> Kind of hard to miss the focus on a moon shot, it's infinity Agreed. But if the lens was focused short of infinity ?????
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO -- Moon 09-08-2006 > Kind of hard to miss the focus on a moon shot, it's infinity, but a bit > of atmospheric haze will make it look like you did. > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Kenneth Waller wrote: >> P. J. - sorry to say - that image almost hurts my eyes to look at. >> >> To me it appears you missed the focus. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 6:26 PM >> Subject: Re: PESO -- Moon 09-08-2006 >> >> >>> Well, heck, you want everything. >>> >>> http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_moon09082006.html >>> >>> Kenneth Waller wrote: >>> >>>> ....and the URL is ????? >>>> >>>> Kenneth Waller >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: PESO -- Moon 09-08-2006 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> With other people posting their moon captures I decided to give it a >>>>> try >>>>> too, having a.) A lens/converter combination I'd never tried for this. >>>>> b.) A crystal clear night sky for a change. c.) A certain lack of >>>>> imagination, (I hope it was only because I was tired). So here's my >>>>> attempt. I have to say I expected a lack of contrast with the >>>>> combination I used, but I'm also a bit disappointed with how sharp the >>>>> details were recorded. I suppose I can blame my crappy tripod for >>>>> now,.until I have a better one to test with. Still, here it is. >>>>> >>>>> Technical Info: >>>>> Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 200 @ 1/40sec (Av) Spot >>>>> vmc Vivitar Solid Cat 600mm f8 with smc Pentax 1.7x converter @ ~f14 >>>>> >>>>> Notes: Shot with 2sec. delay with mirror prefire. This is the center >>>>> 1600x1600mp of the frame. I used curves to bring up the mid tones a >>>>> bit, impart a bit of an s curve response and then seriously enhanced >>>>> the >>>>> contrast, in Photoshop. Then resized to 800x800 for web display. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. >>>>> >>>>> --Albert Einstein >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. >>> >>> --Albert Einstein >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
