My "First" shots of the Moon

[Photography~girl~]

Technically speaking, my VERY first pictures of the moon was a TINY sliver in the sky. not much of a moon shot. But tonight. AHhh, tonight. My bro comes in from outside, "Alex, have you seen the moon?" He explains its big and cool. Well i decided to get off my lazy bottom, and go shoot the thing. I put on the 4.6 70-300mm lens I'm barrowing from my mentors, grabed my tri-pod and went out with hardly any idea of what i was going to do.
I remember reading(in my lighting book, and on here) that you have to "under expose" the moon, because the camera usually reads the blackness of the sky. My first shot was at like 1/20th of a sec, thinking i should have a longer exposer. It was just a WHITE dot. Hm. So i REALLY under exposed it. Shot at ISO 100, Aperture 10(no idea how /small/ my aperture should've been...lol), and around 1/100 of a sec. I also did faster then that. Just getting different brightnesses. But i was still surprised at how fast i could shoot! hahaha.
Either way, i am SO HAPPY with the shots(not to mention surprised.) I will still gladly take some C&C though.


Its Cheese, Gromit.



Eerie Branches


Silhouetted Leaves


thanks for looking.
If you want to see the few other exposers, you can go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpirespho ... 588618423/

[Roger S]

Cool! I did some new ones tonight, using my new 70-300, and they look just like yours. It's the Harvest Moon, and the closest it comes to Earth each year.

[Photography~girl~]

hahaha. Really? Well that's pretty cool Roger. I did not know that! well i am glad i went out and shot it then!!!!!

[MeMe]

wow....my moon picture looks the same too..... I just wish one day i can take a picture of the moon when it is rising in the evening and it looks like a BIG ball on the horizon when it has that orange glow to it. I really want to go by the farmers house where I live and take a picture of the moon rising next to his farmhouse and barn...it would be a cool picture....now if I can only get the moon work with me

[MeMe]

trying to share some moon pics that i do have but it wont let me

[marysaint]

Hi Photography Girl.
I am happy with the photos of the moon you have posted. I really appreciate it and also wondering with the image 2nd and 3rd one, How you have shoot the incredible of such photos. I still has a doubt about such a nice views. Well it is a good one after all. Share more with us if having more stuff.
Thank you for it.

[noreturnphotos]

Well done A.K..
I have shot with EV -5 and a ND Filter to get some shots. Keep a record if you do drastic changes, it will help out dn the road on other shots
Love your fall colors as well..

[Photography~girl~]

wow....my moon picture looks the same too..... I just wish one day i can take a picture of the moon when it is rising in the evening and it looks like a BIG ball on the horizon when it has that orange glow to it. I really want to go by the farmers house where I live and take a picture of the moon rising next to his farmhouse and barn...it would be a cool picture....now if I can only get the moon work with me

hahaha. that is too funny! ahaha. I guess the moon doesn't change to where you live! hehehe.
Ohhh, i bet that'd look SUPER cool! I hope you can get it to work with you someday - that'd make a very cool shot. :]

trying to share some moon pics that i do have but it wont let me

Awww, really? ): that is sad.

Well done A.K..
I have shot with EV -5 and a ND Filter to get some shots. Keep a record if you do drastic changes, it will help out dn the road on other shots
Love your fall colors as well..

Thanks Royce! I most deff will... (:

Thanks, Marysaint. (:

[Mitchell]

those are really cool I really like the last one..

[Photography~girl~]

thanks Mitchell!

[oTTer]

I like the first one. I can't ever get that stupid thing to look right.
It IS cheese, Gromit!!

[Photography~girl~]

thanks Otter.
"THE CHEESE, GROMIT! WE FORGOT THE CHEESE!"