Moon pic

[loraksus]

Played with a bunch of settings - eventually settled on the following.
Bigger / smaller aperture quality was sort of mediocre.
Exposure Time: 0.0031 s (1/320)
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO equiv: 100
Lens is a EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 @ 300mm on an Canon 400d - so ~480mm equiv.
First moon shot, learned a lot (that sucker is bright)
Opened RAW file in photoshop, turned saturation all the way down, sharpness all the way up, corrected color fringing (which was noticeable around the bright edge of the moon)

Hoping to get something going for the upcoming lunar eclipse, we'll see what happens. I'm on the west coast, might be a bit too bright.

Any ideas / criticism, let me know.
Thanks
http://vehiclehitech.com/pictures/!%20Photography/2008-02-17%20-%20Moon%20%231.jpg

[bob0]

yea, when i first shot the moon, i thought i'd need long exposure w/ a tripod... how wrong i was.

try applying some levels to the picture, and maybe more sharpening.


here's what i got
http://lh5.google.com/derweic/Rq1gNxgYCYI/AAAAAAAABBU/DLYbp2BGl_U/s800/_MG_9930.jpg

[silva95teg]

get ready the eclipse is coming.

[CanadaBoy]

get ready the eclipse is coming.

When? and will it be possible to see from within the GTA ?

[drucillica]

Wow, awesome moon pictures.

To hijack this thread, and tips for shooting the moon? I'm hoping to get some shots of the eclipse on Wednesday, so any tips are appreciated.

[bob0]

Wow, awesome moon pictures.

To hijack this thread, and tips for shooting the moon? I'm hoping to get some shots of the eclipse on Wednesday, so any tips are appreciated.

well...first it's going to be cold outside, so dress warm!
then get a monopod/tripod depending on the lens you use. for mine i was using a 300mm but it had IS... your shutterspeeds should be high but tripod it anyways

use spot metering and meter the moon if possible. if not, throw it on manual and chimp the exposure settings. i usually stick it on the len's sharpest aperture (F8-F11), iso100 and toy with shutter until the highlights are just about to blow out (so keep going until highlights blow then bring it back).

keep this setting and shoot away. dont worry about what the exposure meter tells you.

oh and turn on manual focus and set it to infinity.

that's about all i can think of

[Emancipated]

yea, when i first shot the moon, i thought i'd need long exposure w/ a tripod... how wrong i was.

try applying some levels to the picture, and maybe more sharpening.


here's what i got
http://lh5.google.com/derweic/Rq1gNxgYCYI/AAAAAAAABBU/DLYbp2BGl_U/s800/_MG_9930.jpg

Can you up your high res. version?

Thanks and great shot.

[bob0]

Can you up your high res. version?

Thanks and great shot.

thanks! i'll have to do it when i get home. so hopefully it'll be up by tonight

[Neb]

Where is the best place to go in GTA for tomorrow' eclipse? Will light pollution be an issue?

[bob0]

i dont think light pollution would be too much of an issue since your shutter speeds will be pretty fast. but it wont hurt if you've got some place close/easily accessible that's also dark

[TenzoR]

Where is the best place to go in GTA for tomorrow' eclipse? Will light pollution be an issue?

I was at Bloomington and Hwy 48 (Markham Rd) and it was pretty good last time when tehre was supposely shooting stars, or something. I was dragged out by my gf

[GunnerX]

The previous Lunar Eclipse in August of Last year, I was able to take the pictures from my bedroom. :) I just brought up my tripod and camera and set it all up. It's nice to look at but it just looks like a normal moon picture unless you animate it. :D

I have some of the pics on my flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gunnerx/sets/72157594259757658/

[CSAgent]

"That's no moon, that's a battle station!"

Perfect, I got a date tonight - her and I, we'll stand outside watching it and keep ourselves warm through various means... ;)

[sfu_engineer]

It's the Death Star!!! ;)

[TenzoR]

Anyone interested in finding a spot tonight? :|

[CSAgent]

Anyone interested in finding a spot tonight? :|

Depends, are you gonna treat me to dinner before or desserts after? :cheesygri

[ji2o0k]

Perfect, I got a date tonight - her and I, we'll stand outside watching it and keep ourselves warm through various means... ;)It will be cold outside tonight, so make you get full body warmth.....

Bring some lube too, the friction might cause chafing.......:lol:

[ji2o0k]

Anyone interested in finding a spot tonight? :|
Depends, are you gonna treat me to dinner before or desserts after? :cheesygri
you might want to check the thread about spots in Mississauga.......apparently there are some good spots...

[TenzoR]

Depends, are you gonna treat me to dinner before or desserts after? :cheesygri

Your date might not appreciate all the attention I'll be giving you, so that might cause a problem

[CSAgent]

Your date might not appreciate all the attention I'll be giving you, so that might cause a problem

hahahaha...

actually we'll be downtown - then heading uptown after so hopefully we would not have missed it.

[Vitulla]

what time is it at

[loraksus]

what time is it at

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/212917main_212917main_eclipsemap_20080219_HI%20cop y.jpg

[CSAgent]

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/212917main_212917main_eclipsemap_20080219_HI%20cop y.jpg

Nice, very useful!

[drucillica]

http://www.nyip.com/ezine/outdoors/eclipse.html?utm_source=nyip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2008_February_EZine

Some really good info about shooting the tonight's eclipse

[TenzoR]

http://www.nyip.com/ezine/outdoors/eclipse.html?utm_source=nyip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2008_February_EZine

Some really good info about shooting the tonight's eclipse

thanks for this link!!

time to setup my camera :)

[TenzoR]

just a reminder to everyone, turn off your VR/IS/OS if you are mounting your camera on the tripod ;)

[Embolus]

any last minute location suggestions? thanks

[3weddings]

Thanks for the settings! This noob may have some pics after all!

[TenzoR]

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4900/testmoonon3.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=testmoonon3.jpg)

test pic

any improvement?

f/16
1/20s
IS200
18-200 @ 200mm
Tripod
Remote Trigger

[Ojam]

my front yard.

[KorruptioN]

Sony A700 + 70-210mm f/4 @ 210mm
f7.1 & 1/320s
ISO200
Handheld

Will upload later.

[TenzoR]

Times like this I wish I have a longer zoom ...

[goofball]

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4900/testmoonon3.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=testmoonon3.jpg)

test pic

any improvement?

f/16
1/20s
IS200
18-200 @ 200mm
Tripod
Remote Trigger

Try F11 and a bit faster. I'm shooting now at 300mm, f11, 1/160th, ISO200. Pictures to follow.

[TenzoR]

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8243/trimoonxs3.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trimoonxs3.jpg)

f/8
1.30s
ISO200
200mm

[Ravell76]

and lens?

LMK

:)

[goofball]

about an hour ago.

f/11
1/125
ISO 200
300mm
Nikon D70s with 70-300 VR

Cropped in Photoshop

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x73/jke2k/DSC_2756800x600.jpg

[TenzoR]

Alright don't leave the camera outside too long, battery life went down to none in matter of minutes.

[goofball]

Alright don't leave the camera outside too long, battery life went down to none in matter of minutes.

Yep, always keep a second one charged and in your pocket.
However, it's not a good idea to bring a completely frozen camera inside without putting it in a bag (ziplock if possible) and letting it warm up inside a camera bag to room temperature.

[obernewtyn]

totally forgot about it. gonna check it out now.

[frogger]

My tripod almost gave my hand frostbite when I took it back inside

[frogger]

However, it's not a good idea to bring a completely frozen camera inside without putting it in a bag (ziplock if possible) and letting it warm up inside a camera bag to room temperature.

Why in a bag?

[TenzoR]

I just keep taking the tripod + camera in and out of the condo :cheesygri

but I'm only outside usually 5 min at a time

[TenzoR]

Why in a bag?

Lessen the exposure to the atomsphere, and the difference in temp between camera and air is fairly large, the air near the camera might get condensated. I think ....

[goofball]

Why in a bag?

to bring it gradually back to room temperature. Condensation can lead to bad things with camera's and lenses, or electronic's in general.

[TenzoR]

what's the setting everyone is using now? I can't seem to get a good decent shot

[goofball]

what's the setting everyone is using now? I can't seem to get a good decent shot

If it's red like it is now, I had to go to 2.5 seconds, f/5.6. Still not as sharp as I would like but the earth is moving too fast.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x73/jke2k/DSC_2787800x600.jpg

[drucillica]

what's the setting everyone is using now? I can't seem to get a good decent shot

f/5.6
2s
ISO200
18-200 @ 200mm

Hopefully the pictures turn out well :S

[xIcewind]

I couldn't get a good shot in. I had my Point+Shoot A620 though...

Tried F8.0, 1.5sec, ISO100, manual focus to inf. Didn't have a tripod and my hands shook too damn much.

Nice picture.

[goofball]

I couldn't get a good shot in. I had my Point+Shoot A620 though...

Tried F8.0, 1.5sec, ISO100, manual focus to inf. Didn't have a tripod and my hands shook too damn much.

Nice picture.

with a P&S and the DOF that it offers, you wouldn't need more than f/4 to be pretty equal to a DSLR with f/11.

[TenzoR]

f/5.6
2s
ISO200
18-200 @ 200mm

Hopefully the pictures turn out well :S

I tried it but I'm getting blurry result

[xIcewind]

with a P&S and the DOF that it offers, you wouldn't need more than f/4 to be pretty equal to a DSLR with f/11.

Thanks. I'll give it a try, but without a tripod, I can't take a 1.5s picture.

I'll try again in August.

[3weddings]

If it's red like it is now, I had to go to 2.5 seconds, f/5.6. Still not as sharp as I would like but the earth is moving too fast.



I have almost the SAME photo, strangely enough the same settings and outcome. I was beating myself up about it, but you're right, the earth is moving rather quickly tonite ;)

Thanks for all the advice! I think I have some good shots for the kids to see in the morning.

[VorteC]

oh man, funk me and my 85mm of zoom!
I think this was taken at 3"2 - ISO100 - f/4.5

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1866/imgjy6.jpg

[3weddings]

oh man, funk me and my 85mm of zoom!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2281116082_079a3634ab_o.jpg

I'll share ;)

[VorteC]

I'll share ;)

lol ;) hey READY for SPRING 3weddings? ;)

[Ojam]

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2948/img1114crvv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Canon S5 IS
1.6sec
f/3.5
tri-pod

not really happy with the sharpness, I'm guessing it's from the low f value, I thought the color was cool though.

I took 77 photos though so I have lots more to choose from. Oh that's cropped too.

[TenzoR]

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/586/orangeymoonog2.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=orangeymoonog2.jpg)

f/6.3
2.00s
iso200
200mm

not sure why it's not as sharp as before

[3weddings]

lol ;) hey READY for SPRING 3weddings? ;)

Not to go off topic....but yes...Yes....YES~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VorteC]

Not to go off topic....but yes...Yes....YES~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahaha awesome =] see ya in spring.

/offtopic

[3weddings]

I goofed :(

I have a new laptop and don't have photoshop installed yet :(, and I shot in RAW :( No uploads from me tonite :(

[mv10]

Here's mine, at around 9:30PM


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2046/2280334077_6d82ed739f.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/uhho/2280334077/)

[Neb]

Will post mine after i convert them tonight. How come everybody's shooting with a slow shutter speed?

My settings:

ISO200
55-200mm at 200mm
F8-F11
shutter speed was 1/250 or faster
spot metering.

This was taken before the eclipse
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2280877038_d90a4d8f8f_d.jpg

[rubberband]

If it's red like it is now, I had to go to 2.5 seconds, f/5.6. Still not as sharp as I would like but the earth is moving too fast.

Stupid planet.. very inconsiderate. :lol:

The color's great!

[ryan_lau100]

booourns to 70-200mm... i needed the 1.4 or 2x extender... or maybe even 2 2x extenders stacked

anyways...

i think this one was with my 70-300 sigma...

and word of advice, even if you are freezing take the time to MF... dont leave it up to your AF lol.

http://www.ryanlauphotography.ca/personalpics/randomshots/moon3.jpg

[sterdeus]

and word of advice, even if you are freezing take the time to MF... dont leave it up to your AF lol.

Those are definitely wise words. I'll see if I can salvage any pics and post them. Booo-urns to AF!

[TenzoR]

Those are definitely wise words. I'll see if I can salvage any pics and post them. Booo-urns to AF!

i would think it's just setting your lens to infinity to get the focus right?

[loraksus]

So... op here... I drove out to get a good pic of it over the city. Arrived a bit late, since NASA said it started at 7 (and I didn't realize that meant totality, thought it was "the beginning")
Anyways... Pull off the road... Drive over a curb, van tires on the right side immediately sink into the ground, which is the consistency of puffed marshmallow.
Car starts sinking until it stops - because the bottom of the shock / crossbar is sitting on the curb and holding the car up.
After shovels, manhole covers and a lot of angst later, I got a tow truck to lift the back of the van and drop it on the road. Fortunately, no damage to the suspension.
Meh...
Then AF was being a ***** (and the moon was too small to MF well), my crap tripod wasn't strong enough to prevent my camera from moving in the wind, etc, etc.
So.. crummy day...Not a total loss though - I managed to get this shot of our bridge. I think I'll go back one night after a rain and do a panorama from there.
http://vehiclehitech.com/pictures/!%20Photography/2008-02-21%20-%20Kelowna,%20Floating%20Bridge%20Long%20Exposure. jpg
Light pollution is great!

[oakville]

curious, how come Neb's 55-200 take sharper remote object than your 70-300?


booourns to 70-200mm... i needed the 1.4 or 2x extender... or maybe even 2 2x extenders stacked

anyways...

i think this one was with my 70-300 sigma...

and word of advice, even if you are freezing take the time to MF... dont leave it up to your AF lol.

http://www.ryanlauphotography.ca/personalpics/randomshots/moon3.jpg

[goofball]

curious, how come Neb's 55-200 take sharper remote object than your 70-300?

I'd say it comes down to shutter speed. 1sec for Ryan's vs 1/250th for Neb.

I needed slower shutter speeds only when the moon wasn't full.

[goofball]

My final results. I would have stayed up to complete the rest but way too cold and was taking too long for my liking.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x73/jke2k/Untitled-1640x480.jpg

[sterdeus]

Here's a few of mine
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/th_2008-02-20_LunarEclipse1.jpg (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/2008-02-20_LunarEclipse1.jpg)
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/th_2008-02-20_LunarEclipse2.jpg (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/2008-02-20_LunarEclipse2.jpg)
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/th_2008-02-20_LunarEclipse3.jpg (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/2008-02-20_LunarEclipse3.jpg)
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/th_2008-02-20_LunarEclipse4.jpg (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii211/sterdeus/Lunar%20Eclipse/2008-02-20_LunarEclipse4.jpg)

[BlazinTrini]

here is my pic just before the full eclipse
using S5 no tripod
1/80 and 8 on manual

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2068/2280314103_27c3a99e06_b.jpg

[ryan_lau100]

curious, how come Neb's 55-200 take sharper remote object than your 70-300?

it wasnt in focus. ive taken shots of the moon when it was full in the past with some pretty good results. i was just too lazy to set it on infinity. i think the af on my cam has some issues anyways. here is a shot of it normal using the same lense. both times it was tripoded with remote trigger and i think i even set the custom function so that the mirror slap would be less noticeable.

http://ryanlauphotography.ca/personalpics/randomshots/moon4.jpg

[rock hard]

My final results. I would have stayed up to complete the rest but way too cold and was taking too long for my liking.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x73/jke2k/Untitled-1640x480.jpg

DO you have a hi-res copy of that you can put up??

[yani]

I've just started to process some of my lunar eclipse photos, here is the first one I'm semi-happy with, but it is quite soft in higher res due to my telescope I think, the flickr page has more info on it:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/2283698358_6f49668914.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yanii/2283698358/

[sterdeus]

I've just started to process some of my lunar eclipse photos, here is the first one I'm semi-happy with, but it is quite soft in higher res due to my telescope I think, the flickr page has more info on it:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/2283698358_edd54e76c5.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yanii/2283698358/

Interesting how you merged the two images together. But seeing the two originals, I dont like the redness.

Great detail though! I have to get my dad to take out and clean up his telescope!

[KorruptioN]

I went out once every 15mins or so to get a few shots... but it was way too cold to do anything serious.

1
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04766.JPG

2
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04767.JPG

3
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04769.JPG

4
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04770.JPG

5
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04773.JPG

6
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04774.JPG

7
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04779.JPG

8
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04784.JPG

9
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04792.JPG

10
http://www.thequietrevolution.ca/quiet/images/camera/a700/eclipse/DSC04777.JPG

[goofball]

I went out once every 15mins or so to get a few shots... but it was way too cold to do anything serious.


Nice series. Agreed, it was too cold, I was out every 10 min or so.

[bst]

Not my picture, but my friend took this:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2281236788_951a7a4460_b.jpg

[AcidBomber]

Wow, i am so jealous of you guys taking those excellent pics!
I dont know how to take em with my Canon =(... :cry:

[goofball]

Wow, i am so jealous of you guys taking those excellent pics!
I dont know how to take em with my Canon =(... :cry:

Canon what?

[KorruptioN]

Not my picture, but my friend took this:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2281236788_951a7a4460_b.jpg

Not original :razz:

[drucillica]

Wow KorruptioN! Every 15 min - I didn't have the patience for that.

Here's one of mine though right at the end:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/2283270504_491bb51073_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lempelziv/2283270504/)

[frogger]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2288535199_73a102e33f_o.jpg

[yani]

Well I've added some new pics on flickr, what do you guys think of the luminosity merges vs the HDRs? I'm still working on processing some of the photos I had that night, and hope to put together a composite showing the progression of the eclipse.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/2287597431_465537ffe4.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2287772652_c5c231f5cd.jpg
Luminosity Merges (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yanii/sets/72157603976192997/) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yanii/sets/72157603976192997/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/2283698358_6f49668914.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2023/2288485988_5c97fdb838.jpg
High Dynamic Range (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yanii/sets/72157603972425884/) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yanii/sets/72157603972425884/)

The last HDR was the first one I posted and made the flickr explore front page!

[vincent-poon]

the clouds have been wonderful these few days, so i tried to take a few pics of the moon and clouds with my D40 and kit lens at full 55mm.
However, I cant really get a good pic, like I dunno how to set it to make the clouds perfect as well as the moon.
This is the best I could come up with. I need advice....
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5189/dsc2842aw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 55.0mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
Exposure Time: 1.300 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment: POON

[loraksus]

the clouds have been wonderful these few days, so i tried to take a few pics of the moon and clouds with my D40 and kit lens at full 55mm.
However, I cant really get a good pic, like I dunno how to set it to make the clouds perfect as well as the moon.

Cool, the thread lives on ;)
In terms of exposure, I don't think it's possible to get both the moon and clouds both exposed on the same frame, so you'll have to take 2 pics and then combine them in photoshop or whatever. RAW won't help. Even a ND8 graduated filter won't darken the moon enough

I suppose you can try to do an HDR, but nice clouds typically move a whole bunch due to wind and that will probably screw up the HDR unless you mask everything except the moon out. Make sure you get WB set correctly - I did a quick hack job on this pic and it looks odd with the reddish halo (looks decent as a 5x7 though, so you can get away with it pretty easily.)

http://vehiclehitech.com/pictures/PDXMoon.jpg

[vincent-poon]

Cool, the thread lives on ;)
In terms of exposure, I don't think it's possible to get both the moon and clouds both exposed on the same frame, so you'll have to take 2 pics and then combine them in photoshop or whatever. RAW won't help. Even a ND8 graduated filter won't darken the moon enough

I suppose you can try to do an HDR, but nice clouds typically move a whole bunch due to wind and that will probably screw up the HDR unless you mask everything except the moon out. Make sure you get WB set correctly - I did a quick hack job on this pic and it looks odd with the reddish halo (looks decent as a 5x7 though, so you can get away with it pretty easily.)

when u say set the WB correctly, how should i set it at? i usually just leave it in auto and dont wanna mess with it, unless its the preset wb, like sunlight, cloudy, incandescant, stuff like that.

[iggy123]

yea, when i first shot the moon, i thought i'd need long exposure w/ a tripod... how wrong i was.

try applying some levels to the picture, and maybe more sharpening.


here's what i got
http://lh5.google.com/derweic/Rq1gNxgYCYI/AAAAAAAABBU/DLYbp2BGl_U/s800/_MG_9930.jpg



could we ask you for 1680x1050 resolution?
i would really love to use that as my wallpaper

[WillFi]

Heres my shot from the last Eclipse.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/2298736605_4a01e41f7d_o.jpg

1 sec exposure
F4.0 @280mm
ISO 800.

This was the best of many different exposures for me.

Also:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2281257200_43250853dc_b.jpg

[vincent-poon]

Heres my shot from the last Eclipse.


1 sec exposure
F4.0 @280mm
ISO 800.

This was the best of many different exposures for me.

Also:



why such high iso? I thought we need to use low iso for this type of pics. Also, i found out most people use high aperture with a low shutter speed for the moon, but then the pics come out too dark, is this the reason for the high iso?

[WillFi]

why such high iso? I thought we need to use low iso for this type of pics. Also, i found out most people use high aperture with a low shutter speed for the moon, but then the pics come out too dark, is this the reason for the high iso?

This was a Lunar Eclipse. The brightness is very low as you can tell by the 1 second shutter at F4.0 @iso800.

If I were to use iso100 I would need to have a 8 second shutter for the same exposure, which in turn would cause the moon to blur with no detail at all - the moon travels quite fast in the sky!

[goofball]

why such high iso? I thought we need to use low iso for this type of pics. Also, i found out most people use high aperture with a low shutter speed for the moon, but then the pics come out too dark, is this the reason for the high iso?

You use whatever ISO allows you to get the picture. ;) As such, a 1sec exposure is pretty long and close to the limit, the earth is constantly moving and as a result, the moon is not in a static location for long.

As for why your pics come out dark, it depends on if you're using the proper metering mode and accounting for the fact that you're shooting an almost white object. You may need to overexpose by 1/3-2/3 stop or dial in + EV. Remember that camera's don't really understand "white", they try to make everything "neutral grey". The aperture and shutter are set accordingly. I normally try to stay f/8-f/11 and don't like to go slower than 1 sec shutter.

[vincent-poon]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5189/dsc2842aw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 55.0mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
Exposure Time: 1.300 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment: POON

so lets say i have these settings and trying to take a moon pic with clouds as the background, i would need to lower the exposure time, lower the aperture, as well as over expose.

[WillFi]

so lets say i have these settings and trying to take a moon pic with clouds as the background, i would need to lower the exposure time, lower the aperture, as well as over expose.


Your have a limited Dynamic Range in a Photograph. You can't have the Moon exposed properly and the clouds exposed well in one scene. Taking multiple exposures and creating a HDR would give this image though.

[goofball]

so lets say i have these settings and trying to take a moon pic with clouds as the background, i would need to lower the exposure time, lower the aperture, as well as over expose.

You would need to lower the exposure time (as in, faster shutter speed), not necessarily lower the aperture since you're not really zoomed in all that close, and overexpose but you should be using spot to expose just the moon to get a more accurate meter reading and then deciding on how much to overexpose to get a white moon as opposed to a dark grey moon.

As mentioned though, you can't have it all in one shot. You'll need multiple shots and merge them to get the clouds as visible as you want them without having a blown out moon.