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<blockquote data-quote="cwgrizz" data-source="post: 342886" data-attributes="member: 27017">Thanks for all who responded to my inquiry here.&nbsp; Let me add a little to clarify.&nbsp; First I was shooting Manual mode.&nbsp; I played around with the Aperture and shutter speed settings as I saw the results in the LCD display.&nbsp; Some pictures were really washed out, so I compensated with aperture or shutter settings.&nbsp; Funny thing was that the picture I posted was one of the first few I took.&nbsp; Many were blurred to the point the moon was almost oblong like focus was not good.&nbsp; I had VR shut off, camera on a tripod (not as heavy duty as probably should have had) and focus setting was Manual (that is where the eyesight question came in. Ha!) I used the Live View mode to set focus.&nbsp; (I did try Auto-focus, but it didn't work at all.)&nbsp; I don't think the type of metering comes into play in Manual mode.&nbsp; If it does, maybe that is part of the problem. ??&nbsp; Charlie, I don't think I had the D5300 set to Auto-ISO, because I haven't found that option.&nbsp; Only the changing it 100, 200, 400, etc. Ha! I think for all of the pictures I took were taken at ISO 200 (not sure as I deleted all but the one posted and I forget after using film cameras for years, that the ISO can be changed easily. Ha!)PP with Capture NX-D, I just couldn't get the RAW fixed to a point where I was even close to being happy. HA!&nbsp; I still have a lot to learn in the PP scheme of things, however.Also, I did not have much time to play with settings as the clouds were really fighting to keep the moon covered up.&nbsp; Tonight, with the super moon, I have only seen a very small part of it due to clouds and I did not want to fight the mosquitoes while waiting/hoping for an opening to play. Ha!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwgrizz, post: 342886, member: 27017"] Thanks for all who responded to my inquiry here. Let me add a little to clarify. First I was shooting Manual mode. I played around with the Aperture and shutter speed settings as I saw the results in the LCD display. Some pictures were really washed out, so I compensated with aperture or shutter settings. Funny thing was that the picture I posted was one of the first few I took. Many were blurred to the point the moon was almost oblong like focus was not good. I had VR shut off, camera on a tripod (not as heavy duty as probably should have had) and focus setting was Manual (that is where the eyesight question came in. Ha!) I used the Live View mode to set focus. (I did try Auto-focus, but it didn't work at all.) I don't think the type of metering comes into play in Manual mode. If it does, maybe that is part of the problem. ?? Charlie, I don't think I had the D5300 set to Auto-ISO, because I haven't found that option. Only the changing it 100, 200, 400, etc. Ha! I think for all of the pictures I took were taken at ISO 200 (not sure as I deleted all but the one posted and I forget after using film cameras for years, that the ISO can be changed easily. Ha!) PP with Capture NX-D, I just couldn't get the RAW fixed to a point where I was even close to being happy. HA! I still have a lot to learn in the PP scheme of things, however. Also, I did not have much time to play with settings as the clouds were really fighting to keep the moon covered up. Tonight, with the super moon, I have only seen a very small part of it due to clouds and I did not want to fight the mosquitoes while waiting/hoping for an opening to play. Ha! [/QUOTE]

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