Moon
Taken with a Nikon D600 and Sigma 150-500mm lens @500mm.
Taken with a Nikon D600 and Sigma 150-500mm lens @500mm.
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Jul, 2014Views
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Location
The photos for this image were taken from my yard in Coraki NSW AustraliaTime
The images were taken several hours after moonrise, not long after nightfall.Lighting
Lighting was irrelevant for this.Equipment
The equipment used was a Nikon D600, Sigma 150-500mm APO DG OS HSM, a very cheap no-brand tripod, and a shutter remote.Inspiration
I have been doing astrophotography for over 10 years and I was wanting to try out some new techniques.Editing
The final image was created from 47 individual exposures. The image files were converted to TIFF format and a program called Registax was used to stack and combine the images. The stacking process reduces noise and atmospheric disturbance and greatly increases detail. The stacked image was then loaded into Astra Image 3.0 where I ran a Lucy Richardson Deconvolution on it to further enhance detail. After that the image was opened in photoshop where some contrast adjustments were made and then the image was desaturated by about 60% to give the moon a nice grey colour.In my camera bag
Camera, a 28mm and 50mm prime lens, a Sigma 150-500mm zoom lens, a shutter remote and lens cleaning gear.Feedback
Perfect focus is very important when taking photos of the moon. The moon moves across the sky so when using long focal lengths, exposures have to be kept as short as possible to avoid blurring. Also, if the camera has the option, use a shutter remote and set it so that the first press of the button lifts the mirror and the second press takes the image. This will avoid vibration from the mirror moving and is essential with very long focal lengths.
