For the past couple months, I have tried to get a acceptable photo of a full moon. On this photo, I thought I did everything correctly but look what I got. I shot this with the mirror locked up, 2s delay, tripod and Auto exposure, Shutter priority AE, 0.4 sec, f/9, ISO 100.
If first thought the double image was caused by movement of the camera but after locking the mirror and 2sec delay, I am not sure why I got the double image unless it was caused by a reflection due to some much light.
Any suggestions for next month?
Way too long an exposure. Start with the "Sunny 16 Rule", its bright daylight on the moon, thats what you need to expose for. Shoot it in MANUAL mode. Also, be sure to remove all filters from your lens.
Try iso=100, shutter=125th, fs=8, turn off any shake control, no filter on lens, If too light or dark change "f stop". Shoot in manual.
Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe next month I will get it right.
Mtnclimbers wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe next month I will get it right.
Try practicing on a partial moon. When you get it right you will be amazed at the depth of some of the craters at the lights edge.
MT Shooter wrote:
Mtnclimbers wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe next month I will get it right.
Try practicing on a partial moon. When you get it right you will be amazed at the depth of some of the craters at the lights edge.
Thanks I will give it a try.
I know it isn't what you were looking for, but I think it looks really cool!!!
T
Loc: New York State
Expose the moon like it was a mid-afternoon race car at Daytona.
It does move fast...
t
Just a thought that it may be a reflection - if you have a UV or Skylight "protective" filter on the lens - remove it and see what happens.
This is true. Also, during partial moon the shadows that the light cast in the craters can make the picture. I used to be into astronomy and one of the first things I learned about observing the moon was that the worst time was at full. The intense direct light just washes out all detail.
MT Shooter wrote:
Mtnclimbers wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe next month I will get it right.
Try practicing on a partial moon. When you get it right you will be amazed at the depth of some of the craters at the lights edge.
PNagy
Loc: Missouri City, Texas
Mtnclimbers wrote:
For the past couple months, I have tried to get a acceptable photo of a full moon. On this photo, I thought I did everything correctly but look what I got. I shot this with the mirror locked up, 2s delay, tripod and Auto exposure, Shutter priority AE, 0.4 sec, f/9, ISO 100.
If first thought the double image was caused by movement of the camera but after locking the mirror and 2sec delay, I am not sure why I got the double image unless it was caused by a reflection due to some much light.
Any suggestions for next month?
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If you wanted to make the Moon a part of a dreamy scene, you did nothing wrong. That kind of scene requires no topography on the Earth's satellite. However, if you wanted a sharp picture of the Moon's surface, you are overexposing.
The Moon is very bright, therefore, to keep its reflected light from smearing you need a fast shutter speed. Try 1/500 sec. Set the ISO to 100. Let the camera set the aperture, but if you are a control freak, you can set that, too. I would try F16 and widen the aperture to adjust. No insult intended, but that means decreasing the F-stop.
Mtnclimbers wrote:
For the past couple months, I have tried to get a acceptable photo of a full moon. On this photo, I thought I did everything correctly but look what I got. I shot this with the mirror locked up, 2s delay, tripod and Auto exposure, Shutter priority AE, 0.4 sec, f/9, ISO 100.
If first thought the double image was caused by movement of the camera but after locking the mirror and 2sec delay, I am not sure why I got the double image unless it was caused by a reflection due to some much light.
Any suggestions for next month?
For the past couple months, I have tried to get a ... (
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Looks like simple lens flare to me. Or maybe flare between the front of your lens and a filter.
Must have taken on Halloween to get that Ghost. Experiment with your Sutter time until you see some detail.
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
Yes way over exposed, remember you are seeing the full force of the sun being reflected so you need to be way up on both shutter speed and f-stop, don't use your camera meter, use manual settings only and experiment.
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