Can anyone give me some tips on how to get a clear moon shot at night,
Re: Moon Shot
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:24 pm
by moffetb
Expose it like it is a sunny day (i.e. follow the sunny 16 rule).
Most people radically over-expose the moon because the meters average over the entire sky. Also, shoot a high-speed on a tripod. That will help against atmospheric distortion.
Brian
Re: Moon Shot
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:48 pm
by brett1963
Thanks Brian, that is very helpful. I am going to use some of your tips and see if I can improve on this....thanks again.
Re: Moon Shot
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:19 pm
by moffetb
Tried it myself last night. This image was taken using the "sunny-11" rule: 1/500 f.8 ISO 800.
Because it was lower on the horizon (and I had to go through more atmosphere and smog), I basically used the sunny-16 rule and added 2.5 stops.
Re: Moon Shot
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:50 am
by tom132
i use the 80-80. 1/80 sec and f8.0 @ 100 iso.
Re: Moon Shot
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:57 pm
by amoxtli
tom132 wrote:i use the 80-80. 1/80 sec and f8.0 @ 100 iso.
Can you post an example, so we can compare it to Brian's photo?
Re: Moon Shot
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:30 pm
by kade
I use aperture 8 or 5,6, low ISO and a time, that matches with my tele-lens (1/500 or else). For results look at my moon-gallery. Please view the photos in size original, all other sizes are not good for moon-photos