Yet another moon picture.

[vampalan]

Taken today 4 Sept, 2009.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/3888458824_14e2c192b1_o.jpg

This was my first go, took the lens filter off.
The setting was 1/1000, f2.8.
AF on, IS off, 200mm. ISO 50.

Is there a better setting to use to take pictures of the moon?

[gdusek84]

The photo looks great to me. I'm actually surprised it turned out so well for it being at an ISO of 50 and a 1/1000th shutter. I would have figured the image would come out much darker.

[vampalan]

The photo looks great to me. I'm actually surprised it turned out so well for it being at an ISO of 50 and a 1/1000th shutter. I would have figured the image would come out much darker.

I thought the same thing, but the moon is acting like a big mirror reflecting sunlight.
I did do some post processing. The picture here is a 100 percent crop. LoL

[j.b]

It looks really good. Do you live in a rural area?

[vampalan]

It looks really good. Do you live in a rural area?

Amazingly I live in London, UK, zone two, which is about 6 miles away from Central Business District. There's not much industry left in UK, they all went to places different places.. thats another thread.

[j.b]

There's not much industry left in UK, they all went to places different places.. thats another thread.

I hear you loud and clear. I live in Detroit.:cry:

[CheshireCat]

Is there a better setting to use to take pictures of the moon?

You may get better contrast and/or sharpness stopping down a bit.
The sweet spot is usually one or two stops down from wide open, though it largely depends on the lens.