Dang it, Mars! Hold still! by homeschoolmom

Dang it, Mars! Hold still!

The clouds have finally cleared and I've been trying to get a picture of Mars, but somehow I ended up with this, some sort of bat signal. Even with my tripod, I can't get a good shot.
Hahaha! Darn figity planet!
May 25th, 2016  
@alophoto I know, right? LOL!
May 25th, 2016  
lol; been there done that (more than once)
May 25th, 2016  
@hjbenson I was really trying to do light painting...that's my story and I'm sticking to it! LOL!
May 25th, 2016  
Bahahaha! Love the narrative!
May 26th, 2016  
When I took a shot of Venus, it ended up looking like a pulsating light. I'm not sure why the camera can shoot the moon and not other planets, but perhaps it's the distance and the strength of the zoom? I have no clue!
May 26th, 2016  
@linnypinny Thanks!
@olivetreeann It's probably the distance and size. I was just so zoomed in on this one that even my tripod wasn't holding it steady enough. Wind must have been blowing.
May 26th, 2016  
Are you using the timer so you don't wiggle the camera?
May 26th, 2016  
Ooops - we know it's something - just not quite what you had intended!
Been there, done that!
May 26th, 2016  
Good try! The night shot are so difficult!
May 26th, 2016  
@danette Yes, I tried that, too. I think the wind was blowing or something.
@farmreporter Happy accidents! LOL!
@frantackaberry I do fine with the moon, but this one didn't work, that's for sure!
May 26th, 2016  
thats like my moon ;)
May 28th, 2016  
@clicketynix Well, I can teach you how to take a good moon picture. It's quite easy really. The thing is, it can't be on auto. Auto will read the darkness and not adjust for the bright light of the moon, turning it into a blob. You have to speed up the shutter. A half moon or less will probably need a shutter around 1/200 and a full moon might need a shutter as fast as 1/2000. You just have to adjust until you get it right.
May 28th, 2016  
@clicketynix At that speed, no tripod is necessary.
May 28th, 2016  
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