My favorite Police song

[clutchkiller]

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs dont break
Walking on the moon
We could walk for ever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon

There are a few really cool moon shots on fredmiranda.com right now, and would be worth checking out. They inspired me to give it a try tonight... mine isn't half as good as the moon images on FM.

 

[nwtfhunter]

Great shot Clutch. But I couldnt find the moon shots on the other page. And I have to register to view some of the categories. I really enjoy looking at the talent that some of you guys have. Great job !

 

[clutchkiller]

Thank you Nwtfhunter, and sorry... I should have posted direct links. The problem with FM is, there are so many great photographers there, that even the best images get buried quite a few pages in just a couple of days.

Here are the links...

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/523160#4521587

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/523218#4521566

 

[nwtfhunter]

Man that is some amazing photography. Thanks for posting the link. I think that I found my other site, when I am not posting, reading and living turkey.

What did he mean about the time delay of the stars and the earths rotation. How does he capture this shot?

 

[clutchkiller]

Nwtfhunter, that site is good for pictures of all kinds, but if you just want to see space pictures, these are probably better...

http://www.ourdarkskies.com/gallery2/main.php

http://skytonight.com/howto/astrophotography/3304331.html

"What did he mean about the time delay of the stars and the earths rotation. How does he capture this shot?"

I'm not so sure about the time delay of the stars, but I think he might be referring to the time it takes light to reach us from other galaxy's (the speed of light).

The way they get these 'deep space' images is by having a camera mounted to a telescope. They will take many long exposures and 'stack' them together using their computer software... For instance, they will take something like a total of thirty pictures at a shutter speed of five minutes each, and then 'blend' them together. When they are doing this, they are trying to capture as much light as possible. It's the reason for the slow shutter speed... they also use extremely high ISO speeds and large aperture openings. This is very time consuming, and it usually takes them hours just to get one completed image.

Also, they use a device called "a motorized Equatorial mount." They will have their telescopes mounted to this device, and then have the device mounted on top of their tripods. This motorized device is used to track galaxy's, planets and stars. It is calibrated to move against the earths rotation by a computer so they will not have just a bunch of white lines streaking across outer-space... which is what would happen if you tried to take a picture of starts with a camera mounted to a tripod at a slow shutter speed.

All of the above isn't necessary for the moon because it is very near to us, and very bright. You can learn more about how it is done at this site...

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/TOC_AP.HTM

I hope I didn't do too bad trying to explain it.

edit- If you want to get an idea of how much some of the gear needed for this cost, B&H Photo has a lot of it...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...;Q=&ci=3389

I think a basic set-up would run in the $4-5,000 range

Maybe I'll slowly build an inventory... if I stay interested in it (lol).

 

[gil850]

Here's my attempt - finally got time to process one from the last full moon. Was really hard to get a nice sharp image with the wind that night - even on the tripod too much shaky. Anyhow here's my moon shot.

Gil

 

[clutchkiller]

Very cool Gil! I read somewhere that to get more detail from the craters, the moon should be shot when it is 1/4 or 3/4 full... I've been waiting for a less than full moon, and a clear night.

How did you match the color of the site for frame? That's pretty cool too!

 

[foulshot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clutchkiller @ Apr 15 2007, 04:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

How did you match the color of the site for frame? That's pretty cool too![/b]

You can use the dropper tool to "sample" a spot on your pic.

 

[clutchkiller]

Thanks Zach, I've tried that but can't figure out how to keep both CS2 and web page open at the same time. When I try, either CS2 or the web site ends up getting completely minimized.

 

[gil850]

That's kinda funny actually. I matched the site background completely by accident. I sampled from a portion of the moon so that the frame matched the moon - had no idea it would match JHO perfectly too! LOL.

 

[foulshot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clutchkiller @ Apr 16 2007, 06:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Thanks Zach, I've tried that but can't figure out how to keep both CS2 and web page open at the same time. When I try, either CS2 or the web site ends up getting completely minimized.[/b]

I actually was assuming what Gil said, that he had sampled the moon from his photo. I didn't even notice that it was the same color as the forum board.

 

[clutchkiller]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (foulshot @ Apr 16 2007, 11:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I actually was assuming what Gil said, that he had sampled the moon from his photo. I didn't even notice that it was the same color as the forum board.[/b]

Doh!

I miss read, lol. For some reason I thought you were referring to sampling from a web site. In Scott Kelbys book, he says that it is possible... I just haven't been able to figure out how to do it.

Gil, would you mind picking some lotto numbers for me?

That's even cooler knowing that it was done accidentally.

 

[foulshot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clutchkiller @ Apr 16 2007, 03:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

In Scott Kelbys book, he says that it is possible... I just haven't been able to figure out how to do it.[/b]

Paul, what chapter??

 

[clutchkiller]

Zach, in chapter 11 page 330, he explains how to create a fake duotone. Part of the explanation is how to use a color that you might find on the web somewhere. I can follow his steps right up to dragging my cursor outside of PS, and then something gets completely minimized (the web site or PS) and I can't go any further.