The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
p.1 #1The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Tonight we had a waxing gibbous moon which is traditionally named the Sturgeon Moon peaking on August 28.
I mounted my X-T5/ Fuji 70-300/Fuji 1.4 TC, f9, ISO 500, 1/500 sec on my tripod and used spot metering. Love that Fuji combo!
I mounted my X-T5/ Fuji 70-300/Fuji 1.4 TC, f9, ISO 500, 1/500 sec on my tripod and used spot metering. Love that Fuji combo!
Aug 23, 2026 at 07:01 PM
p.1 #2The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Thanks for the "likes" from forum members on my moon photo from last night. What a sight it was!
Love my Fuji cameras and lenses having switched from Nikon 9 years ago.
Love my Fuji cameras and lenses having switched from Nikon 9 years ago.
Aug 24, 2026 at 03:34 PM
p.1 #3The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
The image above looks "wrong" to me, but if a lot of likes, go with that.
Aug 24, 2026 at 07:00 PM
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p.1 #4The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Where's the left part of the moon?
Aug 24, 2026 at 07:03 PM
p.1 #5The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
RWNPhoto wrote:
The image above looks "wrong" to me, but if a lot of likes, go with that.
how so?
The image above looks "wrong" to me, but if a lot of likes, go with that.
how so?
Aug 24, 2026 at 07:07 PM
p.1 #6The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
RoamingScott wrote:
Where's the left part of the moon?
the moon will not be full until the 28th.....
Where's the left part of the moon?
the moon will not be full until the 28th.....
Aug 24, 2026 at 07:08 PM
p.1 #7The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
gaopa wrote:
the moon will not be full until the 28th.....
Even if dark that side doesn?t just disappear. Looks like it was part of your mask when you replaced the background with the stars. Imo the stars make it look unnatural, would prefer a version without background replacement.
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Where's the left part of the moon?Even if dark that side doesn?t just disappear. Looks like it was part of your mask when you replaced the background with the stars. Imo the stars make it look unnatural, would prefer a version without background replacement.
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
p.1 #8The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
fjablo wrote:
gaopa wrote
RoamingScott wrote
Where's the left part of the moon?I thought it was noise, not stars, but you might be right.
Aug 25, 2026 at 05:30 AM
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p.1 #9The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
There is no "might" and why I asked the question I already know the answer to 
Aug 25, 2026 at 06:53 AM
p.1 #10The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
I thought it could be noise because there's noise on the moon itself and also because the "stars" do look like what I expect to see when taking a black frame at a high ISO then cranking up the exposure - a mess of white dots mixed with some color noise.
I am not used to background replacements - thus, this thought hasn't occurred to me. However, in retrospect, it is possible that background and sky replacements might be more popular among some photographers today than I might have thought. People do all sorts of unthinkable things, after all.
I am not used to background replacements - thus, this thought hasn't occurred to me. However, in retrospect, it is possible that background and sky replacements might be more popular among some photographers today than I might have thought. People do all sorts of unthinkable things, after all.
Aug 25, 2026 at 07:42 AM
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p.1 #11The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
fjablo wrote:
the moon will not be full until the 28th.....Even if dark that side doesn?t just disappear. Looks like it was part of your mask when you replaced the background with the stars. Imo the stars make it look unnatural, would prefer a version without background replacement.
I did not replace the background on the image, the stars appeared vividly when I upped the contrast.
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Where's the left part of the moon?I did not replace the background on the image, the stars appeared vividly when I upped the contrast.
Aug 25, 2026 at 10:16 AM
p.1 #12The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
You appear to have stars where the part of the moon in shadow should be.
Aug 25, 2026 at 11:20 AM
p.1 #13The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
If no replacement, then that must be noise (however, at ISO 500? Is this typical of X-T5?)
Aug 25, 2026 at 01:46 PM
p.1 #14The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Betacamman wrote:
You appear to have stars where the part of the moon in shadow should be.
It’s also interesting no stars near the edge of the moon, yet so many away from the moon. Me thinks these are not stars.
You appear to have stars where the part of the moon in shadow should be.
It’s also interesting no stars near the edge of the moon, yet so many away from the moon. Me thinks these are not stars.
Aug 25, 2026 at 01:50 PM
p.1 #15The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Chez: "It’s also interesting no stars near the edge of the moon, yet so many away from the moon. Me thinks these are not stars."
They are not stars, but artifacts that appeared during postprocessing.
They are not stars, but artifacts that appeared during postprocessing.
Aug 25, 2026 at 02:28 PM
p.1 #16The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Can you elaborate on the nature of the artifacts?
Aug 25, 2026 at 02:46 PM
p.1 #17The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
ruthenium wrote:
Can you elaborate on the nature of the artifacts?
I'm an 85 yr old amateur using PS Elements 2025 and a true NO TECH. I shoot jpeg/ RAW on my X-T5 and pull my RAW photos in to PS and play with the functions that I know and use. The moon image was good and sharp, but needed some exposure compensation and contrast. When I finished the artifacts were on the image and I liked them as they looked like tiny stars. I saved and sized the image and shared it.
Can you elaborate on the nature of the artifacts?
I'm an 85 yr old amateur using PS Elements 2025 and a true NO TECH. I shoot jpeg/ RAW on my X-T5 and pull my RAW photos in to PS and play with the functions that I know and use. The moon image was good and sharp, but needed some exposure compensation and contrast. When I finished the artifacts were on the image and I liked them as they looked like tiny stars. I saved and sized the image and shared it.
Aug 25, 2026 at 03:21 PM
p.1 #18The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Thank you for the explanation - I understand. Myself, I would've denoised the raw file, but this is your work and you decide how you like it to appear. The technical concern was about the "dark side" of the moon that could be expected to be visible (somewhat), and it couldn't display stars.
Aug 25, 2026 at 04:58 PM
p.1 #19The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
gaopa wrote:
Tonight we had a waxing gibbous moon which is traditionally named the Sturgeon Moon peaking on August 28.
I mounted my X-T5/ Fuji 70-300/Fuji 1.4 TC, f9, ISO 500, 1/500 sec on my tripod and used spot metering. Love that Fuji combo!
Nice!!!!
Cool shot!!
Tonight we had a waxing gibbous moon which is traditionally named the Sturgeon Moon peaking on August 28.
I mounted my X-T5/ Fuji 70-300/Fuji 1.4 TC, f9, ISO 500, 1/500 sec on my tripod and used spot metering. Love that Fuji combo!
Nice!!!!
Cool shot!!
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:18 AM
p.1 #20The moon tonight shot with my X-T5/70-300/1.4TC
Haha wtf we are being trolled. Sorry these are not noise or artefacts just a poorly done background replacement
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:21 AM