Shoot The Moon . . .

[RJSorensen]

Well I waited till this evening . . . wanting to try to measure up to the fine standards I have seen set before. I think I need help, lol. Anyway so as to not be 'chicken' here is my first shot of the moon.

Help is requested and wanted, lol, Tom, Dave . . . anyone?

20D/100-400/1.4 TC

[RJSorensen]

Or is this better . . . I peeked at Tom's.

[Tom W]

I vote for #2 - much more detail.

Good shots -
What were your settings (ISO, shutter, and aperture)? #1 is a bit overexposed.

I have the luxury of spot-metering now, but I didn't with my 10D. I recommend bracketing and shooting RAW. With the 20D, you can probably use ISO 800 to keep the shutter speed up a bit.
Mirror lockup is a plus, along with remote shutter release.
Also, use your EOS View Utility's curves adjustment, if you don't have regular PS or DPP.

[RJSorensen]

Oh, Tom . . . looks easy. It is not. Share the secret(s) pls.

[Tom W]

While you posted, I edited my post!

[RJSorensen]

I think they are both at ISO 800 but is that mirror slap that makes mine look fuzzy? Or is it the 1.4 TC on my 100-400? This could become fun. Thanks

I am of to a basketball game . . . going to try to shoot that as well.

[pcasciola]

The second one is better. What were your settings?

Try a little curves or brightness/contrast adjustments to bring out the detail.

I shot this one tonight with my 300 f/4L, ISO 400, f/11, 1/800, curves adjusted in CS:

http://www.casciola.com/pics/moon.jpg

[Tom W]

I think they are both at ISO 800 but is that mirror slap that makes mine look fuzzy? Or is it the 1.4 TC on my 100-400? This could become fun. Thanks

I am of to a basketball game . . . going to try to shoot that as well.


Good possibility that it's mirror slap. I've used the 1.4X on my 100-400 with very good results. The image I posted yesterday was the 300/4 with stacked 2X and 1.4X Canon converters. It wasn't quite full moon (lots of jagged edges), but it is fairly crisp.

The 100-400 with a 1.4X and camera might have a bit of vibration sitting atop a tripod. That is why mirror-lockup is so useful.

BTW, are you using autofocus or manual?

[Tom W]

Nice shot, Phil.

[boomer1959]

The second one is better. What were your settings?

Try a little curves or brightness/contrast adjustments to bring out the detail.
http://www.casciola.com/pics/moon.jpg

I will second this allthow I used PSE3
Shot in raw
Mirror lock up, timer, remote cable, No wind, and crystal clear night. Any movement at all will give you a fuzzy shot.
Also you can start with getting settings from http://www.shaystephens.com/mooncalc.asp
Then bracket from there.
Have fun and good luck.

[RJSorensen]

We got trounced in the basketball game . . . lol, but I will continue to work on my Moon Shot(s). Thanks for the help and tips guys . . . tis not the end.

[mr.photoguy]

Yeah, when I did mine over a month ago it was a frigin pain .. However, I noticed the moon is full and out again ... Man oh man I was driving to work yesterday morning @ 5:45 am, and I saw the moon in this perfect position with a cloud scatter around it .. What a beautiful frame ..
It was a real shame I had to go to work ...

[mbze430]

http://mysite.verizon.net/turbo2/album/Nature/Landscape/slides/Canon20D-Moon.html

no adjustment, just cropped.

[boomer1959]

http://mysite.verizon.net/turbo2/album/Nature/Landscape/slides/Canon20D-Moon.html

no adjustment, just cropped.

very good for no touch-ups :D