Comments on: Mountain Moon over Alaska

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:34:59 +0000

What great info! I’m new to photography so I didn’t know such things existed.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:41:30 +0000

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: http://www.my-photo-blog.com/mountain-moon As you can see the moon becomes a much smaller part of the frame.

Thanks!

Ron

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:52:13 +0000

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

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:50:11 +0000

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

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:38 +0000

Did you sandwich two photos together? The moon looks so huge!

By: Gowtham

Gowtham — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:48:28 +0000

Would have liked the moon to be a little less warmer.

-g

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:44:07 +0000

Thanks Doris!

By: Doris

Doris — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:22:43 +0000

This is very cooL!