Judd Patterson
02-24-2008, 05:15 PM
http://www.juddpatterson.com/BPN/eclipse.jpg
The recent eclipse (which I didn't see due to clouds) reminded me of this image that I put together late last year. This is a composite between a a long exposure eclipse image and a "proper" exposure to capture the fine detail on the face of the moon. Compositionally, this is as it was in camera. It was tricky to estimate the moons speed and declination through the frame...hit upon this my third attempt.
Exposure Details
163s, f/8, ISO 200 (Canon 30D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC)
0.8s, f/5.6, ISO 1600 (Canon 30D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC)
It was extremely windy so there is some shake to the star trails, but I was still intrigued with my first 'moon trail' photograph!
The recent eclipse (which I didn't see due to clouds) reminded me of this image that I put together late last year. This is a composite between a a long exposure eclipse image and a "proper" exposure to capture the fine detail on the face of the moon. Compositionally, this is as it was in camera. It was tricky to estimate the moons speed and declination through the frame...hit upon this my third attempt.
Exposure Details
163s, f/8, ISO 200 (Canon 30D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC)
0.8s, f/5.6, ISO 1600 (Canon 30D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC)
It was extremely windy so there is some shake to the star trails, but I was still intrigued with my first 'moon trail' photograph!