Hmm, well, if you want a sort of scenic shot of the moon over the bay, I
think the 350 might be rather too long a focal length. It gives you a
field of view of about 6 x 4 degrees, if I'm not very much mistaken, and
the moon will be more than 6 degrees above the horizon within half an
hour of rising. If you want some shots with just the moon in, the 350
is possibly a bit short, as the moon is only half a degree wide - it'll
come out a rather small 3mm across on the negative/slide. A 2x
teleconverter would improve the situation a lot.
As far as metering goes, spot metering on the moon would be essential
for moon-only shots, but for wider views, 4 minutes at f/4 on 100 speed
film is a good starting point. Bracketing is always a good things to
do!
Moon's already up and shining brightly here in London. It's such a rare
sight these grey winter days I think I might take a few shots myself.
Good luck - a low moon shining over the ocean would make a lovely shot.
Roger
Motor Sport Visions Photography wrote:
>
> Okay folks, help me out cuz I'm thinking about playing with my OMs
> tonight in a way that is way out of my element. This past Sunday a good
> friend gave me a real nice looking Bogen tripod (we don't normally use
> tripods in racing photography...monopods only) which helps provide some
> incentive. Tonight, out here in the West anyway, is a Blue Moon.
> Moonrise is at 5:19pm. The way Santa Cruz is situated on the Monterey
> Bay there are locations where one can take a shot of the moon rising
> from land accross the ocean (bay). My thought is the 350/2.8 is the
> right lens, probably. Any tips or suggestions, should I venture out to
> do this, will be greatly appreceated. I figured I would let the OM-4T or
> -2S AE system take care of exposure, shooting a few and bracket the
> exposures with the compensation dial. My kids are off with their mom at
> 6:00 so I can't catch the moonrise itself, but hope that it will be low
> enough in the sky by the time I get out (figure an hour after the
> official moonrise time) to get something interesting. If I wind up with
> anything good, I'll post the results.
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
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