Problems taking shots of the moon

[juliejam]

Great shot Duke of York..Ive always had a facsination with the moon...
Like a few other the almost full look i find the most interesting..Early evening its quite low in the sky at the moment ..slowly moving across the sky during the course of the night..but always shining very brightly into the garden and through the patio doors..Thanx for advice of camera set up Will try tonight to get a shot.

Julie

[Tazni]

I find that if you have intelligent ISO it can help or lower the ISO. I use my digital Lumix with just a zoom no telescope or anything and it comes out OK

Also perhaps if you try spot focus?

Works for me but I guess you guys have professional cameras .

[NickCantle]

Hey Tez, be interested to see some of your images if possible

[Tazni]

Originally Posted by carlos_dfc

A little while ago, i experimented to see what kind of results you can get with the simplest of equipment.

Here's a ..*VERY SIMPLY DONE*.. Moon shot....

Through 10x50 binoculars costing only £9-99 (Special offer in Lidl shop - very good bins for the price) - Using a Kodak 2mp digital camera (at about 2x of it's OPTICAL zoom)
HAND-HELD.... Camera lens simply pushed up against one of the eyepieces.
I let the camera use it's autofocus, and compensated the exposure DOWN by 2 stops.
No other messing about at all - no fiddling with ISO, or specific f/stops and shutter-speeds.

This was the best of only 4 shots - you can see a little vignetting against the inside of the eyepiece FOV at the bottom edge of the Moon - coulda probably centred it better if I put the binocs on a tripod, but I was experimenting to see what I could get using the SIMPLEST possible method.

(click for full size pic)

I tried that many times with an expensive pair of binocs but I fail... It won't focus =[ And the moon is too big lol... Any Tips?






My Efforts are terrible compared to yours =[ lol

[NickCantle]

Don't be so quick to put yourself down. These guys have many years of experience and you're just starting out. Don't look at it like a failure, look at it like an experience and something to build on in good time. It's an exciting prospect. If all of our images were 100% perfect and stunning first time, photography would get very boring. We love it for the challenge and results of experimentation and effort! It's a gradual process and if we persist, we feel that satisfaction when the right shot is taken!

Nick

P.S - I like your photos

[Tazni]

Thank you.

I enjoy taking photos and I do get better but I can't understand how people can get such good shots

[NickCantle]

You will understand if you persist. I promise!