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Feb 26, 2013 13:28:48   #
eospaddy Loc: Liverpool UK
 
OddJobber wrote:
Linda From Maine wrote:
I'm going to post my second dumb question of the evening, which I am hoping is a record that I won't break again anytime soon: what is your goal (purpose, expected outcome) in using a slower shutter speed?


Not at all a dumb question, Linda. I THINK you may be referring to eospaddy comments along with his great moon shots. First you have to notice that he/she's on the other side of the ocean where things don't work exactly the way they do in Yakima. And second, I think he/she misspoke when he/she wrote, "i think anything less than 1/8 of a second and it may start to blur." I THINK he/she meant to say that anything SLOWER than 1/8 sec could result in blur.

So, in brief, if you're on this side of the pond you don't want to shoot slower.
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yes thanks for pointing that out , i did mean to say anything less than 1/8 second and it would possibly blur, also thanks for nice comments !

p.s i am male !

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Feb 26, 2013 13:34:32   #
eospaddy Loc: Liverpool UK
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
OddJobber wrote:
Linda From Maine wrote:
I'm going to post my second dumb question of the evening, which I am hoping is a record that I won't break again anytime soon: what is your goal (purpose, expected outcome) in using a slower shutter speed?


Not at all a dumb question, Linda. I THINK you may be referring to eospaddy comments along with his great moon shots. First you have to notice that he/she's on the other side of the ocean where things don't work exactly the way they do in Yakima. And second, I think he/she misspoke when he/she wrote, "i think anything less than 1/8 of a second and it may start to blur." I THINK he/she meant to say that anything SLOWER than 1/8 sec could result in blur.

So, in brief, if you're on this side of the pond you don't want to shoot slower.
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Thanks, but I was asking OP why he/she would WANT to take a moon photo using a shutter speed that is slower than 1/8 sec. What is goal of this set-up?
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i told the op that i shot with 1/8 shutter and got good results but slower may not be so good, he was just asking whats the slowest shutter speed for moon pics, i told him 1/8 was the slowest i could use ! i am not to sure why he wants to no though !

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Feb 26, 2013 13:38:24   #
Ed Greding Loc: Texas
 
Shutter speed will depend partly on the phase of the Moon; a thin crescent will need less time at the same f# than a "half moon" (quarter of cycle) or a fll moon. Here are some estimates for ASA 200 @ f/11: thin crescent,1/8;
wide crescent, 1/15, quarter phase (half moon),1/30, gibbous, 1/60; full, 1/125. Try slightly longer exposures also. Your camera should be on solid support (tripod), but will do fine at 600 mm fl plus. With a telescope and anything over about 50X you need a drive to counter the earth's rotation & prevent blur. BRACKET!
I'm an amateur astronomer and have taken lots of lunar photos with film, but am just getting into digital photography. Also, I lack the computer skills to do attachments. 'Hope this helps a little. -ED

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Feb 26, 2013 13:39:26   #
subroto mukerji Loc: New Delhi, INDIA
 
billybaseball wrote:
saxkiwi wrote:
Pepper wrote:
Can someone please tell me what the maximum amount of time you can have the shutter open when shooting the moon when you factor in itÂ’s movement? Thanks guy and gals


I shot this last night with a 500mm f/4 on 1.5 crop factor camera giving me 750mm f/4 at iso 100 400th sec at f/4
You don't need long exposures of the moon. try 1/125th at f/8 f/11 bracket your exposures.


Moon shots are the good when the moon is not full as you can see greater detail and depth in the shadows of the craters because of the angle of the sun. Look at your shot here and you see how flat the moon looks but then on the right side you can see the craters better because the moon is not quite full and you have a little angle on the sun hitting the moon on that spot.
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For some reason, the photographs lack sharpness and have an appearance kind of resembling a line drawing. This puzzles me, because I have shot much sharper pictures with my 42x zoom bridge camera which has a tiny 1/2.3" sensor. If I remember correctly, the exposures were 1/80th second, F.5.9, at ISO 80, WB on auto...handheld.

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Feb 26, 2013 13:39:48   #
Ed Greding Loc: Texas
 
Sorry--in the first line of my reply I meant MORE time, not less. - ED

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Feb 26, 2013 14:23:17   #
billybaseball Loc: Bel Air MD
 
Mick B wrote:
I took this moon photo with my old Fuji S5000 but just at the last moment a happy crocodile got in the way. This is what happens when you stick to auto setting shots of the moon!




Cool

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Feb 26, 2013 14:40:38   #
eospaddy Loc: Liverpool UK
 
smartet wrote:
70-200 MM f 2.8 Nikon VR 11 lens

Hand held

Manual
ISO: 100
f/11
1/125


very nice for hand held

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Feb 26, 2013 16:14:49   #
GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.
 
You could always check out the Astronomical Photography Forum here on the Hog. Erv started a thread yesterday.

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Feb 26, 2013 17:37:41   #
tommckibbin Loc: Liverpool, England.
 
One bit of advice i took and had great result was spot metering.

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Feb 26, 2013 18:44:14   #
G.Feduccia Loc: Paradise in Florida Panhandle
 
For Moon shots, I wouldn't do much less than 250th/second; and 1/500 would not be bad. Besides that, you must consider aperture and ISO and take into consideration that pictures you take will be in "sunlight" and moving. These will be daylight pics and will need short exposures. ISO 100 or 200 maximum. Bracket to make sure.

Gary

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Feb 26, 2013 19:29:28   #
Miriam
 
Since the moon shows up against a clear sky in broad daylight why do you need a longer exposure at night? Isn't the moon just as bright at night as it is in the daytime? Old lady Miriam

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Feb 26, 2013 19:35:57   #
OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR
 
That's it. I've just pulled out what little hair I had left.

Welcome to the Forum, Miriam. I'm heading out for a bit right now, but I'll check for answers to that when I get back.

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Feb 26, 2013 19:39:59   #
selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
 
Miriam wrote:
Since the moon shows up against a clear sky in broad daylight why do you need a longer exposure at night? Isn't the moon just as bright at night as it is in the daytime? Old lady Miriam

There is another light source between the moon and the camera during the day, skylight. The sky is not really clear. If you used the same exposure as at night, the sky and the moon would be washed out.

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Feb 26, 2013 19:47:45   #
Miriam
 
Are you saying that you need a shorter exposure at night than in the daytime?

Old lady Miriam

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Feb 26, 2013 20:10:40   #
dooragdragon Loc: Alma , Arkansas
 
Went out to shoot the moon tonite n musta used to long of a exposure cause all I got was frost bite on my butt lol ( yea I know bad joke , musta been a full moon to make me do it )

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