DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
A Perigee Opportunity
A Perigee Opportunity
jjstager2


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extreme Supermoon (Expert Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Pittsburg, TX
Date: Mar 19, 2011
Aperture: f 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Nature, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Mar 20, 2011

 Tripod mounted. Sigma 120-300mm maxed to 300mm. Also used a Sigma 1.4 teleconverter & remote shutter release.

Shot in raw. Brought into LR3. Cropped & minor adjustments to contrast, clarity & sharpness. Imported to CS5. Cropped, desat, USM, save for web.

Tried longer exposure with smaller aperture & the shot was not as crisp.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 85
Avg (all users): 5.6588
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3913
Avg (non-participants): 5.7581
Views since voting: 1215
Views during voting: 426
Votes: 170
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/23/2011 07:40:18 PM
Nice details. It's always cool to see the veins of the craters.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2011 11:11:06 PM
With a foamy cafe au lait that is so becoming to her!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/17/2025 12:22:30 AM EDT.