a guy asking what flash settings to use. I thought maybe that Moony 8 rule may not work. We are not dealing with a fully lit moon here. During the eclipse it's red because of light from the red end of the spectrum bending around the earth while moon is diametrically opposite sun. Surely that light will be not as strong as normal full moon? -- Troy Piggins |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
"Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... * Pete D is quoted & my replies are inline below : "Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Expose for sun lit. Moony 8 rule. Manual WB to daylight. Thanks. LOL I read on a forum somewhere a guy asking what flash settings to use. I thought maybe that Moony 8 rule may not work. We are not dealing with a fully lit moon here. During the eclipse it's red because of light from the red end of the spectrum bending around the earth while moon is diametrically opposite sun. Surely that light will be not as strong as normal full moon? -- Troy Piggins Of course, try some average settings and have a look and adjust as needed really. Don't drop your shutter speed too low. Plenty of time to experiment. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
You can do it at a much more civilized 7:00-9:00pm in Australia, mate.
-- cmyk "RichA" wrote in message ups.com... Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
"Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Question? If you stop down to f11 why would you need an f2.8 lens to do it with? -- Troy Piggins Gallery: http://piggo.com/~troy/gallery Please feel free to provide constructive criticism on any photos I post. I'm always learning and appreciate feedback. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
"Frank Arthur" wrote in message
.. . "Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Question? If you stop down to f11 why would you need an f2.8 lens to do it with? Think teleconverters...... |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
* Frank Arthur is quoted & my replies are inline below :
"Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Question? If you stop down to f11 why would you need an f2.8 lens to do it with? I need to use a f/2.8 lens because it's the only one I own ;-) The above is my gear list in part. Plus, as someone else just mentioned, when using a 1.4x TC you lose one stop so it becomes max f/4 lens effectively. When using my 2x TC it's 2 stops, so it becomes a f/5.6 lens. Plus I understand using lenses at 1 or 2 stops down from their max aperture gives sharper images - sweet spots etc. I haven't personally tested this, but others have. -- Troy Piggins Gallery: http://piggo.com/~troy/gallery Please feel free to provide constructive criticism on any photos I post. I'm always learning and appreciate feedback. |
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Lunar eclipse to shoot around 3am EST
"Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... * Frank Arthur is quoted & my replies are inline below : "Troy Piggins" wrote in message ... ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.] * RichA is quoted & my replies are inline below : Info: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html How to shoot: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html Undriven mounts (tripods) mean exposures over 1 second at 500mm equivalent will blur due to the motion of the Earth. Anyone got any tips for shooting this tonight with a tripod, 70-200 f/2.8, 1.4x and 2x extenders? I read stop down to f/11 or so. Anything else to look out for? Question? If you stop down to f11 why would you need an f2.8 lens to do it with? I need to use a f/2.8 lens because it's the only one I own ;-) The above is my gear list in part. Plus, as someone else just mentioned, when using a 1.4x TC you lose one stop so it becomes max f/4 lens effectively. When using my 2x TC it's 2 stops, so it becomes a f/5.6 lens. Plus I understand using lenses at 1 or 2 stops down from their max aperture gives sharper images - sweet spots etc. I haven't personally tested this, but others have. Fair enough "Troy". If you have a good quality 70-200f2.8 lens you should get good sharp images at f2.8 Since you will only be shooting at points of light you might gain by sticking with f2.8 and take advantage of the faster shutter speed. The 1.4x or 2x converters may not gain anything if you loose resolution while doing it. -- Troy Piggins Gallery: http://piggo.com/~troy/gallery Please feel free to provide constructive criticism on any photos I post. I'm always learning and appreciate feedback. |
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