Moon Photos: Last nite the moon was rimmed by clouds and the edges were illuminated. It was a great sight which I tried to capture with my Canon SX50. I had no trouble getting the moon...

Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Last nite the moon was rimmed by clouds and the edges were illuminated. It was a great sight which I tried to capture with my
Canon SX50. I had no trouble getting the moon in focus and with lots of detail but could not get any cloud detail. I tried increasing and decreasing exposure. I was using Shutter priority and auto white balance
My setting were ISO 400, f6.5, 1/400
Your help and suggestions greatly appreciated
I posted one of my failed cloud/moon shots, the clouds were around the edge of the moon but not in the picture.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Hi Growler. When shooting the moon after dark, in order to see clouds in the image, you'd have to over-expose the moon and it would be a featureless white blob. There's really a tremendous difference in the brightness of the moon and any clouds near it so it becomes one of those high-contrast exposure challenges.

Pretty nice straight moon shot you posted, though!

I try to take shots of the full moon right around sunset, or the moon setting right around sunrise so as to get scenery in with the details of the moon.

You can do a search at top of page for lots and lots of discussion re shooting the moon :)

Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Linda From Maine wrote:

Hi Growler. When shooting the moon after dark, in ... (show quote)

Thank you Linda :thumbup: :thumbup:

Old Redeye Loc: San Mateo, CA

Growler wrote:

Last nite the moon was rimmed by clouds and the ed... (show quote)

The only suggestion I would make would be to take two shots; one exposed for the moon and the other exposed for the clouds. Then, composite them in Photoshop, using layers. Using a tripod makes it easier to line up the images.

iamafish3 Loc: Huntington Beach, Ca

Even though you say you failed at the shot you were picturing, this is a gorgeous capturing of the moon. I love the detail of the craters and the way it pops. I'm finding, in photography, sometimes even a failure has great beauty...it's what makes it intriguing to me :)

PhotoArtsLA Loc: Boynton Beach

I have been playing with my Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera shooting the moon for later use in motion pictures. The camera shoots in "p" mode, meaning frames, not fields (two fields make a frame in old style TV.) This means I can grab a frame, low resolution by DSLR standards, but with high magnification due to the magnification factor of using a full frame SLR lens on the Super 16mm sensor of the Cinema Camera. I'll post a couple samples here.

Sample Number One

Sample Number Two

This Moon was in a light cloudy haze, just visible

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

iamafish3 wrote:

Even though you say you failed at the shot you were picturing, this is a gorgeous capturing of the moon. I love the detail of the craters and the way it pops. I'm finding, in photography, sometimes even a failure has great beauty...it's what makes it intriguing to me :)

That is a great way to approach this joyful hobby :thumbup:

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Growler wrote:

Last nite the moon was rimmed by clouds and the ed... (show quote)

Nice picture, nonetheless. I just got my SX50, and that is one of the things I want to try with it. It was really cloudy last night here, though...

Tatertot13 Loc: Aptos, CA

Great photos of the moon. I am new to this forum. I'm actively looking at the Canon SX50HS for the zoom for wildlife photos. Can I ask where you bought your camera. I hear that SX 60 should be coming out? Has anyone heard about when.
Thanks, michelle

Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Thanks Redeye, your photo is the effect I was after, I'm presuming it is a composite.

Old Redeye wrote:

The only suggestion I would make would be to take two shots; one exposed for the moon and the other exposed for the clouds. Then, composite them in Photoshop, using layers. Using a tripod makes it easier to line up the images.

Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Thanks for your interest. When you say low resolution how low is it.

PhotoArtsLA wrote:

I have been playing with my Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera shooting the moon for later use in motion pictures. The camera shoots in "p" mode, meaning frames, not fields (two fields make a frame in old style TV.) This means I can grab a frame, low resolution by DSLR standards, but with high magnification due to the magnification factor of using a full frame SLR lens on the Super 16mm sensor of the Cinema Camera. I'll post a couple samples here.

Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Thanks for your interest. You won't be dissapointed if get the SX 50.I notice that the price is starting to drop for the 50. I got mine in Australia for $360 in August this year. I havn't it for that price since then. Good luck with your purchase.

Tatertot13 wrote:

Great photos of the moon. I am new to this forum. I'm actively looking at the Canon SX50HS for the zoom for wildlife photos. Can I ask where you bought your camera. I hear that SX 60 should be coming out? Has anyone heard about when.
Thanks, michelle

Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Bloke wrote:

Nice picture, nonetheless. I just got my SX50, and that is one of the things I want to try with it. It was really cloudy last night here, though...

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Growler Loc: The Great South Land

Glad you like my failure. Don't get me wrong I like the shot but I failed at the shot I was trying to achieve,

iamafish3 wrote:

Even though you say you failed at the shot you were picturing, this is a gorgeous capturing of the moon. I love the detail of the craters and the way it pops. I'm finding, in photography, sometimes even a failure has great beauty...it's what makes it intriguing to me :)

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: