Tonight's Moon

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  1. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    From about 10 minutes ago...

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    Tim, Mar 16, 2011
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  2. HW

    HW Member

    nice shot Tim. I just saw it walking Suzy and am getting ready to take one myself
     
    HW, Mar 16, 2011
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  3. jbwolffiv

    jbwolffiv Member

    Beautiful!!
     
    jbwolffiv, Mar 16, 2011
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  4. HW

    HW Member

    the sky darkened for mine
     

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  5. jbwolffiv

    jbwolffiv Member

    What settings are you two using? ; What lens? ; Howie, I assume the 200-500mm.
     
    jbwolffiv, Mar 16, 2011
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  6. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    I can't for the life of me get anything close to any of these, no matter what settings I use. ; Great job guys!
     
    PolynesianMedic, Mar 16, 2011
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  7. HW

    HW Member

    yes John the 200-500

    Jeff shoot in manual. I use ISO 100 and 100 at F11. ; I vary that depending on how much light is hitting the moon. Remember you are shooting sunlight reflected off the moon. I use the timer to avoid camera shake and you can always bracket too. also it is best to shoot with a partial moon as the shadow adds detail whereas a full moon is rather boring and lacks a lot detail in the craters
     
    HW, Mar 16, 2011
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  8. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah I have tried that, and I always get a white circle or semi-circle in the image. ; The moon is always blown out in my shots.
     
    PolynesianMedic, Mar 16, 2011
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  9. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    Are you using spot metering directly off the moon, Howie? ; Any exposure compensation in play? ; Not sure if the weather is going to cooperate the next couple of nights but thought I'd give this a try.
     
    Scottwdw, Mar 16, 2011
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  10. HW

    HW Member

    HW, Mar 16, 2011
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  11. HW

    HW Member

    Jeff if it is a white ball then you are overexposing it. try stopping down and like I said bracket a few shots. I am by no means an expert on this but that is what works ; for me. I used to get the white ball also till I read about using manual
     
    HW, Mar 16, 2011
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  12. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    Well, I will continue to work at it until I get it right.
     
    PolynesianMedic, Mar 16, 2011
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  13. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    I just went full zoom and Av and let the camera do the rest. ; You can also try sunny 16 since the moon is reflected sunlight. ; (1/ISO) at f/16 then adjust accordingly.

    (from my htc incredible)
     
    Tim, Mar 16, 2011
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  14. goofmick

    goofmick Member

    Both are really nice.
     
    goofmick, Mar 16, 2011
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  15. HW

    HW Member

    thanks
     
    HW, Mar 17, 2011
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  16. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    Honestly it's pretty simple if you have enough zoom to make the moon large enough to cover the central metering area - switch to spot metering, it should perfectly meter the moon whether you're in P, A, or S mode, use the lowest ISO, lock exposure on the moon if you want to recompose at all, and shoot. ; Tripods and a timer are best, but it can be done handheld too if you are well steady. ; I shoot the moon a lot, and always have switched to spot meter for a quick and easy shot.
     
    zackiedawg, Mar 17, 2011
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  17. Craig

    Craig Member Staff Member

    fantastic shots, mine always turn out crappy too, Jeff
     
    Craig, Mar 17, 2011
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  18. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    This is what I was figuring to do. ; It is very similar when photographing a stage show when the characters are the only thing lit while the rest of the stage has dimmer (if not no) lighting.
     
    Scottwdw, Mar 18, 2011
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  19. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    Bingo. ; Same idea. ; You've essentially got a little pool of daylight in a dark surrounding. ; Unless your spot meter is too big to completely reside inside the moon's circle (also dependent on how much focal length you've got), it is actually fairly easy for a camera to meter and shoot. ; With a 500mm lens on a crop body, it's no problem at all to fill the spot meter. ; On full frame, it might get challenging below 400mm to fill the center metering spot. ; I've got big moon shots from 4 different cameras, ranging from 375mm equiv to 750mm equiv, and spot meter has worked every time.
     
    zackiedawg, Mar 18, 2011
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  20. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    The only lens I got is the 80-400VR. ; No crop with the FX body but I should be able to crop some later. ; The trick is finding a place with neat horizon features as the moon comes up. Haven't located anything great with the Light Trac app I am using. ; Man, I wish I was on the east coast tonight!
     
    Scottwdw, Mar 18, 2011
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