Moon Photography

1. Use Tripod – Although it’s a quick exposure, you’ll get the best results setting your camera on a tripod. Remember that you want detail and any kind of motion blurring can ruin the shot.

2. Use Telephoto lens – For a good moon shot you’ll need a telephoto lens. You don’t need an expensive one but for good detail a minimum of 300mm is recommended.

3. Use Shutter Release cable – Recommended. The pressure of your fingers on the shutter button will increase the motion blur. To avoid this you can get a shutter release cable and use the shutter delay feature of your camera. A 2 sec delay is more than enough to get your hands of the camera.

Start with the following settings:

- Aperture at f/11

- ISO 100 (you don’t want any noise on your photo and it’s so bright there is really no need to go above 100)

- 1/125 – 1/250

Now set your auto focus to point, aim at the moon, focus and turn the auto focus off. Don’t touch that ring anymore.

For good measure bracket your EV 1 or 2 units (if your camera allows you can get a few sequential shots with different EV values).

An example is shown below.

Nikon D90 DSLR: ISO 200, Aperture f/11, Shutter Speed 1/250.

Canon EOS Rebel XSi: ISO 100, Aperture f/11, Shutter Speed 1/125.

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