Post your Moon Shots

[J-see]

A nice moon today. Perfect to test the shortcomings of the 70-300mm + TC. I certainly don't get the detail I got with the 200mm.

 

[paul04]

Taken last night.

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Just noticed your settings, low Iso and f11,might try that next time I take a picture of the moon, I've always kept the iso at about 400 and f5.6.

 

[wornish]

Just noticed your settings, low Iso and f11,might try that next time I take a picture of the moon, I've always kept the iso at about 400 and f5.6.

The lower the ISO the more dynamic range you get. and the higher f number the more DOF, the moon is curved remember so what's in focus at the edge is not in the middle at low f numbers. The moon is moving, so shutter speed needs to be kept faster than 1/200 th sec or you introduce motion blur. It always a trade off.

 

[wev]

Moon tonight (too tired to go outside)

 

[J-see]

I tried everything I could but I simply can't get the level of detail I got with the D3300. Some things a DX is better at. Moon shots are one of them.

 

[wornish]

I tried everything I could but I simply can't get the level of detail I got with the D3300. Some things a DX is better at. Moon shots are one of them.

Its the pixel density of the shot. Is this with your TC on ?

 

[J-see]

Its the pixel density of the shot. Is this with your TC on ?

No, I shot it without. I think it's the pixel difference but maybe it has something to do with the timing and there was more "shade" to bring the details out when I used the D3300. I lacked the time to test both last try.

 

[Roy1961]

my attempt at tonights moon, hand held for a change

 

[paul04]

After looking at some of the settings people use to capture the moon, I thought I would try last night, normally I keep at F5.6 or lower, but last night I tried F11

 

[Copyhat]

The lower the ISO the more dynamic range you get. and the higher f number the more DOF, the moon is curved remember so what's in focus at the edge is not in the middle at low f numbers. The moon is moving, so shutter speed needs to be kept faster than 1/200 th sec or you introduce motion blur. It always a trade off.

The moon is too far away to be influenced by depth of field - you focus on infinity and that's it.

 

[wornish]

The moon is too far away to be influenced by depth of field - you focus on infinity and that's it.

Sorry, but I don't agree, show me a picture where the whole moon is in tack sharp focus.
It might not be much but its still critical to get maximum DOF but avoid diffraction blur.

 

[WayneF]

The DOF range extent needed on the moon depth is about the same as one inch at twenty feet. Not zero, but not a big deal. If concerned with centering at DOF midpoint, focus about halfway from center to edge of moon.

However, stopping down probably does help focusing errors. Turning the lens focus until it stops is a bit beyond infinity.

Use Live View, and zoom way into bigger size on LCD, so you can see what you are focusing on.

 

[N_Addy]

 

[J-see]

Blue moon:



If it isn't there at night, you shoot it at day.

 

[J-see]

And one with the other combo. Pretty strange shooting the moon this late.



I had to work a bit getting it out.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Here is my moon photo from last night...

Pat in GA

 

[paul04]

Good photos J-see and rockyNH

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Good photos J-see and rockyNH

Thanks for the kind words..

Pat in GA

 

[Marilynne]

Late afternoon moon

 

[oldhippy]

1 Moon shot with a little help
2 original shot