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<blockquote data-quote="Thumper_6119" data-source="post: 330948" data-attributes="member: 14611">While I am most certainly not any sort of an expert in photography by any means, I would like to share a few observations about photographing full moons with those that have not done it before.&nbsp; (At least as far as just trying to capture the moon itself, by itself). A full moon, especially a &quot;Super Moon&quot;, is deceptively bright.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is basically a solar reflector.&nbsp;&nbsp; You don't need to shoot as though you are doing night photography (if you are just trying to capture the moon itself).&nbsp; You don't necessarily need to use VR, and unless you have shaky/unstable hands, you don't really need a tripod.&nbsp; The moon is bright enough that you can use an ISO &lt; 400, and you can use an aperture of f/8 or smaller.&nbsp; Then you will still need to use a fairly fast shutter speed (which is one of the things that makes using a tripod or VR unnecessary).&nbsp; If you meter it straight out and use the settings that the meter recommnds, you will end up with a big white ball.&nbsp; You will need to compensate.&nbsp;&nbsp; It may take a few shots to get exactly what you want, but you should be able to get some good detail with little to no grain. This is for just a straight and simple shot of the moon, nothing fancy.At any rate, that has been my experience with shooting (just) the moon.&nbsp; From a novice amateur hobbyist to other novices.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hope it helps.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those with more experience and better skills, please add to or correct anything that I have posted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thumper_6119, post: 330948, member: 14611"] While I am most certainly not any sort of an expert in photography by any means, I would like to share a few observations about photographing full moons with those that have not done it before. (At least as far as just trying to capture the moon itself, by itself). A full moon, especially a "Super Moon", is deceptively bright. It is basically a solar reflector. You don't need to shoot as though you are doing night photography (if you are just trying to capture the moon itself). You don't necessarily need to use VR, and unless you have shaky/unstable hands, you don't really need a tripod. The moon is bright enough that you can use an ISO < 400, and you can use an aperture of f/8 or smaller. Then you will still need to use a fairly fast shutter speed (which is one of the things that makes using a tripod or VR unnecessary). If you meter it straight out and use the settings that the meter recommnds, you will end up with a big white ball. You will need to compensate. It may take a few shots to get exactly what you want, but you [I]should[/I] be able to get some good detail with little to no grain. This is for just a straight and simple shot of the moon, nothing fancy. At any rate, that has been my experience with shooting (just) the moon. From a novice amateur hobbyist to other novices. Hope it helps. Those with more experience and better skills, please add to or correct anything that I have posted. [/QUOTE]

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