Questions tagged [moon]

Questions about how to photograph the Moon.

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Pictures of the Moon

I have a Canon 40D, a tripod and a Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM lens. I wanted to take pictures of the moon on a clear night, when there is a full moon. I wanted to capture the details on the moon. What settings should I use to get the shot. …
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taking moon shots

I have a Nikon d3400. I'm using a 70-300mm afp lense and my moon shots look like someone is aiming a flashlight at me. No craters so I thought I needed a filter. After reading some of what's here I see I don't. Obviously I'm a beginner and I've been…
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Moon with a foreground

I tried taking photo of the moon and this is what I got with first try: I was on Spot metering, ISO 64, f2.8 and focal length 200mm on a FX camera. The problem is it is a lonely moon! I want some trees, leaves, etc... in the foreground too but…
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Best time to shoot supermoon

I'm wanting to photograph the supermoon this weekend. It'll be my first time, so I've been studying up on how I should go about this, but as far as what time to shoot it is where I'm lost. The moon will be closest to earth at 6:32 a.m Sunday (I'm in…
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In photographing the moon, it appears hazy, Why?

I have tried to increase shutter speed and changed aperture. Can this happen if the air is salty with high humidity? Otherwise, how can I adjust so this does not happen?
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