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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: thierrylegros396 on February 28, 2015, 01:24:44 pm

Title: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: thierrylegros396 on February 28, 2015, 01:24:44 pm

Just a little bit of chance.

I was shooting an airplane with my SX50HS, and suddenly I saw that the plane was flying in the moon direction.

So, the challenge was to compose the photo to have simultaneously the moon and the plane in the frame.

And it worked.

Have a Nice W-E!

Thierry

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 28, 2015, 01:31:09 pm

Quite an achievement. Single image? What was the focal length?

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: thierrylegros396 on February 28, 2015, 01:49:07 pm

1/500S, F5.6, 600mm eq.

Yes, of course, single image!

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: Arlen on February 28, 2015, 11:44:25 pm

Nice catch and well done. Looks like a shot the airline might be interested in using.

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on March 01, 2015, 04:18:04 am

Well anticipated and nicely done.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: stamper on March 01, 2015, 05:51:39 am

You are obviously happy with this one and you should be.

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: Bob_B on March 01, 2015, 09:22:07 am

Great capture. Was this hand-held or did you use a tripod? If sans tripod, I'm very impressed with the steadiness of your hand with that lens. In any case, nicely done.

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: thierrylegros396 on March 01, 2015, 12:51:24 pm

Yes without tripod.

I'm accustomized to shoot handheld, because when I'm walking with my friends, I've not the time to use a tripod ;)

Most of my Vosges waterfall photos are done without any tripod, even at 1/4 sec or sometimes at 1/2 sec.

For 1 sec exposure or longer, my chances of success are too low.

So I've a "Gozillapod" for that purpose.

Thierry

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: framah on March 01, 2015, 01:49:44 pm

Great shot!! Reminds me of a couple of shots I got a long time ago (2006) with a Canon D60..6.3mp with a 70-210 lens:

Nowhere the quality of yours but I'd like to share them with you.

This one is the B1B bomber on a training run with the instructor in the smaller jet:

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h216/framah/B1B%20n%20Moon_zpsspap7ew6.jpg) (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/framah/media/B1B%20n%20Moon_zpsspap7ew6.jpg.html)

This one is of the B1B bomber alone:

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h216/framah/B1B_zpsnlkmesd3.jpg) (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/framah/media/B1B_zpsnlkmesd3.jpg.html)


Long time ago with early digital camera and small lens. Was out in Lancaster, CA  for the poppies and these guys were flying out of Edwards AFB. WAAAY more amazing when they fly low over the city!!

Title: Re: Fly me to the moon!
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on March 02, 2015, 04:38:02 am

Nice.