Nice pic of the moon; I'll have to take your word for it that Mars is there.
Rick --- "Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi... > > Get a look at the sky tonight, the Moon and Mars are > very close. A good > opportunity for me to see what can be achieved from > a *ist DS and a > SMCP-FA 80-320 4.5-5.6. > > http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/PESO/2006-01-08+Lune+et+Mars+-+1.jpg.html > > Shot at 320mm, ISO 200, f/8, 1/200s, spot metered on > the moon itself, on > a tripod with 2s mirror pre-lift (no remote). > > The infinite focus point is not actually at the end > of the focusing ring > course, but a few degrees from it. So I "focus > bracketed" (MF) and chose > the sharpest shot. > > The picture is heavily cropped. One pixel on the web > is one pixel on the > sensor (be sure to choose the 618x1017 version). > > Post processing: > - PEF->DNG conversion > - Open in PS (no sharpening, 16 bit) > - Curves, sharpen, crop > > Sharpness is somewhat disappointing. Anyone done > something similar with > a good 300mm prime yet? > > Patrice > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
