Luna

[rdking647]

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[Blue_In_AK]

1. Oh, that's VERY nice.

How do you keep the "glow" off the right side of the crescent? I always have a heck of a time with exposure on moon shots.

[ManiacJoe]

2. Start with the "sunny 16" rule.

The moon is in direct sunlight and is very bright, ignoring the sea of black around it. The "Sunny 16" rule will set you at f/16 for 1/ISO shutter speed. I find this a little dim and usually end up around ISO 100, 1/180, f/8, bracketing from there.

The great thing about shooting the moon when it is not full is that you get lots of surface detail due to the side lighting.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Thank you.

I think maybe it was the f-stop that was giving me the issue. I'll try something similar to your suggestion next time.

[rdking647]

4. ive found that only really works well for a full moon

for these shots i was using f5.6 1/100 sec iso 1000 and a 600mm lens
ive found with anything other than a full moon the best result is to spot meter on the lit part. the you can use exposure lock to recompose