*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

dcstep · 04-15-2014, 10:08 AM

Blood Moon

BrokenVert · 04-15-2014, 11:08 AM

Man. I'm so bummed that we had solid cloud cover and rain last night.

Stupid syracuse

ddk632 · 04-15-2014, 11:33 AM

Now that's how to shoot the blood moon!!!

Awesome blood moon. Dave, hope you don't mind, I sent it to all my family after my mom sent me a photo of a tiny blood moon.

M_Six · 04-15-2014, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Man. I'm so bummed that we had solid cloud cover and rain last night.

Stupid syracuse

We got snow last night. Don't complain.

Great shot, DC.

dcstep · 04-15-2014, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ddk632

Now that's how to shoot the blood moon!!!

Awesome blood moon. Dave, hope you don't mind, I sent it to all my family after my mom sent me a photo of a tiny blood moon.

Thanks David, and others.

No problems with sharing. Enjoy.

Dave

BrokenVert · 04-15-2014, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

We got snow last night. Don't complain.

Great shot, DC.

The rain is turning to snow tonight

Weebl · 04-15-2014, 03:17 PM

Lots of high overcast with the occasional break. Martinez,CA. 135+ 1.4x
Nice Striper Ed.

Itsed65 · 04-15-2014, 04:25 PM

Nice moons! I shot some last night, but went straight to bed afterward. I will see what I got when I get home tonight. Pinole pretty much = Martinez as far as visibility goes.

spencers · 04-15-2014, 05:12 PM

Here's mine. Just a cheapy 55-200mm Nikon

Weebl · 04-15-2014, 07:49 PM

Looks fine, as long as you can keep it steady and the noise down, it doesn't matter.
I'd bring up the exposure and saturation just a tic for effect though.

Itsed65 · 04-15-2014, 09:12 PM

Kind of a challenging subject. Here is the best of my series, and it's not much

Blood Moon by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Itsed65 · 04-15-2014, 11:05 PM

This little one landed right next to my car the other morning to enjoy its meal

Tasty! by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 04-16-2014, 04:26 PM

Landing by dcstep, on Flickr

M_Six · 04-16-2014, 06:37 PM

Book sale at Wifey's library today.

Itsed65 · 04-16-2014, 08:18 PM

Looks like your weather improved Mark!

Nice GBH Dave. Those things always look kind of awkward to me when they take off and land.

Itsed65 · 04-16-2014, 08:28 PM

A quick shot from this morning on my way to work. 5D3 and Tamzooka handheld.

Morning Moon by Tamron 150-600 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

M_Six · 04-16-2014, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Looks like your weather improved Mark!

Nice GBH Dave. Those things always look kind of awkward to me when they take off and land.

It's not snowing, but it was windy and chilly today. not the best book sale weather. Cool moon shot. That lens continues to impress.

You lucked out, DC. I stood around for 2 hours once waiting for the GBH near me to fly and he wouldn't. He was just content to stroll along the shore.

Itsed65 · 04-16-2014, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

It's not snowing, but it was windy and chilly today. not the best book sale weather. Cool moon shot. That lens continues to impress.

You lucked out, DC. I stood around for 2 hours once waiting for the GBH near me to fly and he wouldn't. He was just content to stroll along the shore.

The lens is really great on stationary targets. I am taking it with me this Friday on a "double zoo" trip (Oakland zoo in the morning (they have 5 tigers!), and the SF zoo in the afternoon (Polar and Grizzly Bears)), to see how it does in that environment. I will have my old trusty 100-400 along as well.

Both Herons and Egrets can be very patient hunters, not moving for hours, so yeah, been there done that

dcstep · 04-17-2014, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

A quick shot from this morning on my way to work. 5D3 and Tamzooka handheld.

Still looks sharp in the Original size on Flickr.

Well done.

Dave

Itsed65 · 04-17-2014, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Still looks sharp in the Original size on Flickr.

Well done.

Dave

Thanks Dave. That one was shot with my "standard" full moon manual handheld setting of f8 1/1000 at iso400.

It was just setting this morning when I left so I tried a couple at 1/500 at iso200. I will see how that turned out tonight when I get home.

dcstep · 04-17-2014, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Thanks Dave. That one was shot with my "standard" full moon manual handheld setting of f8 1/1000 at iso400.

It was just setting this morning when I left so I tried a couple at 1/500 at iso200. I will see how that turned out tonight when I get home.

Interested to see. I generally don't think that you gain enough at the lower ISO to offset the potential loss of sharpness due to the slower SS, particularly hand held. I have no qualms about using ISO 800 as a default.

Once you get the basics of astro moon shots down, then the atmosphere is the most likely culprit. After the Blood Moon, the setting moon, near sunrise, looked spectacular, but I had too much smog to get the detail that I like.

Dave

Itsed65 · 04-17-2014, 05:22 PM

The ratio of female to male northern harriers is about 4 to 1, so I have been pretty lucky with the gray ghost lately.

The Ghost up Close by lennycarl08, on Flickr

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Weebl Weebl wobbles but eats Pie 97 Rep 1,794 Posts Drives: 2012 X5 d,2008 335i, 2000 740i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Lots of high overcast with the occasional break. Martinez,CA. 135+ 1.4x Nice Striper Ed. Attached Images __________________ Kevin Goto 2000 740i-Annalisa (sold 2018) 2008 335i-Weebl. Weebl may wobble but has DTC 2012 X5d in Sparkling Bronze ( The Ultimate Cat Carrying Machine)-RIP BMW buyback 2019:2017 A3, 2018 Audi SQ5
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Nice moons! I shot some last night, but went straight to bed afterward. I will see what I got when I get home tonight. Pinole pretty much = Martinez as far as visibility goes.
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Weebl Weebl wobbles but eats Pie 97 Rep 1,794 Posts Drives: 2012 X5 d,2008 335i, 2000 740i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Looks fine, as long as you can keep it steady and the noise down, it doesn't matter. I'd bring up the exposure and saturation just a tic for effect though. __________________ Kevin Goto 2000 740i-Annalisa (sold 2018) 2008 335i-Weebl. Weebl may wobble but has DTC 2012 X5d in Sparkling Bronze ( The Ultimate Cat Carrying Machine)-RIP BMW buyback 2019:2017 A3, 2018 Audi SQ5
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Kind of a challenging subject. Here is the best of my series, and it's not much Blood Moon by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	This little one landed right next to my car the other morning to enjoy its meal Tasty! by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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M_Six Free Thinker 19353 Rep 7,552 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Book sale at Wifey's library today. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Looks like your weather improved Mark! Nice GBH Dave. Those things always look kind of awkward to me when they take off and land.
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	A quick shot from this morning on my way to work. 5D3 and Tamzooka handheld. Morning Moon by Tamron 150-600 by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	The ratio of female to male northern harriers is about 4 to 1, so I have been pretty lucky with the gray ghost lately. The Ghost up Close by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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