full moon

[Misty-Bug]

this was my first ever attempt. the shot itself is straight out of camera, just cropped a bit, then border and name. What do you think? ANY tips on photographing the moon?

F 32
ISO 1600
SS 1/4 sec


I know it is grainy but I was trying the high ISO to get the light. Hit me with your ideas!!

[Judi]

I am new, but what would happen if you had a longer SS, tripod, and trigger?

[Misty-Bug]

Originally Posted by Judi

I am new, but what would happen if you had a longer SS, tripod, and trigger?

that was done on a tripod with a fairly long SS and trigger. When I went longer SS it was too bright and the moon had a trail because it is moving. So I even tried dropping and increasing the F stop. Out of 30 pics that was the best one.

[PrimeTime]

Originally Posted by Misty-Bug

that was done on a tripod with a fairly long SS and trigger. When I went longer SS it was too bright and the moon had a trail because it is moving. So I even tried dropping and increasing the F stop. Out of 30 pics that was the best one.

Great job for a first try at a very tough subject.

This is the setup i use for moon shots: tripod---man. mode--spot metering(meter off the brightest spot of the moon), then set my exposure about 1 full stop underexposed--One shot focus drive(what i do is focus on a rough textured part of the moon and then keep bluring it out with the focus ring and then focus again untill i see i get a really clear focus in the view finder, then take the shot---10 second timer(in-camera)---ISO 100---White ballance auto, shot in raw so i can make adjustments. You will need to take quite a few shots to get a few good one's. Try a few different exposures as well. Underexposed seems to work out best.

Forgot-----------i usually use f/8

Hope this helps

[Judi]

Originally Posted by Misty-Bug

that was done on a tripod with a fairly long SS and trigger. When I went longer SS it was too bright and the moon had a trail because it is moving. So I even tried dropping and increasing the F stop. Out of 30 pics that was the best one.

There I go simplifying things way to much, again.

[marks]

I like it, has a very "dark" feel. Halloweenish.... Very cool!

[Silhouette_drummer]

That pic looks good.. I like it. What prime time said is exactly how I do it and then I take the best picture and bump up the contrast to bring out the craters on the moon.

[alphasco]

Being your first attempt at Moon photography, I'd say you did a great job. Many people don't realize how bright the Moon is and severely overexpose it. PrimeTime has great information in his post. Use a low ISO, 100 -- almost no noise depending on the quality of your camera's sensor. If you're metering, be sure it's set for spot metering and not matrix or those other settings some cameras have. Typically you can use shutter speeds around 1/125th. You don't need small exposure settings (large f/stop numbers) on objects focused for that far away unless you're trying to include really close foreground objects. Use manual focus if possible; the dark background and/or placing the Moon off-center will really confuse auto focus!

[Misty-Bug]

Originally Posted by PrimeTime

Great job for a first try at a very tough subject.

This is the setup i use for moon shots: tripod---man. mode--spot metering(meter off the brightest spot of the moon), then set my exposure about 1 full stop underexposed--One shot focus drive(what i do is focus on a rough textured part of the moon and then keep bluring it out with the focus ring and then focus again untill i see i get a really clear focus in the view finder, then take the shot---10 second timer(in-camera)---ISO 100---White ballance auto, shot in raw so i can make adjustments. You will need to take quite a few shots to get a few good one's. Try a few different exposures as well. Underexposed seems to work out best.

Forgot-----------i usually use f/8

Hope this helps

I don't know how to do spot metering??? I don't have any other kind of camera tools. Just the camera. I did use a tripod and a remote. I am going to try again when I can.