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In reply to the discussion: Moon shots [View all]

justiceischeap

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2. No, I ran them through Photoshop
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:38 PM
Dec 2012

after Lightroom. There wasn't much contrast in the photos so I thought I'd add a wee bit of color instead.

BTW, thanks! I'm still figuring out camera settings and such and one of these days I'm gonna get the right aperture and shutter speed together at once and get a spectacular moon photo.

Moon shots [View all] justiceischeap Dec 2012 OP
Beautiful shots! Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #1
No, I ran them through Photoshop justiceischeap Dec 2012 #2
I think those are already pretty spectacular. Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #3
I'm a huge fan of Photoshop but... justiceischeap Dec 2012 #6
I have a hard time with moon shots blowing out. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #4
The moon is in direct sunlight, so you need to use daytime exposures. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #7
Let me look at the EXIF, here... justiceischeap Dec 2012 #8
try a much shorter exposure for an almost full moon rdking647 Dec 2012 #10
Thanks for the tip justiceischeap Dec 2012 #11
i dont have dark skies either rdking647 Dec 2012 #12
moon shot exposures rdking647 Dec 2012 #5
33? Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #15
success rdking647 Dec 2012 #9
Nice! Solly Mack Dec 2012 #13
If you want to get the perfect moon shot, the way to do it is with a telescope Major Nikon Dec 2012 #14
I was afraid of that so I'll have to keep searching for a while justiceischeap Dec 2012 #16
I wish I did Major Nikon Dec 2012 #17
Can teleconverters be used on the d5100? justiceischeap Dec 2012 #18
its more a matter of the lens than the camera rdking647 Dec 2012 #19
They can Major Nikon Dec 2012 #20
ive found a telescope isnt necessary for the moon rdking647 Dec 2012 #21
The biggest problem I've encountered is trying to get the focus just right Major Nikon Dec 2012 #22
Like this (Caution, it's huge) justiceischeap Dec 2012 #23
yes they do lose clarity rdking647 Dec 2012 #25
what ive found works a lot of times is using live view rdking647 Dec 2012 #24
Live view is what I used to get the shot I posted Major Nikon Dec 2012 #26
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