This gallery is a complete chronicle of my 40th year, starting on my birthday in 2008. I posted one photo each day for a year. The photo-a-day project continues in this gallery here.
April 30, 2009; Day 363.
Sidelit Moon.
I almost thought that I’d get through the year without a good moon shot, but here it is. I used to be the guy who loved chasing the full moon, but now I’m into sidelighting. Much better texture. Though I'll bet that the full moon would still make a very nice moonrise.
This is as much zoom as I can currently muster. I’m using my 300mm lens mounted on the D80. (The 10.2MP DX sensor produces more pixels than the D700’s FX sensor does in DX mode.) Between the lens and camera is the TC17E teleconverter (providing a 1.7 additional factor). With this, I’m squeezing about 765mm out of my 300mm lens. I’ve also cropped it to give me a little more reach.
PS: Crop: 3.9MP
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Sidelit Moon.
I almost thought that I’d get through the year without a good moon shot, but here it is. I used to be the guy who loved chasing the full moon, but now I’m into sidelighting. Much better texture. Though I'll bet that the full moon would still make a very nice moonrise.
This is as much zoom as I can currently muster. I’m using my 300mm lens mounted on the D80. (The 10.2MP DX sensor produces more pixels than the D700’s FX sensor does in DX mode.) Between the lens and camera is the TC17E teleconverter (providing a 1.7 additional factor). With this, I’m squeezing about 765mm out of my 300mm lens. I’ve also cropped it to give me a little more reach.
PS: Crop: 3.9MP
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
April 30, 2009; Day 363.
Sidelit Moon.
I almost thought that I’d get through the year without a good moon shot, but here it is. I used to be the guy who loved chasing the full moon, but now I’m into sidelighting. Much better texture. Though I'll bet that the full moon would still make a very nice moonrise.
This is as much zoom as I can currently muster. I’m using my 300mm lens mounted on the D80. (The 10.2MP DX sensor produces more pixels than the D700’s FX sensor does in DX mode.) Between the lens and camera is the TC17E teleconverter (providing a 1.7 additional factor). With this, I’m squeezing about 765mm out of my 300mm lens. I’ve also cropped it to give me a little more reach.
PS: Crop: 3.9MP
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Sidelit Moon.
I almost thought that I’d get through the year without a good moon shot, but here it is. I used to be the guy who loved chasing the full moon, but now I’m into sidelighting. Much better texture. Though I'll bet that the full moon would still make a very nice moonrise.
This is as much zoom as I can currently muster. I’m using my 300mm lens mounted on the D80. (The 10.2MP DX sensor produces more pixels than the D700’s FX sensor does in DX mode.) Between the lens and camera is the TC17E teleconverter (providing a 1.7 additional factor). With this, I’m squeezing about 765mm out of my 300mm lens. I’ve also cropped it to give me a little more reach.
PS: Crop: 3.9MP
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur