5603. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Shoot the moon

 Digital camera. Issue 272. Sept 2023.
www.digitalcameraworld.com

 

SHOOT FOR THE MOON.

1. Focal length and sensor size.
1.1  150-600mm lens can achieve great moon shots.
1.2   Camera with a cropped sensor such as APS-C or MFT will give you an even greater reach. (e.g. 300mm lens in cropped sensor of 1.6x gives you 480mm lens.

2. Moon phases.
2.1  Use moon phase calendar  e.g. www.timeanddatecom/moon.
supermoon - moon is larger in the sky.
blood moons - moon reddish hue
lunar eclipse - moon moves into Earth's shadow.
 

3.  Use tripod.
Switch off IS as it can introduce blur when shooting on tripods.
Earth spins at 1,000mph, so moon moves quickly in the night sky.

Use an f/8 aperture for decent sharpness and a shutter speed at least 1/200 sec to freeze the moon.

 

 

 

8 Aug 2024. 8.20pm   Lentor estate

Canon R5.  Tripod. Manual Mode.     0.6 sec, f/4.0, ISO 200

Advised from article in  Digital camera. Issue 272. Sept 2023.
www.digitalcameraworld.com

 

Use an f/8 aperture for decent sharpness and a shutter speed at least 1/200 sec to freeze the moon.

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21 Dec 2024. 7.55 am. Winter solistice. China tong yit.
Morning moon over Lentor Estate.

Canon R5, 105mm, 1/1600 sec. f/4.0, ISO 250. Manual mode. 

Camera balanced on ledge. IS is on. No tripod.

 

 

21 Dec 2024. Half moon. Morning 7.55am. Lentor Estate, Singapore
Canon R5.  No tripod. Manual Mode.  

1005mm, 1/6000 sec, f/4.0, ISO 250