Shoot the Moon!!!

[theantiquetiger]

I tried to shoot the full moon last night but just ended up with a giant white ball on black background. I tried different setting, speeds, etc, and never could get the moon in focus. (it was in focus through the viewfinder)

Any good advice on how to shoot the moon tonight?

[Marko]

You could always start with the sunny 16 rule if the night is clear and the moon is indeed full.
F16 - 1/100 iso 100 That should get you very close on shot 1.

[theantiquetiger]

You could always start with the sunny 16 rule if the night is clear and the moon is indeed full.
F16 - 1/100 iso 100 That should get you very close on shot 1.

OK, thats my problem, I set the ISO too high. I will try it again tonight.

[Mad Aussie]

It's a very common misconception that you need to shoot slow or with high ISo, low f-stop etc. Not true, a bright moon casts a heap of light.

Use a tripod though, the moon is actually moving

[DanStar]

If you have the setting on your camera use spot or center weighted metering. Also, use the longest glass you have. It is suprising how small the moon ends up looking in an image.

[theantiquetiger]

If you have the setting on your camera use spot or center weighted metering. Also, use the longest glass you have. It is suprising how small the moon ends up looking in an image.

I noticed how small the moon was even when using 300 zoom. Well, here it is, a little bland. Last night we had clouds, so there was a great sky. Tonight is clear as a bell.

This one was shot hand held, f16 1/100 100iso



This one was shot tripod mounted, f16 1/80 100iso