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Photographing the Moon

November 11, 2008 by debbie T | Art and Graphics • Digital Photography

Well, let me start by saying right away that I just started to photograph the moon, and I am by no means an expert on the subject. But I figured that since the moon was looking so cool lately, it might be fun to share what I learned about photographing the moon.

Let's all go to the moon

Here is my exif data for those that are interested:

I first started out last night shooting in Aperture priority, and I ended up with moon blobs of light. So, I went inside and googled “photograph the moon” and found this article: http://www.aidan.co.uk/article_tecmoon5622.htm

I learned that it’s best to change your camera to “manual” and use high shutter speeds. So, as you can see, the shutter speed in the above shot was 1/1600, that’s pretty fast for night shots. But because the moon is so bright, it needs to be quick!

I might try to go out again tonight or tomorrow (weather permitting) and experiment some more. It’s quite fascinating…

here is another article that looks very helpful: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Photograph-the-Moon&id=1339678

There are 2 comments

  1. wow - that’s awesome! If you want to get into this Chris Marquardt on Tips with the Top Floor did a show about shooting the moon:

    http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/2008/01/04/tfttf263-shoot-the-moon-tech-guy/

    Comment by Allison Sheridan on November 12th, 2008

  2. Thanks Allison, I just listened to his moon tips!!! very helpful! Last night, the sky was cloudy, so no moon in sight. Maybe again tonight, we’ll see!

    Comment by debbie T on November 12th, 2008

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