Taking Pics Of The Moon

[JuStDaVe]

I have an eos 300 d with a 100 - 300 lense ... what is the best way to take a pics of the full moon they just come out white ?

any help would be greatly apreciated

sorry new to the photography scene

[robertwgross]

First of all, with that lens, you won't get much. 300mm x1.6 is 480mm equivalent, and that is about a third of what you want.

Second, apparently you shot something and got unexpected results. Tell us all of the settings on your camera for that shot. If you got a usable image, then we could look at that and advise. If you didn't get anything usable, then we can only guess.

---Bob Gross---

[eric1]

moons that are not full are much easier to shoot. they are not as bright,
and are less likely to wash out.

eric1

[PhotosGuy]

Have you ever heard of the "Sunny 16" rule?
If you're taking pics in bright, cloudless sunlight, then exposure should be F-16 at 1/ISO sec. So, ISO 100 = 1/100 sec. @ f-16 = a good starting point.

Guess where the light on the moon is coming from? :lol:

[Canuck]

I have an eos 300 d with a 100 - 300 lense ... what is the best way to take a pics of the full moon they just come out white ?

any help would be greatly apreciated

sorry new to the photography scene

All white is overexposing...you need to under expose it.

I have some pics I posted about a week ago...lemme go find that thread...

Right, here it is, the last post: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34325 and the browner one was 1/60 sec F7.1 ISO 100 taken 2105 6 Sept 03 and I can't for the life of me remember the settings on the other one, taken 21 Nov 03 0210. Interestingly enough the browner one was taken as a lg/fine jpeg and the lighter one was RAW, both at the 6.3MP resolution and are 100% crops. I could fish thru the archive is you're interested to get the settings on the other pic.

Setup: shot w/ a 10D and Sigma 120-300mm F2.8EX. They are 100% crops!

Something else, tying into the all white over exposing, keep bracketing +/- as necessary till you get it right. The browner one is the 6th try to get it right and the rest is history. You can also use the LCD screen to judge it at a glance if you zoom in all the way. That is how I did it and finally got it. You might try F16 and 1/60 sec, of too light, go 1/100, still to bright, go 1/200 and so on till it is right. You could also mess w/ aperature to say F7.1, F8, F9, F10 or whatever. I wouldn't recommend lower than about F7.1 as it may not have sufficient DoF to get the pic. Just keep in mind that the moon is a few 100,000 miles away. I forget the number right now.

Hope this gets you started.

[photoguynorth]

Have you ever heard of the "Sunny 16" rule?
If you're taking pics in bright, cloudless sunlight, then exposure should be F-16 at 1/ISO sec. So, ISO 100 = 1/100 sec. @ f-16 = a good starting point.

Guess where the light on the moon is coming from? :lol:

When I first tried moon shots this sounded strange - but he is right on. Full moon shots work very well, and you get detail.