I think a little photo challenge may be fun... So most can play, let's limit this to only photo's taken with a cell phone, smart phone or tablet... ( the cell phone is not going to be a great candidate but I don't want to exclude them either )
Smart/Cell/Tablet Phone Moon Photo Challenge
I can only think of one additional rule besides the photo must be from a cell/smart phone or a tablet ( which is basically a large smart phone without the ability to make a standard phone call ).... No lens attachments, telescopes or additions to the built in lens can be used.
The challenge runs until 2016 Aug 19th ( the last day Yimmie is open )... it starts now...
You can make as many entries as you wish... The prize... just braggin rights
Some tips, most of which I learned about by taking shots with an actual DSLR camera....
1. Use a tripod or other device to help stabilize the picture. You can get a decent shot in the daytime without one but at night it's trickier... so mounting to a tripod, a cell phone window mount or whatever you can think of will make it much easier to do any focusing or exposure changes your photo program on your phone or tablet has available.
2. There are photo enhancement apps that most of the smartphones or tablets can use... You can use these to tweak the contrast, sharpness or other photo attributes if you wish. You can also crop with these types of programs that will help make the shot appear larger than if you left it at the full pic resolution.
3. The fuller the Moon is... the better chance you have at getting a good shot... BUT... if you take the picture when the Moon isn't quite as full... you get the advantage of having shadows in the craters, this will make a perfectly focused pic look even sharper if you can get a good shot to start with.
4. Turn down the exposure when you are taking the pic. Most of the better camera software's has an option to adjust the exposure. The Moon is already plenty bright and if you don't dim it down some, it will often just wash out all of the details. So decrease the exposure some so your pic has a better contrast to start with.
Smart/Cell/Tablet Phone Moon Photo Challenge
I can only think of one additional rule besides the photo must be from a cell/smart phone or a tablet ( which is basically a large smart phone without the ability to make a standard phone call ).... No lens attachments, telescopes or additions to the built in lens can be used.
The challenge runs until 2016 Aug 19th ( the last day Yimmie is open )... it starts now...
You can make as many entries as you wish... The prize... just braggin rights
Some tips, most of which I learned about by taking shots with an actual DSLR camera....
1. Use a tripod or other device to help stabilize the picture. You can get a decent shot in the daytime without one but at night it's trickier... so mounting to a tripod, a cell phone window mount or whatever you can think of will make it much easier to do any focusing or exposure changes your photo program on your phone or tablet has available.
2. There are photo enhancement apps that most of the smartphones or tablets can use... You can use these to tweak the contrast, sharpness or other photo attributes if you wish. You can also crop with these types of programs that will help make the shot appear larger than if you left it at the full pic resolution.
3. The fuller the Moon is... the better chance you have at getting a good shot... BUT... if you take the picture when the Moon isn't quite as full... you get the advantage of having shadows in the craters, this will make a perfectly focused pic look even sharper if you can get a good shot to start with.
4. Turn down the exposure when you are taking the pic. Most of the better camera software's has an option to adjust the exposure. The Moon is already plenty bright and if you don't dim it down some, it will often just wash out all of the details. So decrease the exposure some so your pic has a better contrast to start with.
