Shoot The Moon

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

 

 

This will be an on going discussion in photographing the moon.   Full Moons, Half Moons, New Moons, Man on the Moon, and some cheese.  Whatever you have, post it here.  

In November, Linda, Weber, and Seda (my inspiration)  and others, posted pictures and tutorials about techniques to photographing the moon. I've added those below.

And from Donna and Quincy, she left this wonderful video for us all to enjoy and be inspired by.  Thanks so much, Donna.

To get you started here are the  instructions:

From: Linda, Webber and Seda

 

• Camera Mode: Set your camera mode to full Manual Mode.
• ISO: Set your ISO to 100 if you have a Canon DSLR and to 200 if you have a Nikon DSLR (basically, whatever base ISO you have in your camera). For most other brands, the base ISO is also 100. If you have a point and shoot camera, see if you can find a menu setting to set your ISO to 100. Make sure “Auto ISO” is turned Off.
• Aperture: Set your aperture to f/11.
• Shutter Speed: Set your shutter speed to 1/125 on cameras with base ISO 100, and to 1/250 on Nikon DSLRs with base ISO 200.
• Lens Focus: Set your lens to manual focus (either through a switch on the lens or on the camera) and set your focus to infinity. Be careful while setting the focus to infinity, as some lenses allow focusing beyond infinity. On more advanced DSLRs such as Nikon D300, there is a handy feature called “live-view with contrast detect”, which can accurately acquire focus on distant objects. I have used it many times for my moon photography and it works great! If you do not have such a feature in your camera, then try setting your lens to the center of the infinity sign, then take a picture and see if it came out sharp by zooming in the rear LCD of the camera.

Here is another good article. http://www.tzplanet.com/words/how-to-photograph-the-moon/50

 

Linda found this very cool link

The moon exposure calculator is a tool for photographers feeling like taking pictures of the moon, it will give you the estimated shutter speed required based on your ISO, aperture, moon location, weather condition and moon phase.

http://www.adidap.com/2006/12/06/moon-exposure-calculator/

 

 

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I'm glad you added this Joanne.  I'm planning to try "moon shots" over the next few days.  I've never done this before, so it will be fun.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I'm excited too.  Thanks, Jane. 

[Denice Caouette]

This photo was taken on a field trip for a photo class we took. Thought I would post it because I just happened to have it.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Denice, very nice.   Is it a moon in the day time?

[Denice Caouette]

Hi Joanne...it was actually taken at twilight in the desert. Unfortunately we did not get a nice sunset that day. We had been hoping for some great sunset shots.

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Beautiful video!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Here is a link toThe Old Farmer's Almanac for Sun/Moon rise/set times.  Just change the location to get the time for where you are. 

 http://www.almanac.com/sun

The Moon Phase Calendar link under the moon times is helpful too.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Anne, thanks for the schedule. Now can you find one for the clouds?  JJ

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Try this one.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Courtland&sta...  

Just put your zip code in.  When you scroll down page there are radar and sarallite images.

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

Cool Joanne.  I will start taking photographs as soon as I can see the moon!!  FYI: the moon will be full again on December 10th.

[Lynda Kamrath]

What?  There is a full moon every month.  We love to watch the moon through the trees on our deck.  I love it when we have "moonshadows".  What do you mean by full again on December 10th?

Hahaha, just noticed that this post was dated November 30, 2011.  Now that would make sense - the next full moon would be in December.

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

ISO 100, f11 1/125