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nice moon ot tonight so has anyone got avice on taking moon pics obvious on tripod etc, but pics seem to bright only mananged acouple of half decent shots so give up:bang:
 
Try f/22 at 1/60 of a second - manual exposure as your camera will not stand a chance of getting it right. Then.... look at the histogram and see if you need a faster or slower shutter speed - you want a nice peak at the far right.

Can't remember what I have used in the past but it was something like the above.

Alan
 
For me it has always been full manual, long lens, sturdy tripod and trial & error, oh the beauty of digital, costs nothing to experiment :)
 
i tend to use f8 as most lenses are supposed to be at there sharpest around there plus it means your shutter speed with be around 1/250 as the moon does move, the main thing is use delayed exposure (on a nikon, think it may be mirror lock too?) and a shutter release as the slightest wobble will soften the image, also in PS sharpen as needed and a bit of curves goes down well too
 
For my 55-250 I tend to use, for this phase between 1/125 and 1/160, lens at f5.6 ISO100 handheld. I tend to aim (using spot metering) to get under exposed by 1/3 or 2/3's. I've tried different aperture settings, but the above gives me my best results.
 
thanks for all the tips:clap:i rushed my photos tonight and didnt use remote release or manual setting used av,tv on 70-300mm tamron most photos were to bright from light of moon so i presumed i should have under exposed for better results also not sure about correct metering to use evalutive spot etc?
 
I think the metering can be a little hit and miss with the moon, but the only one that has ever worked for me is spot. The moon is very very bright and the surrounds are very very dark. Anything other than spot is thrown totally.
 
aztec said:
nice moon ot tonight so has anyone got avice on taking moon pics obvious on tripod etc, but pics seem to bright only mananged acouple of half decent shots so give up:bang:
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You don't always need a tripod. The moon is brighter than it looks, especially when zoomed in so a high shutter speed should reduce the need for a tripod.

I always take them hand held as can be seen in this thread but someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Paul
 
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