Moon shot whats the ring around the moon? So I see so many moon shots I figured I'd go for it. The first is unedited only cropped down to 8x10 The second I adjusted the curve just a...

cj Loc: Emporium, Pa

So I see so many moon shots I figured I'd go for it.
The first is unedited only cropped down to 8x10
The second I adjusted the curve just a bit to get rid of the mystery ring around the moon....

I shot in Raw and jepg, these two are jepg's
What can I do to improve with this,
Canon 60D
f5.6
ISO 200
1/200sec

cj Loc: Emporium, Pa

heres one more @ 2330hrs

all 3 photos were shot with 7-300 IS with the IS off

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Weather lore says a lunar halo is the precursor of impending unsettled weather, especially during the winter months. This is often proved true, as cirrus and cirrostratus clouds generally precede rain and storm systems

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/astronomy/2009/08/17/ring-around-the-moon/

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Yupper, our weather guy says its atmospheric ice crystals that make a halo/ring around the moon.

Sarge

thomas Loc: ottawa canada

I know when the sun has a ring around it, they call that sun dogs, usually bad weather is coming and judging by the size of the ring tells you approx. how many hours or days away.

cj wrote:

So I see so many moon shots I figured I'd go for it.
The first is unedited only cropped down to 8x10
The second I adjusted the curve just a bit to get rid of the mystery ring around the moon....

I shot in Raw and jepg, these two are jepg's
What can I do to improve with this,
Canon 60D
f5.6
ISO 200
1/200sec

PNagy Loc: Missouri City, Texas

cj wrote:

So I see so many moon shots I figured I'd go for it.
The first is unedited only cropped down to 8x10
The second I adjusted the curve just a bit to get rid of the mystery ring around the moon....

I shot in Raw and jepg, these two are jepg's
What can I do to improve with this,
Canon 60D
f5.6
ISO 200
1/200sec

You did not say what lens you used, or if you shot on a tripod. The more extreme super telephoto you used, the more detailed the picture. I shoot the Moon with a Canon 400mm F2.8 and a 2x expander. I think that a shutter speed of 1/200 is probably too slow. I obtained a good image of the Moon hand held at a shutter speed of 1/500. (None of my tripods are sturdy enough to stabilize the giant lens.) You might even drop the ISO to 100; the Moon is actually quite bright.

I note you have a Canon 60D, a camera I would love to have. I shoot a 40D and a 7D, but would like to replace the former. Happy shooting.

Timarron Loc: Southwest

PNagy wrote:

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"The moon is actually quite bright" is no exaggeration. I ran out last night with my EOS 60D with a 300mm lens. I set the aperture to 5.6, ISO to 800 and the shutter to 1/500 and took a quick shot or two. Way blown out detail and even though I shot in RAW, there was no recovery of the surface detail of the moon. Too bright indeed. Next month I will be a little more ready. This one is going in the trash.

PNagy Loc: Missouri City, Texas

Timarron wrote:

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I hope you have not yet tossed that picture. You have to have a longer, slower exposure, perhaps at a higher ISO to shoot the rest of the shot, but a fast shutter speed, low ISO for the Moon. why not just shoot separately, then combined the two?

Timarron Loc: Southwest

PNagy wrote:

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No, I haven't tossed it yet. I googled "full moon photo exposure settings" before running out to take the shot. The first result I got was the one I used, but obviously I should have taken a little more time.

A bad full moon picture is a little like a bad haircut. If you just wait a month, you can have another chance at improving it.

JENNIFER Loc: CT.

cj wrote:

heres one more @ 2330hrs

cj,I like your first and last shots best.Well done.All answers about the ring around the moon are what I've heard too.Jen.

JENNIFER Loc: CT.

PNagy wrote:

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Pls.forgive me cj.,but,PNagy this is possibly the best moon shot I have ever seen.Awesome!Jen.

photo guy Loc: Chippewa Falls, WI

The ring around the moon like that happens in my area in the winter when it is getting colder outside. It happened last night but I wasn't able to get a nice photo of it.

PNagy Loc: Missouri City, Texas

Timarron wrote:

PNagy wrote:

quote=Timarron quote=PNagy quote=cj So I see so... (show quote)

No, I haven't tossed it yet. I googled "full moon photo exposure settings" before running out to take the shot. The first result I got was the one I used, but obviously I should have taken a little more time.

A bad full moon picture is a little like a bad haircut. If you just wait a month, you can have another chance at improving it.

quote=PNagy quote=Timarron quote=PNagy quote=c... (show quote)

You are a bit hard on yourself. If the Moon is a part of a bigger picture, it looks better as a blur of light. To have a Moon with a detailed surface in a bigger picture is your own matter of choice. The settings I suggested are for a detailed shot of the surface.

MagicFad Loc: Clermont, FL

Timarron wrote:

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cj Loc: Emporium, Pa

all 3 photos were shot with 70-300 IS with the "IS" off all three on tripod sorry about that,

I am actually in Fl right now thats where I shoot the moon, no pun intended,

To many coulds out right now and looking worse the later it gets to go try to shoot again, I'm going to have to get my instruction book out of that safe place when I get back home and read some more on bracketing. Then learn to layer.

I shot off many the other night different settings I'll play with them when I get home.

Thank you all for your coments and suggestions, I like the moon with the clouds in it looks awesome.

be safe
jan