Full moon, 2015-11-25
Feb 10, 2016 21:13:35 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
One last thing about shooting the moon - you need to use a single point focus. If you leave it on all the focus points you have no idea where it will focus.
Feb 11, 2016 14:41:19 #
coj wrote:
One last thing about shooting the moon - you need to use a single point focus. If you leave it on all the focus points you have no idea where it will focus.
10/4 on the single point focus. I have found that my fast shutter speeds lead to a sharper image. Seems that the slower speeds are a bit soft and if I go really slow I'll actually see the moon travel or at the very least have a really fat fuzzy moon!!
Feb 11, 2016 15:35:18 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
Interesting that you mentioned that. A couple of days after a big snowstorm here in NJ recently, I was on my way out to get dinner when I noticed a big, fat, orange moon on the horizon. Naturally I did what any photo geek would, turned around, grabbed a monster tripod and my Nikon and ran into the street to set it up. I used all my standard techniques, but could not get a sharp focused picture, but I did get the bright deep orange color correct. I wondered if this was due to atmospheric conditions, as I have been able to take good moon shots before. I even played with different iso settings to see if it made any difference because of the lack of light. No luck. Any thoughts???
gvarner wrote:
Nobody mentioned atmospheric haze being a problem. I think it's a BIG problem in most regions.
Nice orange blurry winter moon
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