Moon shots...

[oO Stevie Oo]

Hi

I thought I'd try and get some pics of the moon but I'm struggling,
Trying with 70-300mm but i think it might be time to get a longer lens :/

Below is basicly the best shot I could manage in manual, 1/40s . f/10.0 . ISO 320 . 300 mm, I tried with a wider aperture at first but it didn't seem like it was detecting enough detail, but if I upped the ISO, I was seeing noise (which I hate)

So I ask please, Who takes moon pictures here and what sort of settings do you use?

This is also almost 100% cropped which is why I think a bigger lens is needed.


Moon by Trackslide, on Flickr

Cheers

 

[oO Stevie Oo]

cheers all,

There are some superb examples there so at least I know good shots are possible, If the moon appears tonight (as I cant see it at the moment lol) I'll try again with a wider aperture and faster shutter to see what's what, the viewfinder light meter was a good tip as I didn't use mine due to the moon being so bright against the night sky so thought it wouldn't be applicable so cheers for that

keep the cracking shots coming though

 

[oO Stevie Oo]

cheers will try that if I ever find the moon again lol