please help

[queequeg]

This was my first time trying to photograph the moon. Didn't really turn out as I planned so if yall have any tips that would be awesome. Thanks!

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q244/stcuvadlax0609/IMG_0983.jpg

1/4 f/5.6 ISO 6400

[Adrena1in]

What exactly were you expecting? Because all in all that's a lovely shot I think! Great colours, very atmospheric.

If you want the moon to look like the moon, you need a much faster shutter time. Around 1/200th or faster, with something like ISO 200 and f/11.

[queequeg]

Adrena1in, thank you for the comment and compliment. I wished that the moon had looked like the moon for this shot. (it was one of the prettiest I'd ever seen). I'll try that next time. THanks for the help.

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[Bill Boehme]

Because of the extremely high brightness of the moon, it is going to be very difficult to do a night landscape image in which the light level of the rest of the image is very low. The only option that I can think of is to make two exposures and then blend them in Photoshop.

[Sorarse]

Looking at it logically, the moon is in full sunlight, the rest of the image is in darkness (or in moonlight if you want to be pedantic). I don't know of a camera that can expose for both extremes of lighting in a single exposure; they just don't have enough latitude.

[MidnightSun]

Nice shot I'd say also. Like was said, faster shutter and lower ISO. Maybe shoot in RAW and play around with it in PS.