Shooting the moon - settings

[ChromeScholar]

Taking photos of the moon can be tricky. Many people underestimate just how bright the moon is. It is a reflection of the sun. Here is a method I use to get perfectly exposed shots every time.

The key to this is an aperture of f/11. Once your lens is set to f/11, all you do is match your ISO and your shutter speed. If your ISO is 200, you use a shutter speed of 1/200th. If you use a shutter speed of 1/400th, your ISO must be at 400, etc. If you shoot at a different aperture, it will not balance, and you will have to juggle ISO and shutter speed to get the proper exposure.


Examples...


This shot was taken at f/11, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/100th.

This shot was f/11, ISO 200, shutter speed 1/200th

And this shot was f/11, ISO 400, shutter speed 1/400th

It is not dependent on the camera. The above photos were taken with my Canon 80D. The below photo was taken with my wife's Canon Rebel T5

It was shot at f/11, ISO 200, shutter speed 1/200th

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Notice the brightness is equal in all of them.

 

[faislaq]

Those are really cool!


Your title made me think of this old contest: https://forums.avianavenue.com/index.php?threads/shoot-the-moon-contest.183465/

 

[Birdbabe]

Dan the full"worm moon" is on the 28th,,,I expect photos mister,,Haha. .

 

[Kassiani]

Those are just beautiful!!

 

[ChromeScholar]

Dan the full"worm moon" is on the 28th,,,I expect photos mister,,Haha. .

No such luck. I'll be working 6PM to 6AM.

 

[Dartman]

Very useful info, Thanks. I remember being thrilled when I got some really good lightning shots hand holding my rebel digital XT in the garage doorway with super long exposure times and a pillow. They were so fast and bright, and it was so dark they looked really good.