This is a great shot. ( I’m a bit jealous of the 600mm lens too but I remind myself that the lens alone doesn’t do all the work so no guarantee if I did have one that I’d be able to get such a nice shot. Better for me to concentrate on doing the best I can with the lenses I do have!)
I seized the opportunity last night since we never know day to day if the weather will cooperate! This is a beauty! What more could you really ask for?!
What a great shot, Skip. For some reason I have never been able to get a good moon shot, so I really appreciate this one. I also love your framing of the moon here. Nice, buddy!
@ggshearron Why thank you very much I really appreciate your kind comments. Some time ago I started following a photographer's podcast on YouTube. His name is James Beltz. On one of his podcasts, he talked and demonstrated how you can actually shoot the moon handheld. Of course, shooting from a tripod is still the best.
James suggested these settings;
Set your camera to manual
Remove any filters you might have on your lens.
Shutter speed - 1/125th of a second
Aperture - f/11
ISO - 200
Since the moon reflects the sun, when you try to photograph it it's like photographing a light and when you let your camera do the settings all you get is a blown out white ball. So that is why the fast shutter speed and narrow aperture. You may have to play with the settings to get the best picture with your particular camera.
James suggested these settings;
Set your camera to manual
Remove any filters you might have on your lens.
Shutter speed - 1/125th of a second
Aperture - f/11
ISO - 200
Since the moon reflects the sun, when you try to photograph it it's like photographing a light and when you let your camera do the settings all you get is a blown out white ball. So that is why the fast shutter speed and narrow aperture. You may have to play with the settings to get the best picture with your particular camera.