Show us your Moons - Page 8

Rocket · 1st February 2018, 10:05

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I thought I'd seen it, but just didn't focus properly

Beautiful !!

Phil · 1st February 2018, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Rocket

That's sort of around where mine are. The aperture is best set where the lens is sharpest - so most are f5.6 - f8. Low iso for best quality image. The shutter is then set for correct exposure.

Hi Paul,

When I set the shutter to the correct exposure as per the light meter, I end up with a bright shining light. I find I have to under expose the image to get any kind of detail. What am I doing wrong?

coolcat · 1st February 2018, 21:29

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Originally Posted by Phil

Hi Paul,

When I set the shutter to the correct exposure as per the light meter, I end up with a bright shining light. I find I have to under expose the image to get any kind of detail. What am I doing wrong?

Make sure your camera is set to spot metering, not evaluative metering, or the camera will attempt to take a reading of the whole scene and see all the blackness and attempt to expose for that rather than the moon

Phil · 2nd February 2018, 05:14

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Originally Posted by coolcat

Make sure your camera is set to spot metering, not evaluative metering, or the camera will attempt to take a reading of the whole scene and see all the blackness and attempt to expose for that rather than the moon

Thank you Jeff!
Every day is a school day!

coolcat · 2nd February 2018, 06:59

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Originally Posted by Phil

Thank you Jeff!
Every day is a school day!

Indeed it is

Tonight at my Camera Club we have a guest speaker who will be talking about the finer points of using Luminosity Masks in Photoshop

Rocket · 2nd February 2018, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Phil

Hi Paul,

When I set the shutter to the correct exposure as per the light meter, I end up with a bright shining light. I find I have to under expose the image to get any kind of detail. What am I doing wrong?

Jeff has covered this very well. My camera is a bit different as I can see the the image as it will be when captured at all times through the viewfinder. So I just zoom in with the viewfinder (not something you can do on a DSLR) and adjust the settings until it looks right. I also have a histogram displayed in the viewfinder. I can of course use spot metering as per normal if I wish.

Phil · 23rd February 2018, 20:49

The Moon by Philip Davies, on Flickr

I've been trying to catch a moon shot for the last couple of days....
This is with my 200mm Tamron zoom lens.
Thank you so much for explaining spot metering!

I really want a more powerful zoom!!

MGjim · 23rd February 2018, 21:52

Had a quick go with my new camera tonight, needs a bit of work, difficult to hold the camera steady, need a tripod I think.....

Phil · 23rd February 2018, 23:15

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Originally Posted by MGjim

Had a quick go with my new camera tonight, needs a bit of work, difficult to hold the camera steady, need a tripod I think.....

That's a lovely shot Jim!
What equipment are you using?

MGjim · 24th February 2018, 06:53

What equipment am I using?
Nothing special really, it's a Panasonic Lumix FZ82, got a good zoom, I think if I play around with the settings I'm sure I can get a better picture.
I only used it properly for the first time last weekend at the London classic car show and most of the pictures came out ok, had a little play with different settings there.

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MGjim Loves to post MG ZT-T 160+ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Peasmarsh Posts: 390 Thanks: 45 Thanked 140 Times in 87 Posts	What equipment am I using? Nothing special really, it's a Panasonic Lumix FZ82, got a good zoom, I think if I play around with the settings I'm sure I can get a better picture. I only used it properly for the first time last weekend at the London classic car show and most of the pictures came out ok, had a little play with different settings there.