Moon photography is one of my dreams. Being a regular reader to DPS (Digital photography School), I used to surprise when people click and post their moon shots on web. I wondered, how they gone such close and get the clear shots. Were they used any space ship or a telescope???
To make the dreams come true, I finally purchased a high zoom point and shoot camera (FUZIFILM S1800). It has 18x optical zoom which is equivalent to 504 mm on a 35mm camera. This helps me to reach quite close and capture the moon.
Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/30, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm
I would like to share few important things, which needs to be considered when capturing the moon.
- Choose narrow aperture to get greater depth of the field.
- Keep the ISO as low as possible to avoid noise.
- Focus manually and use spot metering.
- Set the white balance to fluorescent as the light coming from the moon is white in colour.
Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/60, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm
- Mount the camera on a tripod for steady shot, With the long zooms, even a small hand shake can blur the picture.
- Use self timer or remote to operate the camera. so that you do not introduce any movement as the shutter button is pressed.
- Switch on your live view to compose the shot easily, bending for a long time will introduce noise in your back and results backache.
Exif info: ISO – 100, Exposure – 8, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm
- Try with various shutter speed ranging from one second to 1/100 of second to get the right exposure.
- Follow rule of thirds for creating interest in the frame.
Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/20, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm
Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/30, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm
The super moon, captured on 19th March 2011.
Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/160, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm
13 comments:
Cool captures and a very helpful guide for moon photography.
Thanks for the Tips Rafi. Good Clicks!!!
Thanks Ravi and Prabhu. You both inspired me to click good snaps.
VERY NICE PICS RAFI.KEEP IT UP. WHY DONT U CAPTURE SOME PICS OF CONSTELLATIONS.
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WONDERFUL MARVELLOUS FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPHS.CONGRATULATIONS .VERY GOOD COLLECTION INDEED.-QUIZMASTER.RIYAZ@GMAIL.
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GREAT JOB RAFI........GOOD TO SEE THESE.
BY THE WAY
RAFI YOU USED TO TALK ABOUT TELESCOPE AND ITS EFFECTS TO WATCH THE STARS ON EARTH,.I THINK FINALLY U BOUGHT A CAMERA TO DO THAT.
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Thats an excellent compilation! Thanks for sharing!
grt work dude...
Good job, man! And thanks for sharing the info!
Excellent clicks
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