179 - Here we go, outside my comfort zone again, and a late night was needed to get this shot! This is my first serious attempt at a moon shot, and from a mixed bunch of shots, this was probably the best.
Some enhancements on the computer, with adjustments to brightness, contrast and saturation and a serious crop to give this result, which I'm reasonably happy with.
I would welcome any suggestions about how I could improve this shot.
Looks good! :) What I've found here lately when doing moon shots is that if I set the ISO to about 400 and the shutter speed to 1/1000 at f5.6, I'm getting some pretty clear shots. Also using a tripod, which helps immensely. That seems to be the primary factor, just being able to still the camera as best as possible.
Thank you - it took a while to get a reasonable image. The first discovery in this experiment was that the moon is much brighter than I expected, particularly against the dark sky, and to get a reasonable exposure I needed to adjust to a shorter exposure. A powerful zoom is also a great help.
Thank you for your advice, I'll definitely take note for my next attempt. The main thing I need to do is to find my tripod - this effort was hand held!
Thank you for your comment. The camera I have is a Nikon P500 bridge camera, so the built in Nikon lens is what I'm stuck with. The lens is x36 zoom, but full zoom looses definition, so it's taken at about x28. The auto exposure plays tricks as well with the huge contrast between the mass of black sky and the relatively small moon, so it's 2 full stops underexposed. Then I've cropped and enhanced the brightness, contrast and saturation after downloading it to my computer. I was quite happy with the result - and it does prove what can be achieved with relatively modest equipment.
Hope this helps in future shots :)
Thank you Caren, glad you like it!
Thank you - it took a while to get a reasonable image. The first discovery in this experiment was that the moon is much brighter than I expected, particularly against the dark sky, and to get a reasonable exposure I needed to adjust to a shorter exposure. A powerful zoom is also a great help.
Thank you David, glad you like it!
Thank you Ruth - it needed a bit of experimenting, and if the clouds ever clear I'd love to have another try!
Thank you Junan - this was an interesting challenge!
Thank you Lesley, glad you like it!
Thank you Debra, glad you like it!
Thank you Lizzy, and thank you for the fav!
Thank you Jen, glad you like it!
Thank you Tony, it is an interesting challenge!
Thank you for your advice, I'll definitely take note for my next attempt. The main thing I need to do is to find my tripod - this effort was hand held!
Thank you Brian, it was an interesting experiment and I'm reasonably pleased with the result.
Thank you Caren, this was an interesting experiment!
Thank you Sue, glad you like it!
Thank you Roslyn, and thank you for the fav!
Thank you Marie - this was an interesting experiment and I'm reasonably happy with the result!
Thank you Louise, I think I understand the theory of achieving a good shot of the moon - I just need to practice a bit more now!
Thank you Lynne - it's been interesting to see all the recent shots of the moon on 365, and compare results, settings etc.
Thank you Kristin, I'm learning a lot through this project!
thanks for checking mine out. I have my second attempt up if you're interested
Thank you Keywee - I've had a look and I'm impressed!
Thank you Isabel, glad you like it!
Well done on your shot again
Thank you for your comment. The camera I have is a Nikon P500 bridge camera, so the built in Nikon lens is what I'm stuck with. The lens is x36 zoom, but full zoom looses definition, so it's taken at about x28. The auto exposure plays tricks as well with the huge contrast between the mass of black sky and the relatively small moon, so it's 2 full stops underexposed. Then I've cropped and enhanced the brightness, contrast and saturation after downloading it to my computer. I was quite happy with the result - and it does prove what can be achieved with relatively modest equipment.
Thank you Rachel, and thank you for the follow! I'm following in return