The moon

[alexharrison101]

thanks - i'm not sure why i went with such a high shutter speed, looking back now :/ think i read it somewhere...ah well. will try again when we next have a clear night with a moon - 2014 then, yeah?!

[alexharrison101]

moon 3 by alexharrison101, on Flickr

ok, this one had f8 and 1/250 (at 300mm). tried a higher f number, but underexposed. didn't want to raise the ISO really, wanted as much quality as possible. better for not being a full moon too, i think. again, bit of pp to try and boost things (but i think i may have overdone it...).

[markgozz]

Alex I would try for a higher f/ stop again , the main reason for this is that most lenses have a sweet spot ( the best f number for the focal length to give the sharpest image ) at something between f/8 and f/16 . My sigma 18-250 works best at f/16 , if you find the camera under or over exposing your shot try dialing in some negative or positive exposure compensation or make a note of what your camera settings are then go manual and just adjust the shutter speed to get your desired results .

The set up I use is :-

Tripod , aperture priority @ f/16 , auto iso off and set as low as pos , spot metering , mirror lock or in my case exposure delay mode , remote release or self timer .

then if the exposure isn't right I dial in the exposure compensation .

Hope this helps a bit .

Mark