Orb of the Night
by Jayson Tuntland
Title
Orb of the Night
Artist
Jayson Tuntland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This is my best capture of the moon to date.
I didn't want to risk the Army or sand destroying my camera gear... but I also did not want to head to the desert empty handed... So what was a thrifty soldier, who is picky about the care of his gear, to do? I searched high and low for an almost 10 year old oddball studio camera body that the market had long since forgotten about. I also brought along what (until this shot) I considered to be my worst investment in a lens yet...
There are many moon shots on the market. Some of which are much better than mine. But mine is special to me because I have tried hard to get a shot of the moon this good with many thousands of dollars worth of camera gear... Many many failures and just ho hum results. Much of the trouble does have to do with gear. It takes special equipment to get nice up close captures of the moon, and while I have a nice assortment of high quality large magnification lenses... none of them seem to cut it.
This piece was captured on one of the most cobbled together, "get 'er done" setups I have ever come up with. The whole setup (Camera, lens, tripod, shutter release) cost less than $500... To date, I have not been able to match it with even 14X the amount of money in equipment.
Where there is a will, there is a way. That is why this moon shot is special.
Hope you enjoy,
Jayson
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October 6th, 2018
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