Taken at 8pm EST with the Nikon D7100:Nikkor 27-300mm @ 300mm; ISO 250; 1/250; f11
The moon isn't as big as it will get, but I wanted to take some shots before it got too dark... and before Walking Dead was on. I wish I had a better lens for these shots, but you must work with what you've got!
I set up on a tripod of course, you just can't take night shots free hand. I also thought the tripod was a bit wiggly, so I pulled out the remote (wired) shutter. I started with the ISO a bit lower and played around with the shutter speed and apt, finding that:
A. the lower apt is better
B. you need to speed up a bit to minimize the movement you get when you take the pic
C. means bringing the ISO up a tad.
This set-up also means you can keep the pic a little on the dark side (of the moon - PF rules!), the slightly darker pic of the moon gives you more detail.
LR adjustments were minimal... cropping, sharpening and tweaking the clarity is bit.
boom - moon.
See ya.
j
The moon isn't as big as it will get, but I wanted to take some shots before it got too dark... and before Walking Dead was on. I wish I had a better lens for these shots, but you must work with what you've got!
I set up on a tripod of course, you just can't take night shots free hand. I also thought the tripod was a bit wiggly, so I pulled out the remote (wired) shutter. I started with the ISO a bit lower and played around with the shutter speed and apt, finding that:
A. the lower apt is better
B. you need to speed up a bit to minimize the movement you get when you take the pic
C. means bringing the ISO up a tad.
This set-up also means you can keep the pic a little on the dark side (of the moon - PF rules!), the slightly darker pic of the moon gives you more detail.
LR adjustments were minimal... cropping, sharpening and tweaking the clarity is bit.
boom - moon.
See ya.
j