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Ron
Hi folks from the North of England
Tuesday, this week, we were due another special big Moon, but the forecast predicted clouds, and they were right.
But on Monday, we had clear skies so here we go. My biggest lens (70-300) on my EOS90D and point at the Moon as it rises into the sky. The zoom was fully extended and I decided to try aperture priority f4-5.6 because I wanted to catch some trees and the church spires in the foreground. I was on autofocus and when I pressed the AF button the camera made a wirring noise and the size of the moon shrunk in viewfinder - but in focus.
To keep a long story short, I was a bit confused and wasn't sure what had happened. So last night (we had another clear night) and went out again, but this time on M and Manual focus. I was able to get a bigger Moon in my view finder, but failed to get a clear focus. It was very fuzzy around the edges, and I went back and forth with the focus ring to no avail.
So, I feel I'm putting my head on the block asking a dumb question - but what is scientific, mathematical or physics reason for this occurence. Why can't I just zoom out and focus?
The 1st photo is of the foreground with trees and church - i went to a better place in the evenings.
The 2nd is from Monday with AF with clear outline and you can see the lunar landscape.
3rd is last night with MF
Thanks as ever
Ramsden
You mean like this:
I think this moon is even tinier than the one you wanted!
When I posted this shot, a poster who shall go nameless *cough*ebiggs*cough* reposted a version with a huge moon composited (I almost said composted!) in. It totally ruined the artistic effect I was going for. So unless you complain that you can't get the detail in a moon-only shot, we won't suggest a longer lens.
If it was good enough for Ansel Adams in "Moonrise over Hernandez New Mexico", small moons are fine!
