Full Moon - Last of 2009

[armando_m]

I learned about how to use highpass for sharpening, in this case for the moon image, I got better results vs. using the unsharp mask

100% crop of original image
Adjusted light curve to improve contrast
Sharpened with highpass overlay

[daq7]

Good god that's amazing.

[WesternGuy]

Fantastic image!! Would appreciate your sharing your exposure details with the gang. Did you use a tripod?

Thanks,

WesternGuy

[jetrim]

Exposure details are in the EXIF data

Exif Sub IFD

* Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 8/10000 second ===> 1/1250 second
* Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
* Exposure Program = manual control (1)
* ISO Speed Ratings = 200
* Exposure Bias (EV) = -2/6 ===> -0.33
* Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 49/10 ===> 4.9
Max Aperture = ƒ/5.46
* Focal Length = 270/1 mm ===> 270 mm

Nice shot Armando!

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[mjs1973]

Very nice. This is actually a blue moon. The 2nd full moon of the month is known as a blue moon.

I have been using the high pass method of sharpening exclusively now for a year or two. I find it much easier to control the amount of sharpening as well as what gets sharpened.

[simbok]

I wish I have tele lens to capture the moon

[armando_m]

Thanks for the comments.

Yes I used a tripod and fired using the remote control to avoid camera shake.

I was surprised to see in the exif the lens length at 270mm and not 300, the camera was pointed upward, the zoom must have slipped a bit to the back

[havana_joe]

It's certainly a pretty picture, and has a good amount of detail, such as the trails leading out of the craters. But what if you tweaked the contrast a little to bring out some more detail? Here is my moon picture, not from this moon but from a few years back, as an example.