Epic Events are new to this adventure riding thing. This will be their first event. They needed a few photos for advertising, so I let them use a few. I might get the opportunity to do some photography for them.
Nice shots Nordie. It was a bit cloudy here. I've taken heaps of the moon in the past (see post #204), and I couldn't be bothered setting up the tripod.
Waited over an hour as I wasn't sure what time it would appear over the hill. Took the shot of the glow and ran inside to tell NordieMissus and when I got back out, it was up the height of the second pic. 200mm lens for the first 3 and added a 2x converter for the last.
OK, here's my best effort. Mrs Bart has hogged the telly, so I went outside and took this about 10 minutes ago. 300mm lens, tripod, timer, cropped in a fair way, with contrast cranked up a bit. Oh, and a few other fancy camera settings. Moon is quite high in the sky, so very bright. Looks more interesting as it's rising or setting.
would you two stop mooning each other and take some bike photos and we really really don't want to know about using shadows to highlight your craters bloody dr riders great to see that photo on the cover of that epic flyer thingy I still think of that ride as a real high water mark
Damn you both :dog the first week of rain we get in ages, and I want to go out and take photos of the moon. Bart: What other fancy camera settings?
Here's the data thingy. File name IMG_6641.CR2 Camera Model Name Canon EOS 450D Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.9 Shooting Date/Time 7/05/2012 21:38:15 Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/400Sec. Av(Aperture Value) F7.1 Metering Modes Spot Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 200 Lens EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 Focal Length 300.0 mm Image size 4272 x 2848 Image Quality RAW Flash Off White Balance Auto AF mode One-Shot AF Picture Style Standard Parameters Tone Curve : Standard Sharpness level : - Pattern Sharpness : - Contrast : 0 Sharpness : 3 Color saturation : 0 Color tone : 0 Long exposure noise reduction : Disable High ISO speed noise reduction : Disable Highlight tone priority : Disable Color matrix - Color Space sRGB File Size 10788 KB Dust Delete Data No Drive Mode Shooting with self-timer GPS Data Satellite signal status : - Date(UTC) : - Latitude : - Longitude : - Altitude : - Geographic coordinate system : - Owner's Name Steven Bowie Camera Body No. 1180316821 I used spot metering because you want the camera to concentrate on the moon in the centre of the frame, not all the black around it. Timer is used because even on a tripod, you get camera shake when pushing the button (I should get a remote). I used the basic manual setting, and set it to the center AF (auto focus) point. Other then that, I let the camera do the rest. Simple eh?
Thanks, not everyone was pleased about me 'selling out'. Hopefully I'll get a free poster. That ride was easily the best I've been on. Still got the scars. We need to sort out another one, but give me plenty of notice. The piggy bank is pretty low at the moment.