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Mar 27, 2012 04:45 |  #1

i have a facination with the moon , always have had, and i have tried lots of times to get some photos of it but never very good , well last night i got some and here is the best one of the bunch.

handheld in back garden leaning against my shed.
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Mar 28, 2012 10:25 |  #2

it's very nice, for a handheld shot it's fantastic




  
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Mar 30, 2012 01:53 |  #3

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it's very nice, for a handheld shot it's fantastic

thankyou i really appriciate your coments , i will be trying again asap but this time with the tripod .



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Apr 02, 2012 09:34 |  #4

No nerves there!


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Apr 02, 2012 19:18 |  #5

No coffee either


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Apr 02, 2012 22:22 |  #6

It's a little blown out, try lowering your ISO down to 200 or 400 with the same exposure time time. The moon is a very bright object that is deceptive to a lot of people. Overall, not a bad job for handheld, keep at it. When you try again with the tripod, try it at ISO 100, F11, for about 1/60th second as a starter and adjust your exposure as necessary. You will have to expose the phases accordingly, meaning that a full moon is extremely bright and would require a much shorter exposure than a waning or waxing gibbous.


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Apr 03, 2012 01:48 |  #7

Joe929 wrote in post #14200167 (external link)
It's a little blown out, try lowering your ISO down to 200 or 400 with the same exposure time time. The moon is a very bright object that is deceptive to a lot of people. Overall, not a bad job for handheld, keep at it. When you try again with the tripod, try it at ISO 100, F11, for about 1/60th second as a starter and adjust your exposure as necessary. You will have to expose the phases accordingly, meaning that a full moon is extremely bright and would require a much shorter exposure than a waning or waxing gibbous.

thankyou for the tips , we have a full moon on the way on the 6th so i am hoping for a clear sky .



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Apr 03, 2012 05:56 |  #8

You're welcome. Personally, the full moon isn't as interesting of a subject as non full moons have shadows making the craters much more appealing, although that's just my opinion. I do try to shoot full moons when possible, however, my goal isn't so much the moon as it is to capture a plane in front of it - some day I'll get my shot!


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