With more than a day of protracted sunshine, i'm already being transported to the seemingly endless summer of my childhood. Needless to say, this means I am out in the garden, usually with my camera and a toy. Just this week, I bought an old russian Helios manual focus lens for my digital camera. Thanks to a ridiculously cheap chinese adapter I picked up, I can use vintage screw fit 42 mm lenses on my camera in manual focus mode. The little lens is battered and scratched, but the glass and the optics are fine. From the same seller, I picked up four colour filters too, again for a few pounds, all of which arrived on Friday. Consequently, I have been snap-happy, testing out the wonders of depth of field and filter photography, previously unavailable with auto focus lenses.
As I was stuck for a suitable model to shoot, I opted for the Eaglemoss Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy and its larger Corgi cousin. The big Corgi one is the later, more authentic re-issue, my original coloured version has lost its antenna and arms and isn't as photogenic these days!
Ironically, I still can't get a decent shot of the full moon, even with a long exposure and a telephoto. Any suggestions ?
Are you using a tripod to help steady your camera?
ReplyDeleteYep, tripod, but still cant get detail
DeleteIf your shutter speed is too slow, the Earth's movement will blur it. Try wider aperture and shorter time. Also, try underexposing a little bit, might be camera is trying to bring up the background too much.
ReplyDeleteRight - can you suggest settings? Im using presets for night shot
ReplyDeleteNot really sure, but the cameras own settings will be too light, see what it is saying and then manually select the speed it chose and an aperture that's one f-stop smaller and see what happens?
ReplyDeleteIll give it a go. Typically, its lashing down now, so no lunar shots tonight!
ReplyDeleteMissed photographing the Super Moon. The one night when I needed a clear sky is when it decides to storm.
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