Help with Moon Pictures: Attached are pictures that I took of the Full Moon. They were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 using a Canon EF-S55-250mm f/5.6 IS11 lens. I am just a...

bingonut Loc: Cape Cod

Attached are pictures that I took of the Full Moon.

They were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 using a Canon EF-S55-250mm f/5.6 IS11 lens.

I am just a beginner, so I know that these pictures are not very good.

I would like to know what I did that caused double moons on some of the pictures.

If more information is needed please let me know.

Thanks for any help given.

SCN Handheld Night Scene,ISO800,f/5.6,1/80

P Mode, ISO1600,f/6/3, 1/60

A Mode, ISO6400,f/5.6,1/60

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

bingonut wrote:

Attached are pictures that I took of the Full Moon.

They were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 using a Canon EF-S55-250mm f/5.6 IS11 lens.

I am just a beginner, so I know that these pictures are not very good.

I would like to know what I did that caused double moons on some of the pictures.

If more information is needed please let me know.

Thanks for any help given.

If you shoot with a filter on the lens you can get reflections/flare because of the filter

BermBuster Loc: Hi Desert S.Cal

I think if you exposed for the moon properly(you are way over exposed) this would go away.

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

Yes, you probably have a filter on the lens. Also, the moon is way over exposed. There are several threads here that discuss how to take photos of the moon. Just use the 'Search' feature.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

bingonut wrote:

Attached are pictures that I took of the Full Moon.

They were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 using a Canon EF-S55-250mm f/5.6 IS11 lens.

I am just a beginner, so I know that these pictures are not very good.

I would like to know what I did that caused double moons on some of the pictures.

If more information is needed please let me know.

Thanks for any help given.

For better exposure, try the Looney 11 rule....it works to get you started.

http://thenewcamera.com/looney-11-and-sunny-16-rules/

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bingonut Loc: Cape Cod

I have a UV filter on my lens. Was told that it protects my lens.

BermBuster Loc: Hi Desert S.Cal

Set your camera on manual, ISO 100, shutter speed at 125th of a second, and aperture at f8. Then just wait, ignore your light meter, and focus on the moon. Use your most powerful lens.. But any will do, and don't forget the tripod :)

bingonut Loc: Cape Cod

Thanks for the info, will try next full moon.

I handheld my camera, I should use tripod instead.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

bingonut wrote:

Thanks for the info, will try next full moon.

I handheld my camera, I should use tripod instead.

A tripod helps for sure, but if you have a good technique and your shutter speed is fast enough you can hand hold - it takes practice....

My shot above was handheld with a Sigma 170-500 lens.. very heavy and hard to hold, but it can be done.

ggttc Loc: TN

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Capture48 Loc: Arizona

Here is a link to a blog I wrote about moon photography. It should help you understand how to shoot the moon. http://www.capture48.com/moon-finally/

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

bingonut wrote:

Thanks for the info, will try next full moon.

I handheld my camera, I should use tripod instead.

Also, don't discount shooting the moon in different phases. You get amazing detail at the terminator.

GT

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

bingonut wrote:

I have a UV filter on my lens. Was told that it protects my lens.

This will most likely start a war, but whenever you add additional glass in front of the lens you will decrease light passing thru and effect the image.

I myself see much better image quality when shooting without UV filters. Granted my filters may have been a cheaper brand possibly, but I am of the camp that believes that the protection needed for a lens is afforded by using the LENS HOOD....

To each his own....

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

bingonut wrote:

I have a UV filter on my lens. Was told that it protects my lens.

When the object you are trying to photograph is going thru a lens and a filter some of the light will bounce back from the lens onto the back side of the filter glass and then be reflected back into the lens.

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

GTinSoCal wrote:

Also, don't discount shooting the moon in different phases. You get amazing detail at the terminator.

GT

It doesn't even have to be at night.
:-)

GT

9:49am this morning

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