Hello everyone. I am new to Flickr and to this group. I use an S3 IS. Tried to get some Moon pictures yesterday but had lots of bright blur problems even with the lowest ISO. Does anyone have advice about taking moon pictures in general?
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Hey folks.......... Im trying to get some moon shots but dont seem to be getting the focusing right. Im trying manual focus at infinity and it still gives dull images........ so does autofocus......... although it is a clear enough night here and the moon is quite full and quite bright. I got the spot metering fast shutter speed and various f stops and iso but always its the focusing thats not quite there. Im zooming full manual zoom im also using a tripod. Any ideas?
Originally posted 17 months ago. ( ) EasternArt edited this topic 17 months ago.
If you are using a tripod try turning off the IS. Also try manual exposure mode and set ISO 100 and aperture to f/4.0 or f/4.5 if you haven't done so yet.
In manual focus mode (by pressing MF button on side of lens) a scale appears in your viewfinder/screen. If you use the 4-way button at the back you can move the slider up the scale all the way to infinty this means you have set the manual focus to very far away objects (eg moon). You will see objects go into focus as you move the up or down the scale depending on how far they are from you. The metering setting can be selected rom the Functions menu in most modes except auto if you go down the functions list (to the sixth one) you will see metering. It has three choices: Evaluative (defualt). Centre-weighted and Spot. Spot means that the light meter will only use what is at the exact centre of your viewfinder for calculating exposure etc. Useful for the moon because it ignores the dark sky around it. Note once the camera is turned off it always returns to the default setting of Evaluative. All of his is in the Canon manualBy the way Kevin. I had no luck change surface after all of those settings. Could it be that sometimes the moon is too bright to get good focus?
Originally posted 17 months ago. ( ) EasternArt edited this topic 17 months ago.
@EasternArt that information was very useful thanks a lot. I think I might test it out tonight since they're supposed to be a full moon.
I've taken a bunch of moon pics over the past few weeks and although the S3's zoom is WAY better than that of my old camera (PowerShot SD100) my pics are kinda blurry. It's hard to keep the moon in focus when your hands and body are moving! I really should get a tripod.
Originally posted 17 months ago. ( ) Loops666 edited this topic 17 months ago.
These are optimized for print rather than the web. They should print very nicely at 4x6. Shot with a tripod + UV filter. Camera settings are in the published EXIF data. Colored using Adobe Lightroom Beta 4 (crashed twice). I blew it up using Photoshop's bicubic sharper resize and added gentle lens blur + simulated film grain to mask digital artifacts which would be rather obvious in create.
Apparantly there ordain be a lunar eclipse on the 3rd of March does anybody with more astronamy knowledge have any advice such as when to best see it whereabouts the moon will be etc...
Ok. I took some moon shots have a look tell me what the heck is wrong.... They were all taken on a tripod most in P mode with Spot metering and AWB at Evaluative color fit. How do you turn off IS?
Originally posted 16 months ago. ( ) egnilk66 edited this topic 16 months ago.
I missed the eclipse but tonight was clear and I did my 1st moon. I think it's romantic but I didn't get any details. Need to read more.
I was inspired to go out tonight and have a go at taking a moon shot. Heres my try. There was a bit of cloud adjoin but really happy with my first attempt!
Hello this were taken a while ago. I NEED to get a tele adapter. Handheld (is that right? anyway.. no tripod) and manual mode (always on). See EXIF data for more details
Originally posted 15 months ago. ( ) Guillermo Cadiz edited this topic 15 months ago.
I need serious help though! How did all you guys get it so sharp and clear? Even 12x zoom isnt that powerful!? Can you tell me the exact settings? It would really back up
I finally had a clear night with a moon in the sky to try a moon shot with my S3IS. I hope to improve this but these are my first efforts. A fuller moon would definately help. I love that the moon as I captured it was blue in the first image here. Thanks to the members of this pool and this go for getting me started with some great advice.
Originally posted 14 months ago. ( ) cerulean_blue edited this topic 14 months ago.
See the shot below I took of the moon. I did not use a tripod. If you have steady hands and correct settings you dont need a Tripod.
Tripods work well if you use the trigger timer. I usually set mine to 10 seconds - this makes sure the tripod isn't shaking. Pressing the trigger manually while on the tripod is only as effective as a hand held shot.
Here is my first ever picture taken with my S3 taken on 5/1/07. I didnt have a tripod to use so it came out pretty blurry. I did adjust the contrast and white fit so the details could be seen better.........
Originally posted 13 months ago. ( ) csr02083 edited this topic 13 months ago.
Venus and the moon were pretty close together this pass and it was clear enough Saturday for me to get a couple of decent shots:
here's a pic I took during the lunar eclipse in march.. it's not photoshopped... I think it might have come out sharper if I'd used spot metering? I didn't get to read this post first...
Originally posted 13 months ago. ( ) mozster edited this topic 13 months ago.
Here are a couple of mine. Check properties for setting used. A Tripod is a must.
Originally posted 13 months ago. ( ) rickm FL edited this topic 13 months ago.
taken tonight with following values : Exposure Time: 1/125 F Number: 4.0 ISO 80no tripod full zoom (no digital - cropped it later)
Here's my. I haven't used the settings on my camera (object for a few I took in Sepia mode). I usually use a tripod full digital zoon and the two back up timer. I also have a of moon shots: Some good some not so good.
Originally posted 12 months ago. ( ) neilparekh edited this topic 12 months ago.
Everyone thank you for the advice. I am new to the assort and was reading the various discussions and came up with some answers to some photo questions that have been plaguing me: namely how to shoot the moon. The moon has now been shot! I am looking forward to the telephoto attachment and trying this again someday. Let me know what you think :)
Here is one I took tonight. As I didn't want to use the digital hurry. I felt I had to crop the image afterwards to make it a tighter shot. I shot it in manual mode using a tripod. To check the settings here is the original unedited version with my EXIF data attached.
This was taken in my backyard on a tripod in Manual mode. 1/250 back up exposure.
And this was taken through my telescope with the "Night setting" mode. 100X magnification. 1/80 second exposure.
Thanks okieman1!!I use an 8" Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain and I currently don't have an adapter/coupler so I just hold the camera up to the eyepiece. I know an adapter would help a lot it just isn't in the budget right now. I usually shoot through a 40mm eyepiece which gives me 50X but on this occasion I added a 2X barlow lens to bump up the magnification to 100X.
kbilyak04. I shot mine with a 2" 40mm ScopeTronix MaxView II e p which threads directly onto my S3 58mm adapter. I shot it with my 10" reflector / Dob set on my EQ Table. Did you get any shots of the Comet? I took a few with mixed resultsNext time I shoot the Moon I evaluate I'll use a slower ISO maybe 200. 400 M1 super fine settings. I think this would work even better.
Originally posted 7 months ago. ( ) okieman1 edited this topic 7 months ago.
I tried to get the comet on a couple of different nights but I was unsuccessful. I am familiar with Scopetronix and that is where I plan to get my adapter but mine will be 1.25". Afocal setup.
How many millions of years has man been on hide and we're still so facinated with the moon. Excellent photos everyone. Really enjoyed them all.
I went out last night and did a series of handheld shots with all the different white balance settings. They're listed in the picture's description.
For anyone unaware there is a lunar eclipse Wednesay night (Feb. 20th '08). It is supposed to be well visible from North America.
Originally posted 4 months ago. ( ) Yo Spiff edited this topic 4 months ago.
Que tristeza el cielo estuvo excesivamente nublado.. habra que esperar hasta diciembre del 2010 para la proxima cita. Estas son las mejorcitas que logre en los escasos momentos que se mostro.7:598:1610:22Esta es la Luna llena este amanecer. Saludos
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