Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Bob. I appreciate the heads-up on the date of the full moon. It was just too high here to include any landscape features. Maybe you will get lucky on the West Coast. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee > Man that is sharp! I think I see an abandoned Hassy there... :-) > Great capture. > Tina taught you well! > > Bob Adler > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > On Mar 18, 2011, at 8:25 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Bob Adler mentioned Thursday that the moonrise can be seen around sundown >> in California on March 19th, so I started looking here. In the East, it >> rises too early in the day to make a useful photo. I noticed tonight >> that it was approaching an overhead position and I had a clear shot, >> though there was a slight haze around the moon. Not trusting the weather >> forecast, I decided to do my thing tonight. >> >> After trying several tripod shots that were disappointing, I decided to >> go to the old standard approach, which Tina Manley mentioned sometime >> back. Camera on Manual, ISO 200, Sunny 16 exposure, manually supported, >> but leaning against a wall. I gave up trying to manually focus, and set >> the scale at infinity. This was the best of five shots. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Moon+Over+TN.tif.html >> >> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4 >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >