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Full Moon v New Moon and Mars

PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:30 pm
by Big V
Hello All, here are a couple of shots showing the difference bewteen the flatness of a full moon compared to the contrast of a new moon.
The full moon shot was taken with a Canon 300D and the 80-400 OS Sigma lens, whilst the new moon was with a Canon G2 and a telescope.

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This next shot is of Mars and I have used a web cam through my telescope to take a series of images, then stack them on top of each other to bring out the detail..

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:32 pm
by big pix
..... after this my moon shots are finished...... great pix's......

PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:36 pm
by fozzie
Big V - brilliant. Looking forward to producing something similar at a 'Night Meet' sometime soon hosted by yourself.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:49 pm
by big pix
..... all I can say is that the moon must be closer to Adelaide than anywhere else......':lol:'

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:17 am
by Alpha_7
big pix wrote:..... all I can say is that the moon must be closer to Adelaide than anywhere else......':lol:'


I heard the graviation pull of Adelaiade draws the moon closer as it orbits the earth. :D (There is a semi-astronomical reason for it...)

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:23 am
by Jamie
The picture of the new moon is fantastic!

Well done. :)

Jamie

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:36 am
by pippin88
Great pictures.

Big V, do you apply a grain filter to your photos? Because I've noticed a fair bit of grain in most of yours, like the locusts and the flying bee shot.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:59 pm
by Big V
pippin88, no that is because I shoot alot at 400 to 800 ISO and I do not use any noise sharpening programs. Most of my shots are as they come straight out of the camera.... The mars pic is from a webcam so it will always appear grainy because of the signal to noise ratio...