Extreme Supermoon - DPChallenge Forums

Sony SAL-16105 DT 16-105mm

03/18/2011 12:25:27 AM · #2

Originally posted by FocusPoint:

Now I need to rent me a 400mm :P

Ah darn, that was my "What DPC likes" entry :)

LandzEnca

Samsung TL500

03/18/2011 12:45:42 AM · #3

We have three days for this, but the subject doesn't come out the day before deadline, so this is basically a less-than-48-hours challenge.

Q: Why is this challenge not labelled as a Speed Challenge?

A: Because DPC doesn't want people to say that DPC is about to waste another Expert Editing on a Speed Challenge.

sir_bazz

Pentax K-5

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

03/18/2011 02:08:15 AM · #4

Gonna pass on this one I think....cloud cover and expert editing both put me off it.

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

03/18/2011 02:36:28 AM · #5

Originally posted by sir_bazz:

Gonna pass on this one I think....cloud cover and expert editing both put me off it.

Expert editing was most likely just to allow moving the moon into a shot and making it bigger etc. Because less face it even without the clouds i doubt this is gonna be any better than any attempt ive done before lol.

skewsme

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens

03/18/2011 10:34:50 AM · #6

it's a sci-fi/fantasy challenge! shoot the moon :) or anything that could pass for it.
and add a godzilla or two.

Message edited by author 2011-03-18 10:35:26.

klkitchens

Pentax K-1

Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G

03/18/2011 10:46:51 AM · #7

Ah... Supermoon. I was scared Hilary Clinton was stripping again...

vikas

Apple iPhone 13

03/18/2011 11:06:38 AM · #8

To check for moon-rise and path - someone posted this link before here at DPC - here it is again //stephentrainor.com/tools

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

03/18/2011 11:32:09 AM · #9

Originally posted by skewsme:

it's a sci-fi/fantasy challenge! shoot the moon :) or anything that could pass for it.
and add a godzilla or two.

Yup, that's how I understand it too.
Otherwise, why the Expert Editing?

klkitchens

Pentax K-1

03/18/2011 11:33:08 AM · #10

Originally posted by sfalice:

Originally posted by skewsme:
it's a sci-fi/fantasy challenge! shoot the moon :) or anything that could pass for it.
and add a godzilla or two.

Yup, that's how I understand it too.
Otherwise, why the Expert Editing?

With Expert editing, then who needs a Supermoon? Just shoot the regular moon and enlarge it and put it on top of a city shot or something...

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

03/18/2011 11:49:27 AM · #11

Originally posted by klkitchens:

Originally posted by sfalice:

Originally posted by skewsme:

With Expert editing, then who needs a Supermoon? Just shoot the regular moon and enlarge it and put it on top of a city shot or something...

Ah, that's what makes it a horse race, doesn't it.
:))

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/18/2011 11:58:39 AM · #12

Sun or Moon Altitude/Azimuth Table: U.S. Cities and Towns (U.S.)

Moonrise and Moonset Calculator (international)

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

03/18/2011 12:11:17 PM · #13

Originally posted by hahn23:

Sun or Moon Altitude/Azimuth Table: U.S. Cities and Towns (U.S.)

Moonrise and Moonset Calculator (international)

According to this site, the moon is closer, fuller & more luminous on the 20th (unless I'm reading it wrong)...

Date Moonrise Moonset Time Altitude Distance Illuminated Phase
(km)
Mar 18, 2011 -
6:10 PM 6:00 AM
-
Mar 19, 2011 -
7:28 PM 6:31 AM
- 12:27 AM 48.7° 356,969 99.3% Full at 2:10 PM
Mar 20, 2011 -
8:46 PM 7:04 AM
- 1:21 AM 42.4° 356,787 99.5%

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

03/18/2011 12:23:57 PM · #14

Originally posted by Kelli:

Originally posted by hahn23:
Sun or Moon Altitude/Azimuth Table: U.S. Cities and Towns (U.S.)

Moonrise and Moonset Calculator (international)

According to this site, the moon is closer, fuller & more luminous on the 20th (unless I'm reading it wrong)...

Date Moonrise Moonset Time Altitude Distance Illuminated Phase
(km)
Mar 18, 2011 -
6:10 PM 6:00 AM
-
Mar 19, 2011 -
7:28 PM 6:31 AM
- 12:27 AM 48.7° 356,969 99.3% Full at 2:10 PM
Mar 20, 2011 -
8:46 PM 7:04 AM
- 1:21 AM 42.4° 356,787 99.5%

The full moon and the perigee occur at precise times. Depending on your location's viewing time, the data may be before or after fullness and closeness. Your first time is during a waxing moon and the second time is during a waning moon.

Lunar Perigee and Apogee Calculator

Perigee: March 19, 19:10 UTC at 356,577 km.
Full Moon: March 19, 18:11 UTC

That's why it's an Extreme Supermoon.... the close proximity of the perigee and the full condition.

eta: How do I translate Universal Time into my time?

Message edited by author 2011-03-18 12:33:37.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

03/18/2011 12:27:46 PM · #15

Originally posted by klkitchens:

Originally posted by sfalice:

Originally posted by skewsme:
it's a sci-fi/fantasy challenge! shoot the moon :) or anything that could pass for it.
and add a godzilla or two.

Yup, that's how I understand it too.
Otherwise, why the Expert Editing?

With Expert editing, then who needs a Supermoon? Just shoot the regular moon and enlarge it and put it on top of a city shot or something...

I agree... The expert editing choice kinda ruins this for me. I was hoping to see a bunch of genuinely neat shots, instead, now we'll see a ton of overprocessed fantasy. Sigh.

FocusPoint

XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro

03/18/2011 12:45:11 PM · #16

Expert editing is a turn off for many... I don't think I will be renting 400mm to take photo of the moon for this challenge. If I find some good view, I use my 135mm and enhance the hell out of it (more than I usually do), add a few more things to make it look interesting.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/18/2011 12:58:12 PM · #17

Originally posted by FocusPoint:

The original concept of this challenge was to capture a natural looking image of the Extreme Super Moon close to earth. I think it is exceptionally difficult to capture a full moon in the context of landscape within the rule boundaries of Advanced Editing. So, Expert Editing opens the door to solving the wide exposure difference between the moon (a sun reflector) and a landscape at twilight. The challenge was NEVER intended to be an effort in fantasy collage. I can only speak for myself, but my photography will stay true to the original intent of the challenge suggestion and will vote in a similar manner.

kenskid

Nikon D700

03/18/2011 01:07:30 PM · #18

Originally posted by klkitchens:

Originally posted by sfalice:
[quote=skewsme] it's a sci-fi/fantasy challenge! shoot the moon :) or anything that could pass for it.
and add a godzilla or two.

Yup, that's how I understand it too.
Otherwise, why the Expert Editing?

With Expert editing, then who needs a Supermoon? Just shoot the regular moon and enlarge it and put it on top of a city shot or something... [/quote

But you have to use the moon of the last few days.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

03/18/2011 01:29:22 PM · #19

Originally posted by hahn23:

I don't think it's actually that difficult to capture, given that bracketing and HDR merges are allowed under Advanced. I'm thinking about shooting for the challenge, but if I do, my submission will most likely be legal in Advanced.
One door that is opened by Expert is the prospect of including multiple images of the moon to show motion. I am afraid, however, that some, perhaps many entries will use the Expert Rules availability to tread into fantasy land.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

03/18/2011 01:57:31 PM · #20

Ah, yes. with the rain pelting down now and forecast to continue doing so for the next five days, I had hopes of testing my theory that the moon actually changed from 'green cheese' to 'bleu cheese' during this important transition time. (With several other theories on the back burner, of course.)

Alas, with all the differences in opinion about this Challenge, I shall wander off, perhaps with an umbrella, and look for soggy flying birds.

:))