Moon Shot March 2

I had a private lesson at the camera shop today. I'm excited to test out some of the things I learned tomorrow on the T3i! But for today, I did learn that if you lower the AWB while the camera is set to 200 and shoot the moon, it will bring out the contrast of the craters and keep the sky black. So of course, with the moon being so wonderfully bright now, it was fun to put all that new info to use!

By the way- this is not black and white!! It just looks that way.

[Amy]

Amazing! fav

[Lisa Poland]

Fabulous detail I took a shot of the moon tonight at sunset. Now I need to go take a night shot! LOL! FAV!

[👑 AnaZad]

You learned and applied it perfectly. Fabulous capture.

[Hope D Jennings]

perfection!

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Wonderful, Ann -- I should take notes on the things you learned.

[mzbull]

It's very cool. I just went out the door to check for the moon. By the time I went back into the house, played with the camera settings, and went back out, it was behind the clouds. I'm so bummed. Oh well, another night. Thanks for the info.

[Vicki Dixon]

super details

[Julia]

super shot! Love the details!

[Annie D]

wow!

[Sally Ings]

So so stunning. Fabulous details. Instant fav!

[Kathy]

Good on you!!! This is just terrific!!!! Fantasatic details!! I will have to try this. Did you use a tri-pod or is this hand held? FAV!!!

[Yao RL]

What is AWB stands for. Your camera club sounds like a very lovely place for learning.

[Anita Russell]

Stunning full moon

[Joyce]

Wow. The detail on this is amazing Ana. I've no idea how to do moon shots I must learn!! Fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Wow what a fabulous moon shot!!!!!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Pam]

Fantastic shot of the moon!!

[Margaret Brown]

SNAP!! I've just posted a shot too, but I do prefere yours fav

[Nicole]

wow this is fabulous Ann! you had a good lesson!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the moon. ( Borrow this pic. from NASA ? or have you been at Space lab )

[Margaret Obey]

Wonderful shot of the moon.

[Vera]

Wow, that is quite a moon! Looking at it like this almost gives you a feeling that there is only very few places in the universe that are still unknown to people (despite of knowing that it is not true). So detailed and close. Amazing.

[Nick]

Great jet black background - making this really stand out.
I'll give the minus WB tweak a go. Thanks for sharing that tip.

[Arancha]

I just love pictures of the moon!

[Islandgirl]

So cool and you captured a lot of detail!
Thanks for the tip, I'II have to try that.

[bruni]

An awesome shot. will have to try it.

[Daisy Miller]

Gorgeous moon shot. Lots of details. a fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@acarletti @homeschoolmom @anazad511 @mzzhope @aikimomm @mzbull @vickisfotos @juliac @annied @salza @cashew @yaorenliu @neatz @thistle @sangwann @kerristephens @pammerritt @craftymeg @nicoleterheide @pyrrhula @ceilidh @vera365 @nicknac @aranchalopez @radiogirl @bruni

Many of you have said, "Wow!" and I'm saying it too! I can't believe all the comments and favs! Thank you sooooo much!!

So here are the particulars for those who are interested: set you ISO to 200 on the AV mode. Set the Exposure Compensation (which I incorrectly called the AWB above!) one or two stops below 0 depending on how much contrast you want to bring out. You will definitely need a tripod or something to hold your camera steady. Set the AWB (automatic white balance) to Daylight- yes daylight as the moon is reflecting the sun! Happy moon shooting!

I've spent the evening shoveling- very stiff and tired right now, so I'll back to visit you all tomorrow.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@daisymiller Thank you Daisy! And thank you so much for the fav!

[Sandy]

Amazing detail. It also looks like a somewhat bruised cantaloupe.

[alia_801]

Brilliant Moon shot! Love all the detail!

[Carole Imes]

Excellent capture. You have nailed this to perfection. Fav.

[Hazel]

A fav for this incredibly detailed moon shot and thank you so much for the explanation which I've bookmarked!!

[summerfield]

yay for moon shot, ann! it's been cloudy here and the one time it wasn't, i couldn't find the moon. i think it's hiding from me.

[Leana Niemand]

This is a wonderful shot, and thanks for the tip, i'm going to try it ;-)

[Bill Fenske]

Wow! Amazing capture.

[Graham Thresher]

Great shot. Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@skstein @alia_801 @cimes1 @quietpurplehaze @summerfield @leananiemand @bill_fe @thresheg

Thank you Sandy, Alia, Carole, Hazel, Vikki, Leana, Bill and Graham. And a double round of thanks to those who fav'd it!!

[Sheralee S]

That's a beautiful moon shot, well done!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bella_ss Thank you Sheralee!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bella_ss And thanks for the fav too!!

[Vesna]

Excellent photo!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@vesna0210 Thank you Vesna!

[Bev]

Cool! Great shot! I have to try this method! I never knew about the AWB settings. Fav!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@prttblues Thanks Bev and thanks for the fav!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@prttblues By the way- read the instructions about mid-way down the discussions because I have some of the names wrong in the commentary.