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Moonrise sequel

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Posted by Cynthia Spence on February 11, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Moonrise sequel
I would like to adjust the previous photo Don did with the tungsten feature as Mel said for the previous post, but don't know how to import it into my computer to do it...is that possible? Thanks again Don!

However, as the minutes went by this is what happened next...which is very surreal. I just thought I would delete it until I saw it on my computer and realized it wasn't just lens flare...it's the moon reversed and green...maybe someone could explain the physics of this...
Posted by Dave Showalter` on February 11, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Very, very cool. Take out the lower right branches and it will be much stronger. I would still recommend using the moon with detail.
Posted by Todd Caudle on February 11, 2009 at 6:14 PM
You're getting a reflection of the moon bouncing off your sensor, onto the rear element of the lens, then back onto the sensor. Or at least I'm pretty sure that's what's going on. You weren't smoking anything illegal when you took this, were you?
Posted by bill meikle on February 11, 2009 at 6:48 PM
I like the green moon! I also like Star Trek.
:smile:
Posted by Don Grall on February 12, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Cynthia, just pull up the combined photo in the other thread, move your mouse over the photo, right click, choose "save image as", another window will open with a list of folders in your My Documents. At this point you can just hit the Save button and it will be found in your My Documents. Or choose one of the folders that may already be in your My Documents that is appropriate for the image, then click on the Open button. Once opened you can now type in a name for the image on the one-line text window at the bottom of this document window, then click the Save button. Or you could also create a new folder by right clicking in this My Document window that appeared and choose Create New Folder, name it something appropriate, hit Enter. Click on this new folder you just created and hit the Open button. In the one-line text window at the bottom, type in a name for the image. Then click the Save button.
Once it is saved in a folder, go to your image processing software, Choose File, then choose open, navigate to the folder you placed the image in, click to open it, then double-click on the image description and it will open into your image processor.
This is way easier than it sounds. Once you do this a few times it will become automatic and can be accomplished in less than 10 seconds.
Posted by Timothy Tonge on February 12, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Do you have any filters on your lens... the reflection problem occurs often times when a filter, such as a uv filter, is on your lens... id recommend removing it if you do have one... Had 95% more issues with reflections of bright light sources with a filter such as a uv filter, mostly corrected once I ditched the filter!
Posted by Cynthia Spence on February 13, 2009 at 12:47 PM
No, no filters...I've heard others say this, but why buy an expensive lens then put a cheap piece of glass on the front. I had a lens shade on and I think it was just too bright and possible the aprox. 45 degree angle shooting up.

Thanks Don!