99.9% Moon on 2021/02/26

[JimFox]

Well, at sunset the moon was rising and about as close to 100% as possible without being 100%.

Now, I guess waiting until midnight when it would have been 100% might have been better as I would have been shooting straight up to capture it, shooting it lower has more atmosphere issues potentially. But in this case I liked shooting it while the sky was still lighter out as I could get the sky to still have just a bit of a blue feel to it.

This is a single shot raw with the Nikon D850 and the Tamron 150-600mm @600mm in DX mode. I did also shoot video, but I am working on some other timelapses right now and didn't have the time to process a video capture of the moon. So I went with the single image to save some time.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[Ben Egbert]

That’s a pretty crisp moon

 

[chuckp]

That 600mm lens does a good job!

 

[AlanLichty]

Interesting details for a single shot image.

 

[JimFox]

That’s a pretty crisp moon

Thanks so much Ben!

 

[JimFox]

That 600mm lens does a good job!

I appreciate that. The 150-600mm Tamron is really sweet and sharp. I really like the versatility.

 

[chuckp]

I appreciate that. The 150-600mm Tamron is really sweet and sharp. I really like the versatility.

I'm looking for another lens. I've been using a Canon 70-200 with a 1.4 ext. for many years and there are times I need that extra reach.

 

[JimFox]

This one is the C2 Version of the Tamron 150-600mm. I researched a lot before I got it, and this one is the best of the bunch in that range. It’s nice because it also has a matched 1.4 tc, so if I go DX mode on my Nikon I can get like a 1200mm effective focal length. The tc is really sharp though never as sharp as without it, but it doesn’t take much sharpening to make it look sharp.

 

[Yervant]

I'm looking for another lens. I've been using a Canon 70-200 with a 1.4 ext. for many years and there are times I need that extra reach.

I highly recommend the Sigma Sport 60-600. I have used owned and used extensively all the telephotos in this class: Nikon 200-500, Sigma 150-600 C, Tamron 150-600 G2. The Sigma Sport 60-600 is clearly the sharpest performing lens in this class. Also, the focusing is very fast. It's a tank of a lens and it costs a lot at $2000. However in this case, it's worth it.

 

[Yervant]

Well, at sunset the moon was rising and about as close to 100% as possible without being 100%.

Now, I guess waiting until midnight when it would have been 100% might have been better as I would have been shooting straight up to capture it, shooting it lower has more atmosphere issues potentially. But in this case I liked shooting it while the sky was still lighter out as I could get the sky to still have just a bit of a blue feel to it.

This is a single shot raw with the Nikon D850 and the Tamron 150-600mm @600mm in DX mode. I did also shoot video, but I am working on some other timelapses right now and didn't have the time to process a video capture of the moon. So I went with the single image to save some time.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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Nice image Jim.