MOOOOONNNN

[Msteelio91]

First time trying to photograph the moon. Used a 70-300 non VR on a tripod out of my apartment window

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Moon by Matthew_Steele, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

Gyp!!! That's only one cheek's worth!



Nicely captured.

 

[Msteelio91]

Gyp!!! That's only one cheek's worth!



Nicely captured.

Haha it's rare to get such a clear sky near DC! Thanks

 

[runnah]

You're in DC? I was just there last week for work.

 

[Msteelio91]

I saw you met with Lew, if I had been free and knew you were around we could have met up for sure

 

[CaptainNapalm]

What was your shutter speed? I never understood why people use a tripod to shoot the moon. To properly expose for the moon, without blowing it out, I always have to keep my shutter speeds high. Anyways, very nice shot... lots of detail there.

 

[Msteelio91]

What was your shutter speed? I never understood why people use a tripod to shoot the moon. To properly expose for the moon, without blowing it out, I always have to keep my shutter speeds high. Anyways, very nice shot... lots of detail there.

Shot at 1/20th. I used a tripod since I don't have VR on the 300 and I was shooting out of a window on the 14th floor of a building

 

[480sparky44 44]

What was your shutter speed? I never understood why people use a tripod to shoot the moon. To properly expose for the moon, without blowing it out, I always have to keep my shutter speeds high. Anyways, very nice shot... lots of detail there.

Shot at 1/20th. I used a tripod since I don't have VR on the 300 and I was shooting out of a window on the 14th floor of a building

1/20th? Good god, WHY? Did you shoot at f/128 or something?

 

[snerd]

......... I never understood why people use a tripod to shoot the moon.......

Because I'm getting old and my hands are shaky. Now you know!

 

[Raj_55555]

Nicely done Matt, from my perspective I would have kept the moon just a touch more to the right than it is now.. Nothing else to say on this except use a tripod if you have one, it definitely helps..

 

[Msteelio91]

What was your shutter speed? I never understood why people use a tripod to shoot the moon. To properly expose for the moon, without blowing it out, I always have to keep my shutter speeds high. Anyways, very nice shot... lots of detail there.

Shot at 1/20th. I used a tripod since I don't have VR on the 300 and I was shooting out of a window on the 14th floor of a building

1/20th? Good god, WHY? Did you shoot at f/128 or something?

What would you suggest I use next time? Shot at f7.1

 

[Msteelio91]

Nicely done Matt, from my perspective I would have kept the moon just a touch more to the right than it is now.. Nothing else to say on this except use a tripod if you have one, it definitely helps..

Thanks Raj This is actually a crop, so I could definitely still do that. It was hard finding a point that felt balanced in the shot haha

 

[Raj_55555]

1/20th? Good god, WHY? Did you shoot at f/128 or something?

What would you suggest I use next time? Shot at f7.1

I'd suggest you increase the ISO next time and increase the shutter speed. You've used ISO 100, on D7000 you could easily have gone to ISO 500 or even 800 without any noise whatsoever.. So, bump up the ISO and shutter speed and you're good to go

 

[480sparky44 44]

Shot at 1/20th. I used a tripod since I don't have VR on the 300 and I was shooting out of a window on the 14th floor of a building

1/20th? Good god, WHY? Did you shoot at f/128 or something?

What would you suggest I use next time? Shot at f7.1

F/7.1, at ISO 100, the moon should be properly exposed at 1/500. Remember.... the moon is lit by the sun, just like trees and kids and mountains here on earth. If you had a chunk of it land in your yard on a sunny day, the exposure would be the same. At 1/20th sec, assuming ISO 100, you should have been overexposed by 4-2/3 stops. You should have recorded a white circle.

 

[KmH]

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The Moon has an exceptionally low albedo, giving it a reflectance that is slightly brighter than that of worn asphalt.