I didn’t. I don’t remember what lens I used for this image, but I’m thinking it was a 600, possibly with a converter – so that is why the moon is so huge.
Thanks,
Ron
Maria
That is incredible. What is a converter, and is that makes it so large, or the 600 focal length?
I sometimes use a 2x converter, also called a 2x multiplier – basically, it doubles the length of your lens giving me a 1200mm focal length. I also use a 1.4 x converter.
That is what makes the moon so large – with a 2x converter on a 600, I can almost fill the frame with just the moon. Since the moon doesn’t come close to filling the frame here, I probably used a straight 600.
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This is very cooL!
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Thanks Doris!
Would have liked the moon to be a little less warmer.
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Did you sandwich two photos together? The moon looks so huge!
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Hi Maria,
I didn’t. I don’t remember what lens I used for this image, but I’m thinking it was a 600, possibly with a converter – so that is why the moon is so huge.
Thanks,
Ron
That is incredible. What is a converter, and is that makes it so large, or the 600 focal length?
I’m really enjoying looking at your photos! 🙂
Maria
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I sometimes use a 2x converter, also called a 2x multiplier – basically, it doubles the length of your lens giving me a 1200mm focal length. I also use a 1.4 x converter.
That is what makes the moon so large – with a 2x converter on a 600, I can almost fill the frame with just the moon. Since the moon doesn’t come close to filling the frame here, I probably used a straight 600.
Here is a similar scene with a 400: https://my-photo-blog.com/mountain-moon As you can see the moon becomes a much smaller part of the frame.
Thanks!
Ron
What great info! I’m new to photography so I didn’t know such things existed.