CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY
_RC1873/7 Only A Boyhood Dream
Waxing Crescent 12.8%
I took several shots, using my old Manual Focus Nikon 500 f4P with a Nikon TC-301, to yield 1,000mm focal length. I had the lens assembly mounted on a HUGE Manfrotto studio tripod, that I modified with a hook at the bottom to suspend a 2kg weight, anything to minimize risk of vibration, then I used Mirror Up Mode and a Shutter Speed twice the Focal Length, just in case. That necessitated a very high, though undesirable ISO 6,400.
Then it was truly a balancing act between Noise cancellation and retaining sufficient sharpness and detail. That part of processing I hate.
So, this photo is the result of different processing efforts combined, blended into one image, to bring out the most detail with the least Noise.
I also took some photos of Saturn. I could see the Moons in Live View, when focus was sweet, but they did not turn out in the photo, intermingled with the Noise. I used that focus setting to take the last photo of the Moon, confident it was correct.
A gentle reminder about copyright and intellectual property-
Ⓒ Cassidy Photography (All images in this Flickr portfolio)
_RC1873/7 Only A Boyhood Dream
Waxing Crescent 12.8%
I took several shots, using my old Manual Focus Nikon 500 f4P with a Nikon TC-301, to yield 1,000mm focal length. I had the lens assembly mounted on a HUGE Manfrotto studio tripod, that I modified with a hook at the bottom to suspend a 2kg weight, anything to minimize risk of vibration, then I used Mirror Up Mode and a Shutter Speed twice the Focal Length, just in case. That necessitated a very high, though undesirable ISO 6,400.
Then it was truly a balancing act between Noise cancellation and retaining sufficient sharpness and detail. That part of processing I hate.
So, this photo is the result of different processing efforts combined, blended into one image, to bring out the most detail with the least Noise.
I also took some photos of Saturn. I could see the Moons in Live View, when focus was sweet, but they did not turn out in the photo, intermingled with the Noise. I used that focus setting to take the last photo of the Moon, confident it was correct.
A gentle reminder about copyright and intellectual property-
Ⓒ Cassidy Photography (All images in this Flickr portfolio)