Moon picture help!!!!

I assume your struggling to get any detail in the moon? If so, you need to underexpose your shot quite a bit. Use Live View if you can.
 
just for help its not a long exposure shot, you should be up in the 1/200 @ f8 iso 200 (ish)
 
What are you trying to do? It is very difficult to expose to get both stars and a reasonably full moon... Try using spot metering or as suggested under expose. Also shoot early as the moon is just rising/just setting as the light is less intense. Hree's two recent ones of mine, one just rising, one just setting with the sun just haviong left the horizon.


11/9 new moon together with Venus by arad85, on Flickr


Near full moon rising 21/9 by arad85, on Flickr

You can also use a large telescope to fill the field of view. This is an UNCROPPED pic of the moon (not the best of focus but...) through an effective focal length of 3.6m (on a full frame sensor) with a 9.25" f/10 telescope...


moon-2009-07-14-0230-450d-C9.25-processed.jpg by arad85, on Flickr
 
That would sound about right Ashley... you're going to have to use the histogram to ensure you don't blow the highlights, as you don't have spot metering. Are you going to post it ?
 
Right as I'm just a beginner can someone explain light metering? Thanks, yea I will crop it and post It when I get on my computer, on the iPhone currently
 
my first attempt



http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeksc/5115495662/

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I set mine to spot, and pointed it at the moon.

pleased with this...

Moon shot
 
mipevo6 said:
I set mine to spot, and pointed it at the moon.

pleased with this...

Moon shot
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I think you have a bit of a back focus issue there... I just looked at the exif and it says the subject distance is: 4,294,967,295m, but it's really 363,104,000 at its nearest point, and 405,696,000 at its furthest (allegedly). :naughty: :cool: :D
 
arad85 said:
I think you have a bit of a back focus issue there... I just looked at the exif and it says the subject distance is: 4,294,967,295m, but it's really 363,104,000 at its nearest point, and 405,696,000 at its furthest (allegedly). :naughty: :cool: :D
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PMSL...
 
AshleyKent said:
Right as I'm just a beginner can someone explain light metering? Thanks, yea I will crop it and post It when I get on my computer, on the iPhone currently
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Ashley, spot metering is a way of getting a reading from the centre point of the image in the viewfinder. Unfortunately the 1000d doesn't have it. Start with the settings you used last night, check the histogram (press the display button when the preview is displayed until it pops up).. if you have any blinking bits you've over exposed the image, increase the shutter speed and try again.
 
jgs001 said:
Ashley, spot metering is a way of getting a reading from the centre point of the image in the viewfinder. Unfortunately the 1000d doesn't have it. Start with the settings you used last night, check the histogram (press the display button when the preview is displayed until it pops up).. if you have any blinking bits you've over exposed the image, increase the shutter speed and try again.
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Thanks I shall try that next time, still
Need to post up the image I took, currently saving for the 5D MkII should get better results from that body
 
AshleyKent said:
Thanks I shall try that next time, still
Need to post up the image I took, currently saving for the 5D MkII should get better results from that body
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LMAO...

Quite a step 1000d to 5D MKII...

Do you have any decent lenses ?

If I were you I would invest in full frame glass before buying a new body...
 
scottthehat said:
this was taken with a siggy 50-500mm os and 2x tele,+ heavy crop
heres just the siggy on its own.
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At close to 500mm ? So EFL of ~1m with the 2x TC. On a FF or APS-C camera? Given the moon is about 30' in angular size, I'm guessing a full frame, assuming close to 500mm...
 
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