The first few times I tried to take photos of the full moon all I got was a big white blob, but then I was told the secret magical setting .....iso 400, f 6.3, ss 1/640. Ignore the in camera meter, coz it will tell you it is way under-exposed, but hey, it seems to work. Here's my shot from last year using these settings at 200mm (and cropped a lot).
So show us your moon shots and if you have any magic settings, tips or hits for taking moon shots, let us know.
3 comments:
Nice shot. The moon is quite bright, you could try spot metering it or widely bracket. Of course with digital this isn't a problem as you get instant feedback. Since moon is at infinity f stop is not important. Long exposure can be a problem since the moon will move.
Wow! Thanks for the secret formula (well to us amatuers anyway!) I will give it a try. Although I only have a zoom to 70mm, any suggestions there?
I'm keen to give the spot metering a go. I was discussing this with some one last week as to how you can take full moon shots with a compact digital camera. Spot metering was her suggestion too.
Zenmistress, there is of course only one solution...you need a longer lens ;) You can never have too many you know.
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