Afternoon Moon

[Jack'll do]

Sunday Jan 4,2009 I returned home about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was a beautiful day, clear blue sky with a bright moon overhead as it was about 1 hour before sunset. The day before I had coupled my TC1.4 E II to my new 300mm AFS f/4 Nikor lens and thought this would make a good subject to test it out. As it turns out I didn't care for the color image below (featureless blue sky) so converted it to B&W which I think is more dramatic. What do you think?

D700 f/5.6 1/500 iso 200 @420mm

1.
http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/450820851_hoaLG-XL.jpg

2.
http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/450808415_paXod-XL.jpg

[Azzaro]

Hi Jack.....IMO, the B&W is by far the best picture....And is really well done:thumb

I'm envious of the pic. and the D700.......:D

[kdog]

So sharp I think it scratched my monitor! :huh

Nice processing. :thumb

Cheers,
-joel

[AaronNelson]

when i grow up i want to do something as good as this....:bow

[black mamba]

Hey Jack,

Being the color freak that I am, I would usually vote for the color version. In this case, however, I'll go with the B&W. It seems the moon is clearly sharper in that one. Terrific shot either way, though. I see you're really enjoying your new D700.

Tom

[Jack'll do]

Hi Jack.....IMO, the B&W is by far the best picture....And is really well done:thumb

I'm envious of the pic. and the D700.......:D

Thanks Azzaro
I really am loving this camera...more complex and ergonomic than the D80 but it takes awhile to get used to.

[Jack'll do]

So sharp I think it scratched my monitor! :huh

Nice processing. :thumb

Cheers,
-joel

LOL
Thanks joel. I used a wireless remote shutter release and that make a big difference.

[Jack'll do]

when i grow up i want to do something as good as this....:bow

That means an awful lot to me Aaron. Funny, you are one of the many photographers on dgrin that I hope one day to be as good as. I have always admired and envied your fantastic landscape images of the various western national parks.

[Jack'll do]

Hey Jack,

Being the color freak that I am, I would usually vote for the color version. In this case, however, I'll go with the B&W. It seems the moon is clearly sharper in that one. Terrific shot either way, though. I see you're really enjoying your new D700.

Tom

Thanks Tom
I am definitely enjoying the D700 and hope someday to be able to take full advantage of it's capabilities.

[AaronNelson]

Thanks Jack, very nice of you!

now get your backpack packed and look me up to hit some of these places this spring!

[DaddyO]

Nice one! The BW conversion is definitely more dramatic to me.
Excellent sharp from that lens of yours. Did you have a tough time
acquiring best focus?

[Shades of Hyperion]

Fantastic shot, the B&W is by far my favorite of the two.