MarkP Posted May 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Moonrise, Gerringong NSW South Coast Australia So the M240 isn't bad for night work. Files are actually much cleaner and more malleable than the M9. M240 1.4/50 Summilux ASPH (FLE) ISO 200, 4sec, ~f4.0 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 4, 2014 by MarkP 12 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/226499-gerringong-moonrise-1-m240-night-photography/?do=findComment&comment=2582715'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Hi MarkP, Take a look here Gerringong Moonrise 1 - M240 night photography. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted May 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted May 4, 2014 Beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted May 4, 2014 Share #3 Posted May 4, 2014 Mark, great capture and you are right, very clean indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted May 5, 2014 Share #4 Posted May 5, 2014 A lovely atmosphere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 5, 2014 Share #5 Posted May 5, 2014 Mark, A wonderful romantic picture with the gorgeous moonlight on the water and the moon outlining the clouds. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 5, 2014 Share #6 Posted May 5, 2014 Hi Mark - very lovely scene. It's very calming and zen-like. Just one question: why f4 and not f16? Presumably, you used a tripod. I've taken very long exposures with my MM and M9 and its worked just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted May 5, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Mark - very lovely scene. It's very calming and zen-like. Just one question: why f4 and not f16? Presumably, you used a tripod. I've taken very long exposures with my MM and M9 and its worked just fine. Thanks for all of your kind comments. Unlike the M9 and Monochrom with a maximum exposure time of 240 seconds the M240 is limited to 60 seconds or less regardless. I had a tripod but no cable release with me (duh!), and the shutter dial only goes to 8 sec. And used the timer to avoid any camera shake I didn't need the added DOF for this photograph and by f11-16 I'm risking diffraction and I needed every bit of IQ I could get here. I did f-stop bracket between f2.8 and f5.6 but the best image with respect to the waves and light was this exposure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 6, 2014 Share #8 Posted May 6, 2014 Mark - I hadn't realized until I got home and in front of my iMac that several stars are brightly illuminated in your picture. This makes the picture even more special. I am still stumped on the f4 aperture. I went back to a long exposure that I did with my M9 and 50mm lux asph to see what the aperture was. Here is the picture. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Interestingly, Lightroom says that I used f4 and a 32 second shutter speed. This just doesn't sound right as I never would have set my aperture at f4 for this image, and the 32 sec shutter is 3 stops brighter than your shot and the scene has a lot more light. So I went back to a few other random night-time long exposures and, low and behold, Lightroom says that they were all shot at f4! Sounds to me like a bug in LR... 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Interestingly, Lightroom says that I used f4 and a 32 second shutter speed. This just doesn't sound right as I never would have set my aperture at f4 for this image, and the 32 sec shutter is 3 stops brighter than your shot and the scene has a lot more light. So I went back to a few other random night-time long exposures and, low and behold, Lightroom says that they were all shot at f4! Sounds to me like a bug in LR... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/226499-gerringong-moonrise-1-m240-night-photography/?do=findComment&comment=2584000'>More sharing options...
MarkP Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) Mark - I hadn't realized until I got home and in front of my iMac that several stars are brightly illuminated in your picture. This makes the picture even more special. I am still stumped on the f4 aperture. I went back to a long exposure that I did with my M9 and 50mm lux asph to see what the aperture was. Here is the picture. [ATTACH]435267[/ATTACH] Interestingly, Lightroom says that I used f4 and a 32 second shutter speed. This just doesn't sound right as I never would have set my aperture at f4 for this image, and the 32 sec shutter is 3 stops brighter than your shot and the scene has a lot more light. So I went back to a few other random night-time long exposures and, low and behold, Lightroom says that they were all shot at f4! Sounds to me like a bug in LR... Thanks Adam, the other advantage about the shorter exposure is that the moon is more likely to stay round, the stars stay as points of light, and there is less sensor blooming. Was yours shot at low ISO? Mine was shot directly into the moonlight with added reflections off the water. The moonlight was bright enough to read by. You can also see how the shaft of moonlight to the right illuminated the breakers and rock platforms. My main problem was to maintain adequate information in the shadows without overexposing the rest of the image so I exposed as far to the right as possible. thank god for the histogram which has revolutionised my low-light photography. Edited May 6, 2014 by MarkP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 6, 2014 Share #10 Posted May 6, 2014 My shot was at 320 iso, or so LR says... I think your shot is one of those that has sublet zen-like qualities that grows on you the more you look at it. Whatever, you've captured a beautiful scene and all the details that go along with it. I hope this finds its way to a wall so it can be appreciated! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted February 27, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 27, 2018 Shame highlights on the water are blown out - pic is over exposed. Lowlights are easy to recover in PS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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