How do you shoot a full moon?

Just remember - it's always a sunny day on the moon. Any adjustments you need to make to "Sunny 16" are due to atmospherics more than anything else.

Still to this day, Ben Jacobsen has the best moon shots ever...

https://photography-on-the.net …p?t=440466&high​light=Moon

Without a calculator, the Sunny f/16 rule has been suggested as a guideline. In general, use a faster shutter speed than you might imagine! Spot focusing on the moon is a decent starting point as well, but take a series of shots, bracketing your shutter speed. A low ISO is fine.

Here's a shot I took last year with a bit slower shutter speed than the Sunny f/16 rule, with a 30D and the 300 f/2.8 with a 2x TC (it may show a bit of "slow shutter speed blur"). The full-size image is followed by a 100% crop, which has the exif info of 1/80" at f/16, ISO 200, 600mm:

tonylong wrote in post #5555369
Without a calculator, the Sunny f/16 rule has been suggested as a guideline. In general, use a faster shutter speed than you might imagine! Spot focusing on the moon is a decent starting point as well, but take a series of shots, bracketing your shutter speed. A low ISO is fine.

Here's a shot I took last year with a bit slower shutter speed than the Sunny f/16 rule, with a 30D and the 300 f/2.8 with a 2x TC (it may show a bit of "slow shutter speed blur"). The full-size image is followed by a 100% crop, which has the exif info of 1/80" at f/16, ISO 200, 600mm:

100% crop with some LightRoom contrast and sharpening:

Nice shots, but isn't it the "moonie f/11" rule?

Paulmalsop wrote in post #5555513
Nice shots, but isn't it the "moonie f/11" rule?

I've heard it both ways, dunno! I'd say start somewhere and chimp -- the biggest dangers are overexposure and too slow shutter speeds which can show "moon motion" blur. Plus, having a good telephoto reach helps!

Heres one I took a week or so ago

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …s/randerson07/2​479058069/

Really hate to admit I did this, but I know you'll enjoy so I'll sacrifice some personal pride....

Went out to shoot the moon last night before bed (about the same time that I was out the night before).

Dang thing was barely up... !

From what I have read in the past. Base the exposure on the ISO you are using; example ISO 100, Shutterspeed=100, F\11; ISO 200,SS= 200,F\11 and so on, heres one i shot at 200, f\11 ISO 200

This was from my first attempt at a moon shot a few nights ago.

Taken with 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III, yeah I know...

Cropped about %25 of the empty black space.

ISO 100, 1/25, f/11
Focal length, 205mm.

I usually use the 'Moony Rule'. Here a few snapshots from some of my favorite shots. Exif should be intact...

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#3 is great thanks

bbqKing wrote in post #5544780
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100% Crop of the moon with RAW processing. Shot with a 40D, manual focus via live view. ISO 200, 1/50th f11 with Sigma 50-500mm "Bigma" (800mm effective AoV).

Next time I shoot I'll try doubling the ISO and halving the shutter to negate some of the blur I was getting. I might even drop the aperture a stop for an even faster shutter speed. 1/50th on an unsteady tripod just isn't quite enough... the surface I was on wasn't stable either. Frankly I'm shocked it came out so well