Moon with an 18-55 lens

[wedgesali]

Not the ideal maximum focal lenth to shoot the moon but for all those with not an alternate, heres how to :

ISO : 100
Ap : F9
Sh : 1/200th

Did a bit of cropping, adjusted the sharpness in photoshop (unsharp mask works just fine) and that was it.

Use of tripod is recommended.

P.S I am a self-taught enthusiast and constructive feedback is more than welcomed.


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[Ajayfenix]

Nice!

I tried to get a photo with an 18-55mm couldn't get nowhere near getting detail or a decent size shot even though the moon was at an all time low... Good work!

[ratnendu]

my effort with a point &shoot


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f - 11.5
iso - 100
exposure - 1/25

[TheEagleSpirit]

You did a great job on the shot. It looks as good if not better than some earth shots from the shuttle, looks like the moon has continents on it.

[mikerob2334]

Nice shot for the equipment you're dealing with. I feel your pain! This is the best shot I could get last night. Shot handheld due to the fact that my CHEAP Quantaray tripod adds more shake than it prevents.

Moon 3-19-11 by mikerob2334, on Flickr

Exif data

Camera Olympus E-620
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 150 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Did not fire

[doodles]

Moon shot...........I have never used a tripod OR a self timer. I was a tad overwhelmed but I shall keep trying.



Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 178 mm
ISO Speed 400
Date 03192011

[Hookemup]

Great work Wedgesali!!

[BexJarratt]

Originally Posted by mikerob2334

Shot handheld due to the fact that my CHEAP Quantaray tripod adds more shake than it prevents.

A quick tip, hope you don't mind... if your lens has image stabilisation on it, it might be this that is causing the shake when using a tripod. Maybe try switching it off and see if the tripod helps out more. Not that you needed it for this shot. Looks like a good exposure and a reasonable shutter speed.

Originally Posted by doodles

Moon shot...........I have never used a tripod OR a self timer. I was a tad overwhelmed but I shall keep trying.

A lovely, atmospheric photo. I hope you won't mind me saying that if you wanted to get more detail in the moon, you could by using a faster shutter speed (with same aperture) or smaller (bigger number) aperture (with same shutter speed). The moon is a bright object in a dark sky and the meter in the camera tries to expose for both so makes the moon look like it's glowing rather than capturing its detail.

[skiier3_9]

Originally Posted by doodles

Moon shot...........I have never used a tripod OR a self timer. I was a tad overwhelmed but I shall keep trying.

I took a few shots and the first ones turned out almost like this - I had to under expose by 2 or 3 stops to capture the details in the moon itself.

[skiier3_9]

Originally Posted by doodles

Moon shot...........I have never used a tripod OR a self timer. I was a tad overwhelmed but I shall keep trying.

I took a few shots and the first ones turned out almost like this - I had to under expose by 2 or 3 stops to capture the details in the moon itself (as Bex mentions above - the camera is trying to meter for everything and can't capture the entire dynamic range)