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
