Get Out Your Cameras and Telephoto Lenses

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Originally Posted by JamesV

Sweet shot Mike.

What lens and setting?

James

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Thanks James,

This was shot with the Sigma 170-500mm with a Quantaray 2x TC. Settings were ISO 250, f/16 & 1/15 sec.

So that would put you around a 1000mm lens? Sweet.
Make me almost ashamed to post this small 300mm with a 2x TC ISO 100 f/5.6 1/125 sec.

The first image was right off the card

The Second one was fixed to my best abilities.

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Originally Posted by icicle

So that would put you around a 1000mm lens? Sweet.

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Yup, but I really loose a lot of image quality with my cheap TC. If you figure in the crop factor, I have the field of view equal to 1600mm on a 35mm film camera.

Here is one that I took last night from the front porch. I only resized it.

Settings are as followed.
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/320
390mm using my 100-400 lens

James

Nice shots here, well done. S

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Originally Posted by mjs1973

Clear skies for me tonight. I have a nice view out my office window.

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Great shot Michael!

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Originally Posted by susaan

Well,it cleared some,but no lines-have got some before-and now I'm itching from some ants,shooting on my back in the yard !

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Well, you got a nice shot!

Was it worth it, putting up with the ants?

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Originally Posted by JamesV

Here is one that I took last night from the front porch. I only resized it.

Settings are as followed.
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/320
390mm using my 100-400 lens

James

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Nice shot James!

Thanks for sharing your shooting data.

Solid overcast and heavy rain!

I will try tonight.

Thanks to all those that posted shots, and for sharing your shooting info for others.

OK, I tried but this is the best I could do, a day late too. Used a 1.7x converter with a 70-200mm f2.8 both Nikon on a D300, using tripod and remote, 2 sec delay. f8 at 1/320s, ISO - LO.3.

Attachment 62073

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Originally Posted by shootme

OK, I tried but this is the best I could do, a day late too. Used a 1.7x converter with a 70-200mm f2.8 both Nikon on a D300, using tripod and remote, 2 sec delay. f8 at 1/320s, ISO - LO.3.

Attachment 62073

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It looks good to me buddy!

Man, it wasn't looking good at all @ 5pm with a thick layer of cotton candy clouds, but the wind kicked up and cleared it out :)

Tamron 100-300 in macro mode (300mm) f/16 1/90 on the modo tripod w/ 2sec delay white-balance Daytime.
Cropped to 600x800, Unsharp Mask 1.5r / 56str. / 2clp.

http://jet-visa.com/gallery/albums/u...cMoon05_sm.jpg

Thanks for the heads-up on a starting point for the settings Speed, this one is a touch dark but the 1/125 was right on the numbers :thumbsup:

I have some wicked bad clouds here, but I did get a couple of decent shots. Once I get the kids to bed then I'll load Adobe Photoshop and then load them up here.

These shots are beautiful!
:cryin: I need a better lens

Here is my crack at it.

Taken with my 80-200 all at f/2.8, hand held (I was being lazy)

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Originally Posted by Lori11

These shots are beautiful!
:cryin: I need a better lens

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Awww-Lori,just borrow a big zoom P&S like mine,
then you can play !

Nice shots,guys !

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Originally Posted by retroactiv

Here is my crack at it.

Taken with my 80-200 all at f/2.8, hand held (I was being lazy)

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Very nice, I like the clouds. I also tried by taking a few shots through trees for the branch effect, didn't work as nicely as I'd hope. S

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Originally Posted by Speed

Well, you got a nice shot!

Was it worth it, putting up with the ants?

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OH YEAH ! :yikes:

Thanks,Speed,for your "How-to"you got me hooked !

BTW,what are the lines I'm seeing on the moon ?
-looked in Wiki,no joy,must need to know their Latin name or summit.

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Originally Posted by shootme

Very nice, I like the clouds. I also tried by taking a few shots through trees for the branch effect, didn't work as nicely as I'd hope. S

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I tried this as well, no luck w/ most, but I think this one turned out OK...
http://jet-visa.com/gallery/albums/u...cMoon04_sm.jpg

Lori, you probably don't need a BETTER lens, just a longer one :) The Tamron 70-300 I shot these with is probably the cheapest crappiest lens out there, as far as long zooms go, cost @ $100

Beautiful photos one and all!!

I had overcast and heavy clouds on the horizon both at moon rise and set:cryin:

And there was this perfect setting for silhouetteing against the moon.

Well, I'll try again soon!

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Originally Posted by icicle

So that would put you around a 1000mm lens? Sweet.
Make me almost ashamed to post this small 300mm with a 2x TC ISO 100 f/5.6 1/125 sec.

The first image was right off the card

The Second one was fixed to my best abilities.

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How did you have clear sky's in Kelso when I had nothing but snow wind and rain 30 miles north of Seattle that's not fair

Ray Still

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Originally Posted by Abiciriderback

How did you have clear sky's in Kelso when I had nothing but snow wind and rain 30 miles north of Seattle that's not fair

Ray Still

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Just Luck I guess.

My moon shot night 12/11/08.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...moon1Large.jpg

300mm 1/80th @ F/11 iso 125