Its been full moon this past few day, and I have been trying to get a good shot of the moon. But in all my pictures the moon turns out too bright. I tried different combinations of shutter and aperture adjustments. Still can't get it. Any tips out there?:) :) :) :)

http://static.flickr.com/51/112911176_08de65b3b6.jpg

a shot i took using the nikkor 70-300mm G, f/8 1/300 (or faster) if I remember correctly :)

Use Sunny 16. That would be 1/125 at iso 100 at f16.

The exposure of the moon itself is the same as the the open field in a sunny day.

I have been using this site (http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/howtophoto/) for my reference...

Use spot meter if your camera has one. And try shooting the moon when it's not full if you want to see the craters more clearly.

Regards,
Norman

You guys are fast. Thanks for the tips. Will try it when the moon comes out again.

Took some shots of it last night :) It was beautiful, ill try to post some pics later :)

A solid tripod would tremendously help.

Okidokee, here's one from me :)

D2X HSC, 70-200 VR. HDR, tone, curves... CS2
http://www.earlgonzalez.com/Moonshotko.jpg

Okidokee, here's one from me :)

D2X HSC, 70-200 VR. HDR, tone, curves... CS2
http://www.earlgonzalez.com/Moonshotko.jpg

thats an amzaing shot!

Use Sunny 16. That would be 1/125 at iso 100 at f16.

The exposure of the moon itself is the same as the the open field in a sunny day.

I agree with Dino... a full moon is quite very bright, and a Sunny 16 exposure is a good starting point.

IMHO, there are four main variables in moon shots - focus, exposure, shake control and "seeing conditions".

I always use MF for better accuracy, check my histogram for proper exposure, use MLU/remote switch/good support to tame shake, and shoot when the nightsky is very clear.

Here's a moonshot when the conditions are just right over Paranaque (2263 mm, f/18, ISO 800, 1/100 sec, MLU + remote switch):

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/64956248/original


Romy

Nice Earl.

I agree with Dino... a full moon is quite very bright, and a Sunny 16 exposure is a good starting point.

IMHO, there are four main variables in moon shots - focus, exposure, shake control and "seeing conditions".

I always use MF for better accuracy, check my histogram for proper exposure, use MLU/remote switch/good support to tame shake, and shoot when the nightsky is very clear.

Here's a moonshot when the conditions are just right over Paranaque (2263 mm, f/18, ISO 800, 1/100 sec, MLU + remote switch):

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/64956248/original


Romy
Wow! Amazing shot.
That is one big lens you got there. What else do you use it for ? Sightseeing? :D

Thanks Carlo and Zandy. :)

Hey Carlo,

Great shots!

What settings did you use for this?
Any filters used?

Comparing with Chewy's photo... the color and definition is really different... But I would think that Chewy's would have more definition since he used a 300 vs your 200... must be the VR.

Did you also do some cropping?

Thanks!

Hi Edu,

I shot at 200mm in HSC mode in the D2X so it's an effective 400mm. Chewy has around 450mm equivalent to his 300mm. The moon seemed close that night when I shot it at the highlands in Shiga Prefecture... mmmmmm... not just the VR but the optics of the 70-200 is simply remarkable. :)

Yup, I cropped... Couldn't get any closer.

I agree with Dino... a full moon is quite very bright, and a Sunny 16 exposure is a good starting point.

IMHO, there are four main variables in moon shots - focus, exposure, shake control and "seeing conditions".

I always use MF for better accuracy, check my histogram for proper exposure, use MLU/remote switch/good support to tame shake, and shoot when the nightsky is very clear.

Here's a moonshot when the conditions are just right over Paranaque (2263 mm, f/18, ISO 800, 1/100 sec, MLU + remote switch):

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/64956248/original


Romy


Nice shots Romy, checking out your pbase site, kakainget. would love to take pictures of birds also. but my longest lense now is my nikon 70-210. Don't think its enough...

I seem to have the worst luck in trying to get moon shots... past few weeks, every time I've gone out to attempt it, it's either cloudy, raining, pointless (new) or I just can't find the darned thing... :Sick:

chewy, nice shots!

Took these last night. D200 with a Tamron 200-500mm lens and 1.4x TC.

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/10179/normal__TJP8909.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/10179/normal__TJP8911.jpg

Nice pic TJ,


I have got to try that one of these days.
Still working on modding my 1.4 so I can stack it with my 2x ...

Nice pic TJ,


I have got to try that one of these days.
Still working on modding my 1.4 so I can stack it with my 2x ...

Even I was surprised with the quality of the pic! I had the false hope of being able to stack my Nikon 2X TC and my Kenko Teleplus 1.4XTC for greater reach, but the ends of both TCs are incompatible. Do Nikon TCs stack?

Even I was surprised with the quality of the pic! I had the false hope of being able to stack my Nikon 2X TC and my Kenko Teleplus 1.4XTC for greater reach, but the ends of both TCs are incompatible. Do Nikon TCs stack?

Yes. But you would have to modify it.
http://nikonpages.heymanphotography.com/tcmod/

how about canon teleconverters? Can you stack them?

Nice shot of the moon :)

Great shots, Its hard to get that kind of shot in this part of the world. When summer is over, no more sand storms and perfect timing i will grab my 70-300 and try again. I dont have a good result previously though.

Really nice moon-shots TJ. :)

Amiel, Jerome, Earl, thanks!

Okidokee, here's one from me :)

D2X HSC, 70-200 VR. HDR, tone, curves... CS2
http://www.earlgonzalez.com/Moonshotko.jpg

Really Great Photo!! I'm speechless!!

Really Great Photo!! I'm speechless!!

Thanks Terry. :Grin: I had a few Kirin beers that night so it helped me forget about being lazy setting up for the shot... :D