Have been trying to ge a moon shot for a long time and this is the best I could do. I need input on how get a better shot. I suffer from shudder (even with tripod) and overexposure of the moon. Please help.
heres my stink moon in sky,, i had to use f8 i think so light woulden blow from moon,,. i need more practic, thing is best to use a tele photo lense! bettet detail to! i dont have one tho,..
yip, yip, yip, yip,,,,,,,,,, i have same trouble, but the lighting of the moon, washes out and cant get detail,,, useing ND filter will help,, allso wait till the moon is setting as the sun comes up! its way better and you get a closer shot determing on the seson! ive been waiting for a moon rise, im sure its in the winter, its bigger at horision line and 6-8 inchs above,, i got my moon setting, as the sun came up befor the horision line and got a few shots befor the sunlight kill the moon! :) hay heresm my moon setting, :) oh there is noise and ive crop it a bit,
Jason - eliminating shake requires a firm tripod, remote or timed release (your hand pressing the shutter will blur the shot), little to no wind, and preferably mirror lockup. Also, a 500mm lens is pretty large/heavy, so you need to mount the lens on the tripod as oppsed to the camera body (you're probably doing this, but wanted to be sure). Otherwise any slight vibration, even from the shutter, will shake the lens front element (not to mention the stress on the camera body).
Also note that the moon is moving, so too long of an exposure will result in motion blur. Further, any atmospheric movement will blur things (i.e. clouds on a windy day).
My exposure for my moon shot (http://www.usefilm.com/image/223519.html) was 1/15s at f/16 at ISO 100. In theory the moon should expose well at "sunny 16" because it is an object directly reflecting sunlight. But I think 1/15s exposed better than 1/90s in this case.
Having said that...I actually think you have a good shot here. It has a creative feel to it and looks spooky.
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