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The moon was very bright last night and, having received instructions on how to take a picture of the moon last time it was full, decided to try my hand:
These were taken about 9:45 PM. The recommended camera settings are 1/250″ shutter speed and F11 aperture, these were taken at 1/250″, F8 (because that’s as high as my camera will go) and 12x zoom. I did these without an actual tripod, just crouching down and balancing the camera on the rail of my porch. Next time I’ll try it with a tripod as that got uncomfortable very fast.
Just for comparison’s sake, here’s a picture with the camera at the same position, same settings, except with a 1x zoom. Where da moon at??
When you set up on your tripod, try bracketing your shots and use spot metering, also use the slowest ISO setting to minimize noise.
Also, even with the tripod, since your shutter speeds are going to be slow, use the timer function so you don’t move the camera when you click the shutter.
Troy
9 Nov 06 at 7:08 pm