First Moon photo with the big lens.

[Paul]

It's white and black - and 50 shades of grey no doubt - but this is the first photo I have done of the moon with the Sigma 150-500 lens. (Took 2, but this is the 2nd actually, first I didn't use a cable release and was a touch softer.

 

1/60th @ f/6.3 at ISO 200

 

 

 

 

Paul.

[Leon]

thats pretty good paul!!

[Paul]

Cheers dude, I used live view to frame it, and the cable to reduce camera shake, so it came out pretty decent.

 

Paul.

[GrahamNfk]

That's fantastic. Moon shots are usually soft because of the atmosphere etc, but yours is cracking. Like

[FUJI]

That is one of the sharpest moon shots I have seen in ages ..........just brilliant, all of my efforts at the same subject have been binned.

FUJI

[JohnP]

Nice... better than any I've ever taken.

[Paul]

Thank you guys, appreciated 

 

Paul.

[NannyFerret]

The detail is really good. Nice one!

[Guest]

thats a cracker, been too windy round here to use the bigma for moon shots

[Paul]

Thank you both.

 

Richard - we've been the luckiest region of the UK for weather. Some wind and rain yes, but nothing as serious as anywhere else.

 

Paul.

[jeremy rundle]

Nice to see a good shot of the moon.

 

Well done

 

Nice detail along the terminator

[Paul]

Thanks Jeremy - it's as good as I have ever managed, even the 70-200L I had didn't get me a good one.

 

 

Paul.

[BlackFox]

That's a beautiful photo of the moon, very sharp detail, I love it !

[colinb]

yup - and in the same week as BBC Stargazing week its really been a good showing for off world pictures

[Black Pearl]

When it comes to shots of the moon there ain't no substitute for length.

 

One thing I've noticed is just how fast the moon moves (well the earth spins) when you stick a big lens on your camera.

[Paul]

That's a beautiful photo of the moon, very sharp detail, I love it !

 

Thank you Derek. 

 

 

Colin - I used to have a telescope when I was 10, but that lasted weeks before I got bored. Stargazing never got into my bloodstream, so the moon shot was like as not the first time that I have had any "interest" for decades, lol...

 

Paul.

[Paul]

When it comes to shots of the moon there ain't no substitute for length.

 

One thing I've noticed is just how fast the moon moves (well the earth spins) when you stick a big lens on your camera.

 

Robin - you're so right. Even as I lined up the camera, I really did see the moon cross the viewfinder slowly from left to right. I was amazed at its speed.

 

Paul.