First Moon shots, C&C welcome :)

[Mbnmac]

OK, so I narrowed it down to three, did minor PP, mostly cropping (shot with 55-200mm so no the best reach) and sharpening (only the 3.5-5.6, so not the best lens) I was quite happy that I got some definition on the craters, I wasn't expecting that with this lens

Which do you think works best? personally #3 is my favorite, but it is darker.

Any advice for future moon shots? I won't be able to improve my lens any time soon so I'm stuck with what I got

#1

DSC_0025 by mbnmac, on Flickr

#2

DSC_0022 by mbnmac, on Flickr

#3

DSC_0021 by mbnmac, on Flickr

All shot with D90, ISO 200, shot 1 was f9 at 1/50, others 5.6 1/100 and 1/125 all at 200mm.

 

[jackiejay]

Great first time set of pics that turned out nice Im hopeing to try this myself one day.I like 3 the best also the moon seems a tad more clear.

 

[rainking]

They look really bright. What ISO are you shooting? I made the same mistake when I first tried because I bumped the ISO thinking it was night photography but the moon is really bright. This was shot at manual, f7.1, 1/1250 shutter and 100 ISO. I only have a 105mm.

 

[Mbnmac]

Thanks for the feedback, I posted the ISO under the photos, all shot at 200, that's just how bright the moon is to me here, I know that getting some more detail would need it a bit darker (ala 3 where the aperture is 9)