Registered: October 2006 Location: Hertfordshire.. Posts: 1,887
Tue January 15, 2008 9:34am
Love these shots...I was out last night taking a few pic's of the moon its at the waxing crescent at the moment growing a little each day towards a full moon on the 22nd of this month...
Julie
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Geoff F Officer of the Wild Empire
Registered: January 2008 Posts: 549
Tue January 15, 2008 6:44pm
Basic camera settings are easy. Let's go back in time; do you remember the old aperture rule of Sunny 16? The other rule was Lunny 11. Set aperture to F11 and exposure mesurement to spot or partial. This will give your basic shutter speed. Adjust ISO setting to give the best shutter speed; faster if there are clouds passing in front of the moon, but not longer than 2 seconds otherwise the moon will move. It is a balancing act as higher ISO can give more 'noise'. Check the result and give a little exposure compensation as required. Being able to instantly check the results is one of the great advantages of digital cameras.
After that it is just a matter of a tripod and cable release for the shutter button. Some people like to use Mirror Lock Up as well but you will need to be sure that your camera doesn't move off target. And, of course, a suitable night.
LoveT Member of the Wild Empire
Registered: December 2007 Location: Close to the New Forest Posts: 443
Tue January 15, 2008 7:55pm
Thanks Geoff, I'm going to give it a go - if it ever stops raining long enough!!
