I bought a new camera last year hollie - after losing mine half way down a hill....
The new one has a 36 x zoom lens so it's ideal for my needs, but it's much bigger and heavier than the old one and took a bit of getting used to. I also didn't want to spend a fortune either as it gets knocked around a bit when I'm out. It's a good compromise.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The trick to taking moon photos is called Lunny 11. It is a variation of the old Sunny 16 rule for daytime photography. Those of you old enough to have used film may remember the guide to exposure printed on the inside of the box which is based on Sunny 16. Basically it tells you how to use manual camera settings to get a good exposure.
On a bright sunny day if you were using film with a speed of ISO 100 then you set a shutter speed of 1/ISO i.e. 1/100th sec and an aperture of f16. Now the Moon is a rock in bright sunlight but the light it reflects has to travel a long way to get to us and some gets lost so we need a little more exposure for Moon shots. So instead of f16 we use the next brighter aperture of f11.
You can substitute other shutter speed/aperture combination to get the same exposure e.g. every time you double the exposure speed you need to open up the aperture to the next smallest number 1/200 and f8, 1/400 and f5.6 etc.
Those settings are a good starting point to get a good exposure of the Moon. If you just use the auto mode on your camera it is likely to get it wrong as the scene it sees is mainly black with a small bright bit. It tries to make the black bit lighter but then makes the bright bit too bright.
Very bright, as predicted, and no clouds, just a few vapour trails here in the Vendée
What was more interesting was the way it lit up the surrounding fields and our garden but my camera's not good enough to register those - or maybe it is if I read the manual.......
Last edited: 15 November 2016 10:51:23
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Only the left hand side came out with any real definition hollie, although I could see a lot elsewhere. I need a more powerful camera
I got some good ones in August.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I bought a new camera last year hollie - after losing mine half way down a hill....
The new one has a 36 x zoom lens so it's ideal for my needs, but it's much bigger and heavier than the old one and took a bit of getting used to. I also didn't want to spend a fortune either as it gets knocked around a bit when I'm out. It's a good compromise.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Warning, here comes the science bit!
The trick to taking moon photos is called Lunny 11. It is a variation of the old Sunny 16 rule for daytime photography. Those of you old enough to have used film may remember the guide to exposure printed on the inside of the box which is based on Sunny 16. Basically it tells you how to use manual camera settings to get a good exposure.
On a bright sunny day if you were using film with a speed of ISO 100 then you set a shutter speed of 1/ISO i.e. 1/100th sec and an aperture of f16. Now the Moon is a rock in bright sunlight but the light it reflects has to travel a long way to get to us and some gets lost so we need a little more exposure for Moon shots. So instead of f16 we use the next brighter aperture of f11.
You can substitute other shutter speed/aperture combination to get the same exposure e.g. every time you double the exposure speed you need to open up the aperture to the next smallest number 1/200 and f8, 1/400 and f5.6 etc.
Those settings are a good starting point to get a good exposure of the Moon. If you just use the auto mode on your camera it is likely to get it wrong as the scene it sees is mainly black with a small bright bit. It tries to make the black bit lighter but then makes the bright bit too bright.
Oh 'eck Steephill - not sure I grasped that, but i'll try!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Unfortunately to much cloud last night to see it properly
Lots of pictures on the web
Very bright, as predicted, and no clouds, just a few vapour trails here in the Vendée
What was more interesting was the way it lit up the surrounding fields and our garden but my camera's not good enough to register those - or maybe it is if I read the manual.......
Last edited: 15 November 2016 10:51:23
Cloudy here too, but did get some shots.
That was a couple of days ago.
As it appeared over the hedge.
Atmospheric!
Still obscured by thin cloud.
Great photos