http://www.examiner.com/article/supermoon-on-may-5-2012-biggest-full-moon-of-the-year-is-a-boondocking-treat

I will be at the beach tonight to get some shots in... maybe have a Full Moon Picnic with the lady...

I heard about this earlier. Too bad it is going to be cloudy here in the north east

I heard about this earlier. Too bad it is going to be cloudy here in the north east

There will be some great shots regardless... I am hopeful...

I heard about this earlier. Too bad it is going to be cloudy here in the north east

That could make for a cool shot.

can't wait to see the pics! tuned in

Hopefully.frosted gets on it too.. I know he has some sweet shooting grounds.

I might just go climb on the roof tonight and see what i can get.

I might just go climb on the roof tonight and see what i can get.

You've been absent from posting so I didn't mention but yes.. Pls do... I want some epic Hi-res goodness on here...

I might just go climb on the roof tonight and see what i can get.

You've been absent from posting so I didn't mention but yes.. Pls do... I want some epic Hi-res goodness on here...

Well, I got a few, it's a bit overcast here though.

Hopefully.frosted gets on it too

All sorts of cloudy here tonight

I know he has some sweet shooting grounds.

I am now, unfortunately, back in the suburbs for the better part of summer

Should still have some good scenery to shoot on most weekends though!

I got zilch... fckign sky.... well, next time.. I actually have been working to "mate" a telescope so I can do some insane artistic shots...

About 30 minutes after I posted my first post in this thread my mother-in-law calls. She asks for photography tips on photographing the night's moon. After a bit she suggests that we go to the family cabin to take some pics. Her, my father-in-law and my wife and daughter pack a night sack and head up. On our way up to the cabin it starts poring rain. LOL at least I picked up a case of beer. I was able to get a couple pics in but nothing like what I hoped. The clouds were very thick and the moon only peered out for seconds at a time. It didn't look any different than a normal full moon anyways .

Wifey and daughter staying warm around the camp fire.

Very bright moon shinning through overcast skies.

Uninspiring supermoon shots.

All in all the picture opportunities weren't there. But we had a good time together and I caught 5 fish in the morning

Edited May 6, 201213 yr by edouble101

That about sums up what happened to me too.

One more from Saturday night

Awesome pictures guys.

thanks for sharing ecro and edub... It's really nice of you fellas!! wish I could've had something to share but it was surely a bust in NJ...

i wish i had a nice zoom lens 135mm is all i have

i wish i had a nice zoom lens 135mm is all i have

Low iso, get your focusing and shutter speed spot on and crop the hell out of it

i wish i had a nice zoom lens 135mm is all i have

cheap telescope and aluminum adapter for eye piece... less than 100 bones and you can get like 500mm...

^ I would also downstep your aperture as much as possible

or is that not correct? i've never actually cropped a photo more than a few %

^ I would also downstep your aperture as much as possible

or is that not correct? i've never actually cropped a photo more than a few %

You can do that as long as you are not trying to capture any foreground structures.

Also, manual focus and tripod is a must.

Reason why you would want a low iso is to keep the noise to a minimum when doing a tight crop. A tripod is needed because the shutter speed will be slow enough that it will not be possible to hand hold the camera and maintain a sharp photo when cropped. If your lens has a vibration reduction feature you will want to turn that off.

The last photo I posted was a crop of the second photo I posted which was also a crop lol. The last photo is about 20-25% the size of the original photo.

yeah, i know all that, but i still rather have a nice zoom lens still lol.

I'm actually looking at the canon 10-22mm ultrawide for sale used for $545 at my local camera store.... it's tempting due to the large amount of landscape photos i shoot. Glass is purrrfect too.

nice croping skillz! Fooled me!