Recent content by mikehughesc

Ah yes, I realise that - that was really just for comparison with the rest of the discussion - "sunny 11" and all that. But with the extender on, my max aperture was f/8, so the only other way out was a higher ISO, and at 3:20 this morning I wasn't thinking clearly enough to find the ISO...

OK, mea culpa. Russ is spot on. Of course, a crescent moon low in the sky is going to be nowhere near as bright as a full moon up high. I tried it again last night with various settings, but (for example) at ISO200 and f/9 it needed 1.3 seconds to get a half-decent exposure. You live and...

Yeah, I like the curtains suggestion too, or the wrong window. But ... I know I was a bit bleary-eyed, but I do distinctly remember trying to focus on the moon! It was an amazing sight, too - don't think I've ever seen a half-moon rising before - it was like an illuminated shark's fin...

No, the settings were fine. Here's a 100% crop of one I took a few weeks earlier - exactly the same lens, + extender, f/11, 1/125, ISO 100. Check the EXIF if you don't believe me! Focus could have been better but that was user error! I'm beginning to think it was a camera fault -...

It was a clear night last night, and the moon was due to rise just after 2 am, with the azimuth (i.e. where it would rise) right opposite my spare bedroom window. Perfect opportunity for a shot of the moon coming over the horizon. So I had the EOS 20D and 70-200 f4 L lens (with 2x extender)...