The moon

[andydo]

tomorrow night (sunday) is supposed to be a super moon the biggest and orangest of the year what is the best settings to use for it (biggest zoom ive got is 300mm)

cheers

[markgozz]

Hi Andy

1)if you can get away from city lights all the better
2)a good tripod , don't extend the legs or centre column for better stability
3)find your lenses sweet spot at 300mm , a quick google will do . ( usually around f/11 to f/16 )
4)turn off auto ISO and set it to it's lowest standard ( 100 to 200 )
5)use mirror lock or shutter delay to keep vibration to a minimum , a remote release would be useful too
6)spot meter for the moon
7)manual focus using live view , you can zoom in and fine adjust
8)take a shot and check it on your LCD ,then adjust accordingly
9)if you use aperture priority you can adjust the exposure using exposure comp


The cloud cover is up to him up stairs .
Good luck .

Mark

[andydo]

cheers mark m8 cloud is partial for tonight so im going for a trip back to langsett ( shown in a few of my pics)

[DigiDiva]

Good luck Andy. Let us see your shots.

[GeoffWessex]

Is it tonight for the UK? It was last night here in Canada........ I never understood the moon's movements.

[markgozz]

Technically it was last night but I don't think you would notice the difference , and personally I prefer to shoot the moon just before or after the full moon so that you can get more details from the shadows cast by the craters .

Mark

[SunderlandPhotography]

Originally Posted by andydo

tomorrow night (sunday) is supposed to be a super moon the biggest and orangest of the year what is the best settings to use for it (biggest zoom ive got is 300mm)

cheers

Here's one of my photos using a 300mm lens

[andydo]

my attempt at 300mm..

[markgozz]

Andy have you got a crop version so that we can see the detail .

Mark

[Jediboy]

Moon from a while ago.