Neat pictures I've taken

[jinx]

Nice!

[ZenGum]

Yeah, but where did the missing part of the moon go? We have to know!

[squirell nutkin]

It fell off because it used to be upside down. Then the other side was the heavier side and that side spun to the bottom, now it's upside down. Pretty soon there won't be any moon left!

[jinx]

9:01

[lumberjim]

it grew back!


phenomenal shots

[squirell nutkin]

Sure, didn't Princess Lenore tell you it would?

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by jinx

But how cool are the craters!

Who's to judge?

(I'll wait, but it might be a long one)

[Scriveyn]

Originally Posted by dmg1969

OK...so next week is when I enter some of my photos in a photography contest at a local fair. In the "Wild Animal - Color" category, I'm entering either the butterfly photo I just posted...http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=675340&postcount=971

or...

this one of a ladybug I posted a while back...http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=669198&postcount=895

Any thoughts on which one? A lot of my friends on facebook like the butterfly. It is more colorful, but the ladybug is more "artistic". I am still quite undecided.

dmg, is the fair over and has the jury decided?

[dmg1969]

I wasn't going to bring it up after all of the posting I did on it, but there was a snafu. I went up that night to enter them and I missed the fact that you had to pre-register by August 1st. I thought that was for displays like farm equipment, livestock, etc. No...it was for EVERYTHING. So, my oversight cost me entering them.

At least I know for next year. I was quite bummed. Thanks for asking though.

Originally Posted by Scriveyn

dmg, is the fair over and has the jury decided?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Who's to judge?

(I'll wait, but it might be a long one)

Yes, but well played anyway.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yes, but well played anyway.

I knew I could count on you, Bruce.

[dmg1969]

I played around with the settings and got some better photos of the moon on Saturday night using the digital zoom. They are as they came from the camera...no cropping or other alteration. On the first, I think I should have maybe bumped the ISO up one or two because the image is a bit bright and yellow-ish, not the sharp white it should be. But cool nonetheless. The second was not zoomed quite as much and I think I may have changed something because it is a bit whiter.

[dmg1969]

Originally Posted by jinx

9:01

That is fantastic jinx! Do you use the same setting each time or experiment based on the amount of light due to moon phase?

[skysidhe]

Nice! great shots, both of you.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by dmg1969

That is fantastic jinx! Do you use the same setting each time or experiment based on the amount of light due to moon phase?

The moon's reflectivity is constant. IIRC it reflects about 9% of the light falling on it. Your settings shouldn't change unless you are compensating for haze.

The "Rule of f:16" from the days of film states that proper exposure for a subject in full sun (between the hours of 10am and 4pm, May-Sept) is f:16 with a shutter speed of 1/ISO.

So, on a typical sunny summer day (excluding the beach) with ISO 400 film proper exposure would be 1/400 @ f:16

The average reflectance of earth is 18%. So the extrapolate a proper lunar exposure (since the days are always sunny on the moon) would be one stop more exposure since the moon reflects one stop less light than earth.

So, proper lunar exposure should be 1/ISO @ f:11 regardless of the moon's phase.

Typically, people assume that because it is night they need to give the moon lots of exposure. They don't, the moon is very bright.