Compo 10,328 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 How do I take a photograph of the full moon and get the detail instead of just a bright ball, please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 get closer....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 It's all to do with the lens...Larger makes closer.. You need a telephoto lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Alternatively, try speeding up you shutter speed to around 800th, get the moon dead centre of the view finder, if it still a bright ball , step up to a 1000, alternatively if it's too dark step down to 650 (Or whatever, I can't remember the exact corresponding numbers off of the top of my head. Then crop as much as you dare in your editing software that came with the camera. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beefsteak44/9579536040/" title="Augusts Harvest Moon by Beefsteak44, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/9579536040_185e51bcf7_b.jpg" width="1006" height="972" alt="Augusts Harvest Moon"></a> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Don't you mean enlarge it, Ian???? Cropping is a term used to "remove" excess parts of a photo, at least that's what it does in my software.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ian give a good starting point for exposure. Because the moon is so far away depth of focus is not important so stopping down the lens is not necessary apart from to correct the exposure Manual focus and bracket your exposures by time. Take lots... Digital exposures cost nowt. And post the results here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 That's the beauty of digital photography, you see the results immediately and you can correct it straight away, assuming the object is not moving too fast. I have a couple of photos I took years ago with 35mm film SLR, I took them about midnight on a timed exposure, you'd swear black and blue I'd taken them during the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 No John, I meant "Crop" ie crop away the bit you don't want, which is what it says on the canon software (Common sense if you think about it !) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Ahhh, misunderstood your post, that's why I had the question marks.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Thanks for the tips. I am fairly sure I tried a high shutter speed the other night but only got the bright ball. I have preciously managed decent shots at dawn and dusk but never in full darkness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 The problem with metering for such a scene is the high contrast between the main subject (the Moon) and the background. The best way to get an accurate meter reading for the subject is to stand by it and take an incident light meter reading. This records the actual light falling on the subject. Wallah! a perfect exposure every time. Talk to Richard Branson, he might have something planned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thanks for all the replies, gang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Does your camera allow you to alter the aperture f-stop setting? Try underexposing the moon by half an f-stop, then a full f-stop, and keep going half a stop at a time. Somewhere along the line, you'll get the right level of detail. Either that, or ask a friendly Clanger to do it for you. Be careful of soup dragons, though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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