Waxing Crescent

The moon has always been one of my favorite subjects. Now, with the 100-400, I can actually do it some justice.

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I like it. What was your exif on this shot?

Thanks. I think this was the RAW I used for this one:

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time
4/15/2005 7:41:25 PM
Shooting Mode
Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/100
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Center-weighted averaging
ISO Speed
100
Lens
100.0 - 400.0 mm
Focal Length
400.0 mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Custom
AF Mode
AI Focus AF

Crop and very little USM in Photoshop for the finished result.

Wow, after looking at the exif, i realize how little I know, not even tip of the iceburg.

Please pardon my ignorance. Normally the light reflected from the moon is quite dim, but i saw you set your aperture to f8. Is that the widest when you zoomed in at 400mm? If no, why not use the widest aperture? I assume DOF doesn't come into play when using the widest f since the moon is so far away, correct? Thanks in advance.

I've played with moon shots for quite a while. I've always gotten the best results at 8. Dunno why, but I do. I generally set it at f8 and take 10 pictures or so at various shutter speeds. A full moon can force 1/300 or higher at ISO 100. The moon is actually quite bright. Remember, it's basically reflecting direct sunlight.

I see. Thanks for the clarification. I definitely need to save up a little more to get one of those.