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Weather Discussion => Photography => Topic started by: gabba on January 31, 2013, 08:10:41 PM

Title: Moon-rise Wellington 28th Jan
Post by: gabba on January 31, 2013, 08:10:41 PM
Unfortunately not mine. Kudos to  Mark Gee of Wellington. I'm still struggling to get decent stills!


http://vimeo.com/58385453


Mark notes:

People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. I captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city. It's something that I've been wanting to photograph for a long time now, and a lot of planning and failed attempts had taken place. Finally, during moon rise on the 28th January 2013, everything fell into place and I got my footage.

The video is as it came off the memory card and there has been no manipulation whatsoever. Technically it was quite a challenge to get the final result. I shot it on a Canon ID MkIV in video mode with a Canon EF 500mm f/4L and a Canon 2x extender II, giving me the equivalent focal length of 1300mm.
Title: Re: Moon-rise Wellington 28th Jan
Post by: Deano on January 31, 2013, 08:52:51 PM
That is brilliant!
Title: Re: Moon-rise Wellington 28th Jan
Post by: Rwood on February 01, 2013, 08:08:39 AM
Fantastic!
Title: Re: Moon-rise Wellington 28th Jan
Post by: Deano on February 02, 2013, 12:48:05 PM
It has also made it to the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) page on NASA.
Quite an achievement.