Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Moon Photography

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.

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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.

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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.

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Exif info: ISO – 100, Exposure – 8, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm

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Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/20, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm

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Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/30, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm

The super moon, captured on 19th March 2011.DSCF0805

Exif info: ISO – 64, Exposure – 1/160, Aperture – 11.0, Focal length – 90 mm

13 comments:

Ravi Chandran said...

Cool captures and a very helpful guide for moon photography.

Yadhunandhan said...

Thanks for the Tips Rafi. Good Clicks!!!

Mohammad Rafi said...

Thanks Ravi and Prabhu. You both inspired me to click good snaps.

Anonymous said...

VERY NICE PICS RAFI.KEEP IT UP. WHY DONT U CAPTURE SOME PICS OF CONSTELLATIONS.


RASHEED

RIYAZ BASHA E QUIZMASTER.RIYAZ said...

WONDERFUL MARVELLOUS FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPHS.CONGRATULATIONS .VERY GOOD COLLECTION INDEED.-QUIZMASTER.RIYAZ@GMAIL.
COM

Anonymous said...

HI
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.

Sumit Singhal said...

Hey Friends do check out my album and post ur comments and help me to take more of them...

Sumalya Chatterjee said...

cool :O...gr8,,,, i liked it...:)

Mitr Friend said...

WOW!!!

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Genius Gene said...

Thats an excellent compilation! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

grt work dude...

Abhyudaya said...

Good job, man! And thanks for sharing the info!

Vidya S said...

Excellent clicks