Every cloud has a silver lining...

[TheNissanMan]

I've seen posted numerous moon shots with fantastic detail and would love to know how?

Tonight driving to my folks the moon was shining like a good'un and the cloud formations were stunning with a nice reflection of them. How would you go about capturing the image? tripod and Nd's to get th quality? how?

 

[magicaxeman]

If you start with a base of 1/125th F8 ISO 100 for a full moon and clouds then work from there.

You need to keep the shutter speed up not only for its brightness but also for fast moving clouds.

Theres a moon exposure calculator here http://www.adidap.com/2006/12/06/moon-exposure-calculator/

 

[cosmix3]

Ryan,

The 100-400 is more than capable for getting the moon, wont need the ND's, tripod yep, remote release yep, manual using live view, and trial and error, here is one I did with the 100-400, settings in border, if it is out and clear skys at Donna Nook will help you out

 

[CT]

I agree with Ian - 1/125th at f/8 and 100 ISO is the generally accepted average exposure for the moon, but bracket either side of that and you wont be far away - it can vary a lot in brightness from one night to the next.

The problems are it's much brighter than you think and it's also travelling across the sky much quicker than you think it is - it's quite alarming watching how fast it moves within your viewfinde once you have it lined up.

My approach is to get the tripod as high as you can - ideally so you're standing comfortably without stooping, and looking up into the camera viewfinder if your tripod allows it.

Don't try to auto focus it's too bright and not enough detail (if you try to AF it will just hunt back and forth till your battery's flat) so focus manually. Use a cable release and you should get decent results. You'll get the most detail if you avoid the full moon when it's more side lit to throw up the crater shadows.