Anybody else shoot the Moon?

[ebiggs1]

Anybody else shoot the Moon?

EOS 1D Mk IV with 600mm Sigma lens. f11, 1/400, ISO 400.

[kvbarkley]

Lot of CA there. Is this a Canon lens? Does the T3 have Chromatic Abberation correction? You might want to turn it on.

[ebiggs1]

That is about the toughest shot you can do.  A bright light source behind some tree branches.

[pris796]

kvbarkley,

Yes this is a Canon Lens 70-300, I am checking my manual, I don't see anything on this defect. Are you talking about the green around the Moon?

pris796

[Waddizzle]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

That is about the toughest shot you can do.  A bright light source behind some tree branches.

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I tried it, and blew it.  I got the focus on the branches, but not the Moon, which was overexposed.  I think the camera's metering system was fooled somewhat.

[kvbarkley]

No, the fact that the branches look magenta.

The T3 does not offer that. You might be able to fix it in Canon's DPP.

[pris796]

I did give the picture some more light to bring out the branches. This is how the picture really look.

[Waddizzle]

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@pris796 wrote:

kvbarkley,

Yes this is a Canon Lens 70-300, I am checking my manual, I don't see anything on this defect. Are you talking about the green around the Moon?

pris796

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That's about what you should expect from that standard kit lens.  You might clean some of it in post, but you have pink and green.

[pris796]

Thank You Waddizzle.

[pris796]

ebiggs1,

Did you see the replies, I have green and pink in the Moon, I will try again for a better shot.

pris796

[ebiggs1]

Shooting the Moon through objects can be a tough dog.  Sometimes you ge tlucky.

But never forget one thing!  Great photos are made in post, not in the camera.  If you have two main most important things it is going to be even harder.  For instance twigs and the Moon, one or the other will suffer.

I am glad to help if you need any tips.