How to photograph the moon
Jul 26, 2022 21:03:12 #
Jul 26, 2022 21:10:32 #
Jul 26, 2022 23:20:14 #
2 Questions
1. How to covert Magnitude of moon as repoted by AstroApps like Stellarium to the cndl/ft² (Sorry not sure I got that right, but I can't go back to your reply w/the units)
2. What's the formula you mention to go from those units to f-stop, shutter speed & ISO ?
Attached fotos are w/Sony A6300, Sony 70-350mm lens usually Manual Focus using Peaking & magnification to focus @ infinity, shutter 1/1000" as handheld f 6.3, at infinity depth of field is irrelevant w/moon tho f8 might be sweeter spot for lens and minus 2stops compensation to tame hi-lites, except for earthshine foto which was zero comp. I take spot reading off illuminated side of moon & set ISO @ Auto for most frames. Also I believe 1st shot is w/Clear View zoom @ maybe 2.o magnification giving the 350mm lens an equivalent focal length {2.o x 1.5 crop factorl of 1050 mm. Sorry I have not the time to dig thru exif data to be more specific.
1. How to covert Magnitude of moon as repoted by AstroApps like Stellarium to the cndl/ft² (Sorry not sure I got that right, but I can't go back to your reply w/the units)
2. What's the formula you mention to go from those units to f-stop, shutter speed & ISO ?
Attached fotos are w/Sony A6300, Sony 70-350mm lens usually Manual Focus using Peaking & magnification to focus @ infinity, shutter 1/1000" as handheld f 6.3, at infinity depth of field is irrelevant w/moon tho f8 might be sweeter spot for lens and minus 2stops compensation to tame hi-lites, except for earthshine foto which was zero comp. I take spot reading off illuminated side of moon & set ISO @ Auto for most frames. Also I believe 1st shot is w/Clear View zoom @ maybe 2.o magnification giving the 350mm lens an equivalent focal length {2.o x 1.5 crop factorl of 1050 mm. Sorry I have not the time to dig thru exif data to be more specific.
Jul 26, 2022 23:25:52 #
MJPerini wrote:
@tdozier3
That is a spectacular Moon shot. Beautifully Done
That is a spectacular Moon shot. Beautifully Done
Thank you
Jul 27, 2022 00:14:55 #
My first thought is atmospheric.
—Bob
—Bob
lmTrying wrote:
Bob:
Do you know, or can you speculate, as to the yellow color?
Do you know, or can you speculate, as to the yellow color?
Jul 27, 2022 02:41:36 #
mikey12654
Loc: Vancouver, WA
carlospaz wrote:
Probably this topic is very recurrent, but still I'm not able to nail a good shoot of the Moon.
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
I seem to have problems taking shots of a full moon sometimes and do ok with a non-full moon. My moon pics were shot with an R5 & RF 800mm lens, f/11 and SS varied at 1/200th or 1/225th ISO 100, lots of cropping. It's best to use a tripod with a remote cable or you can use the timer in the camera to take the shot. If I have something to lean against I can shoot hand held with the IBIS and the lens IS. Try to shoot in RAW so you'll have more options when editing your shot.
Jul 27, 2022 06:59:12 #
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Jul 27, 2022 11:46:27 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
carlospaz wrote:
Probably this topic is very recurrent, but still I'm not able to nail a good shoot of the Moon.
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
To get the sharpest images particularly at long focal lengths I have taken video with a DSLR and then stack the images. The links below are examples with info on the freeware available to do it.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-680013-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-688904-1.html
Jul 27, 2022 11:59:14 #
carlospaz wrote:
Probably this topic is very recurrent, but still I'm not able to nail a good shoot of the Moon.
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
Don't say "Say Cheese"!
Jul 27, 2022 14:50:46 #
Jul 27, 2022 16:38:06 #
rbtree
Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States
jlg1000 wrote:
My recipe is:
a) use a very long lens (I use a 400mm mirror lens)
b) compose with an interesting foreground
c) Take, at least, two shots: one where the moon is well exposed and another where the foreground is well exposed
d) Combine both shots on post.
Just see this example:
a) use a very long lens (I use a 400mm mirror lens)
b) compose with an interesting foreground
c) Take, at least, two shots: one where the moon is well exposed and another where the foreground is well exposed
d) Combine both shots on post.
Just see this example:
Try again, and spot meter the moon itself. That image is way overexposed.
Jul 27, 2022 17:08:15 #
therwol
Loc: USA
carlospaz wrote:
Probably this topic is very recurrent, but still I'm not able to nail a good shoot of the Moon.
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
Any good advise or working rule ?
Thank you all..!!
Just a comment. The moon is the moon is the moon. It has been the same since before there were humans. It has been photographed countless times in all of its phases and during lunar eclipses. There is nothing at all wrong with learning how to do it, but the end result is always going to be the same. The best pictures of the moon are where the moon is part of a scene with an interesting foreground. Look at Ansel Adam's Moonrise Hernandez for example.
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/53904
In this picture I took, the moon is overexposed, but is the moon the subject? In my mind, it's the clouds. Not perfect, but I'm working on it.
Jul 27, 2022 17:25:55 #
rbtree
Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States
Agreed. I do like closeups of just the moon, as the details of the surface are displayed better... But only for that reason. I have oodles of moon shots, many perfectly timed and shot from the perfect location.
Jul 27, 2022 18:31:56 #
rbtree wrote:
Try again, and spot meter the moon itself. That image is way overexposed.
Agreed... It's overexposed... in post.
The moon shall be - at least - two stops brighter than the surroundings. If not, you'll get a dark moon... which is unnatural and looks like the Death Star.
Basic blending rules: light sources shall be brighter than illuminated surfaces.
Stars shall be brighter than nebulae, the Sun shall be brighter than it's reflection in water, etc.
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