Full Moon at Perigee

Pat T.    says:

I actually like this one with the clouds a bit better.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

tranism    says:

I agree. I like the subtle clouds too. What settings did you use? I went with f11, 1/125 shutter. Got pretty nice results but my lens only goes out to 300mm.

Awesome shot man.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Fulgence Ridal says:

yes, awesome shot.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

kukkurovaca    says:

Thanks, guys.

What settings did you use?

.Carson    says:

Dude - spec-freakin-tacular. Nice one.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoGrafia O' Valciño    says:

great ! it looks like a big ballon,,,great effect...congratulations, you already squezing your new toy
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

wynner3    says:

Awesome, I was hoping to see the moon shot with a D40, I am hoping to buy that dslr.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

bcoppa says:

Really sweet kukku !
I like this one better than the two others, because the framing is a bit larger to include more than only the moon, and it makes it look much better to me. Sweet 400mm goodness
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

natures_mathematics says:

Awesome shot. I need to get me a good long reach lens...

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Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

manolovigo says:

Great shot!

Discovered! by

Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

manolovigo says:

Maravillosa
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

BluueFox    says:

Stunning....my husband was out trying to get a few of these last night...he's going to love your capture! Well done :-)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

WoodyBoinker    says:

Great shot, the clouds work well with this shot.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

avikbangalee    says:

This is UNREAL!!! Wish I'd take shots like this one day
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Blacksunlight says:

Lovely detail, and I love the way the clouds make it atmospheric.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

natures_mathematics says:

I'm never posting a moon shot, again...

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Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Randy OHC    says:

Very cool!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

bill millen    says:

Truly an amazing shot. You just proved that you don't need a great camera for great shots.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

kukkurovaca    says:

Truly an amazing shot. You just proved that you don't need a great camera for great shots.

photoit1    says:

Please add this great shot to:
Ci farebbe piacere se inserissi questa bella foto su:

Fotografia Notturna & Low Key .
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

nokiadanmac says:

Great picture
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

ilari_22@yahoo.com says:

Pictures of the moon are tricky...I'm slowly learning by trial and error but this is a fantastic picture!! Absolutely beautiful!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom Sparks Photography    says:

Dang, it make one want to go out and get that lens. I like this one best of the series. Nice shot.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

local paparazzi    says:

killer shot man :D
i love it
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

PAL1970    says:

Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing it and congratulations on making it on EXPLORE!


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Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

local paparazzi    says:

i keeping coming back to this ahhh
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Geyser Gary    says:

Seems to me that is about as good as it gets.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Jay Rajamanickam    says:

Fantastic moon shot!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

//Haley. [deleted] says:

This is breathtaking.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Ubz    says:

always wonder on how ppl make a big moon shot like this.... wonderful. how was it? what lens? ^^ *never would make it w/ my lense...i suppose*
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

kukkurovaca    says:

Thanks, everybody.

Ubz, I was using a 400mm f/5.6 ED AIS lens with a TC-14B teleconverter. (=560mm, which on my D40 is equivalent to 840mm on a film camera).

I was shooting on a sturdy tripod (Manfrotto 055XPROB w/486RC2 ballhead), using long shutter speeds and an aperture of f/5.6 or f/8. (I forget which in this specific case.) I activated the shutter with a remote. If my camera had mirror lockup, I would have used it.

I'm no astrophotographer -- I just used trial and error to get exposures that worked.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Ubz    says:

great one lad! ;p keep making great photo
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

~ foqiazafar ~ (ON / OFF) says:

Wonderful shot !!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Niikon says:

I can't say its good to make people jealous and you are doing this for the past one year.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Karl Gunnarsson    says:

I keep expecting to see a Vernian cannball craft crashing into that moon.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

ulysses68    says:

Wow, excellent shot! You can see it's a round ball after all!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

stevej_1960 says:

Beautiful shot!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

CaptureThem    says:

Awesome image, my friend, well done as always. It's always nice to find images like this in Explore.

Congratulations! Can't wait for the next one.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

< Dr CoReL >    says:

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psychomantis9876 says:

so beautiful.... great and really great
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Ralloh    says:

GREAT SHOT ... love the clouds ... really effective
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

NickTheIndian    says:

nice shot!!!!!
kinda like a shot out of a werewolf story!!LOl!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

cltan47 [deleted] says:

excellent shot
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

aussiegall    says:

Brilliant capture.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

morberg    says:

Great shot of the moon.

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Melu&Rogi    says:

woww!!! great shot!!!!! i love this pic!!!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

-TheDebster-*IS EXCELLENT 100% FACT*    says:

Just - WOW!!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

C. Strife    says:

this is great! nice shot!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

permanent_green says:

moon baloon
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

GranDadWoof    says:

spectacularly good shot... I think I saw a 400mm AIS on ebay just now :-P

excuse me while I check......................
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

MSG Mike    says:

dood. just wow.

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Greene    says:

Wow. I love it.

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

wircolac    says:

SPARKLING HEART
Your photo Sparkled my Heart
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

lucho4u    says:

Cool shot...looks surreal!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

xx Nemo xx says:

wow this is an amazing picture Kukku
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

grininkel says:

outstanding detail
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Brendan Cox says:

This is one of the best moon shots I have ever seen. The clouds really add to it and give it something that other frame-filling moon shots don't have. Very nice.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Bertrand Eastman says:

Fantastic picture!

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Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

biggestpluto says:

awesome
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

arancino    says:

it's incredible..
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Unparallel Photography    says:

Gah! I was out tonight trying to take a decent moon picture and failed miserably. This is great!

.moses.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

knight pix    says:

All things considered, this is an amazing shot. Very well done.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

local paparazzi    says:

its bee a while since ive gandered at this, but i think you said you did or didnt crop this...which was it?
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

kukkurovaca    says:

Oh, I'm sure there's some cropping here; I don't recall quite how much. The 400+1.4x TC is long, but it's not quite this long. : )
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

local paparazzi    says:

dang :P
cause im getting that Tokina that dennis was offering in the non-metering group...just trying to think how big moon would be w/ 2x
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

le-spikey    says:

Woah! This is excellent. Love the detail & composition.

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Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

bluewave05 says:

I love moon shots and this is one of the best I've seen. Simply an awesome photo!

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Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Timothy Merz says:

Awesome! Did you make this photo with a Nikon D40x? Which configuration did you use?
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

kukkurovaca    says:

No, a D40 w/a 400mm f/5.6 ED AIs and a 1.4x TC.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

xx Nemo xx says:

what did you do to get the right exposure?
AIs lenses don't meter on D40, right?
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

kukkurovaca    says:

Just shot, chimped, checked the histogram, and re-shot. I had to keep re-adjusting because as the clouds passed by, there was substantial variability in correct exposure...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Berghauss says:

Awesome shot!! Truly one of the best i ever see.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Blank Faces says:

holy f***
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

tanji kun says:

super duper man.............
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ctellis156    says:

wonderful
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Mauritius100 says:

A stunning photo - so much detail - and great composition!!!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )