How to shoot the Moon in Hi-Def.

[ravncat]

I Thought I`d post one of mine - since everyone was sharing - though I did a composite...

[Paul690]

what am i doing wrong....? i have a 500 mm zon set on full zoom, a 14.2megpix camera and still i cant get sharp images as good as the first on here... i have taken loads...~?

how do you get them so good in PS i shhot in RAW ans PS will not open them....???

[JeffSmith]

Originally Posted by Paul690

what am i doing wrong....? i have a 500 mm zon set on full zoom, a 14.2megpix camera and still i cant get sharp images as good as the first on here... i have taken loads...~?

how do you get them so good in PS i shhot in RAW ans PS will not open them....???

It would be useful to see your picture

[tjc]

Ok...

Here`s some of my most recent attempts.

Full Moon



Exif
ISO 100
1/1250 F10
460mm (170-500mm Sigma set at 460mm)

Moon

[tjc]

Couple of older ones.

Moon II



Half Moon

[Marianne*]

Great tutorial! I gave it a go a few nights ago. Focussing was a real b***h indeed, this was the best one out of the series. Will definitely give it another go on a clear night.

[kanddr]

I posted this in the SYS section but thought I would share here since this thread is what gave me the knowledge to take the photographs. The first shot is taken as it is rising above the mountain behind my house and the second is about 5 minutes later. As you can see I lowered the ISO, shortened the shutter time, and stopped down a bit to compensate for more light after it had completely risen. Thanks to those that shared their knowledge here because I would have totally overexposed it if it werent for all of the great tips.


IMG_0776 by kanddr, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/6.4
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV


IMG_0780 by kanddr, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/7.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV

[drr0b]

OK,
here's my hand held, auto-focused full moon (3 strikes, according to the tutorial!)


This was taken with my 7D and EF 70-300mm lens (at 300 mm). f/11 1/250 s, ISO 200. I guess the edges are wobbly due to atmospheric distortion!

I did pay attention to the bit about contrast. I also did a bit of noise reduction in lightroom.

Any suggestions on how to surmount my lack of tripod problem?

[Doug Sundseth]

Originally Posted by drr0b

Any suggestions on how to surmount my lack of tripod problem?

f/8 and 1/500 sec. Same exposure and the shutter speed should be high enough to freeze motion at that focal length as long as you use good technique. And it's not like you need to increase your depth of field.

[softwind21]

Originally Posted by tjc

Ok...

Here`s some of my most recent attempts.

Full Moon

Thats Quite awesome work. If i tell frankly i havnt seen that much clear pic of moon (although i havnt seen so much).

Good work.

I read this tutorial today, i am going to try this next day hope i get some good and clear shots.