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Shooting the Moon
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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 8929" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>Hmmm.... How would I shoot the moon. Having no experience in moon shooting I would have to rely on my experience with low light exposures. So, Helene, you have more experience shooting the moon so correct me if I'm wrong. I've seen full moons of all types and the first thing that comes to mind is the glare. Full moons are bright I would think shooting them would be no different than a sunrise or sunset, not nearly as bright of course but the shooting technique would be the same. I would use a one stop neutral density filter or even a two stop depending on the brightness to take down most of the glare. Then I would turn off the auto focus and set it on manual (the AF won't work). I would also set the metering on spot. I would put the mode wheel on manual and use the manual metering system in the view finder to make the exposure adjustments. Bring a chair or something comfortable to sit on, set up the camera on a tripod so you can see through the view finder in comfort. I would also try and get all this done before the moon rises. Set the exposure spot, on the center of the moon and manually being it in focus. Use the main wheel and the sub-wheel to make the exposure adjustments. I would start with an f/2.8 or f/5.6 and adjust the speed until the exposure meter indicates a normal exposure. The D60 manual shutter speed can go up to 30s before going to Bulb. For the ISO I would start with 200 to keep the grain down as much as possible. A shutter release cable is mandatory. Also to remember is that the moon moves through the sky. From what I understand a Bulb exposure of more than 90s would only result in a blur. One more thing if the exposure is more than a couple of seconds then use the view finder cover to keep out extraneous light from coming in the viewfinder. Most of all experiment, with the f/stop, ISO, and shutter speed to see what combination gives the best result. Hope this helps or even makes sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 8929, member: 654"] Hmmm.... How would I shoot the moon. Having no experience in moon shooting I would have to rely on my experience with low light exposures. So, Helene, you have more experience shooting the moon so correct me if I'm wrong. I've seen full moons of all types and the first thing that comes to mind is the glare. Full moons are bright I would think shooting them would be no different than a sunrise or sunset, not nearly as bright of course but the shooting technique would be the same. I would use a one stop neutral density filter or even a two stop depending on the brightness to take down most of the glare. Then I would turn off the auto focus and set it on manual (the AF won't work). I would also set the metering on spot. I would put the mode wheel on manual and use the manual metering system in the view finder to make the exposure adjustments. Bring a chair or something comfortable to sit on, set up the camera on a tripod so you can see through the view finder in comfort. I would also try and get all this done before the moon rises. Set the exposure spot, on the center of the moon and manually being it in focus. Use the main wheel and the sub-wheel to make the exposure adjustments. I would start with an f/2.8 or f/5.6 and adjust the speed until the exposure meter indicates a normal exposure. The D60 manual shutter speed can go up to 30s before going to Bulb. For the ISO I would start with 200 to keep the grain down as much as possible. A shutter release cable is mandatory. Also to remember is that the moon moves through the sky. From what I understand a Bulb exposure of more than 90s would only result in a blur. One more thing if the exposure is more than a couple of seconds then use the view finder cover to keep out extraneous light from coming in the viewfinder. Most of all experiment, with the f/stop, ISO, and shutter speed to see what combination gives the best result. Hope this helps or even makes sense. [/QUOTE]
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