Supermoon advice

Bear in mind that you're shooting reflected sunlight ;)

Go for something along the lines of f8 and a low ISO then try and get the shutter speed as high as poss to avoid camera shake (you probably wont need a tripod).

The biggest thing I've found is to use spot metering as the vast amount of darkeness around the moon throws the metering.

If you've got "highlight warning" available on you camera reveiw use it or the histogram to check you're not over exposing and losing the detail.

On the whole, full moons tend not to be as interesting as other phases as you can get some nice crater detail with extra shadows :)
 
:agree:

Although the chance of actually seeing the dam thing with all this crappy weather may foil your plan! :D

I used the live view function to zoom right in the make sure I could see all the craters fully in focus, although you'll be surprised at how fast it travels across the screen, especially when fully zoomed in. :thumbs:

Gareth
 
The moon goes though apogee and perigee every two weeks?
 
Yeah, it's because the moon orbits the earth elliptically, the nearest point is the perigee and further apogee, so it goes through apogee and perigee once each a lunar month. These "supermoons" happen when a full moon and the perigee coincide.
 
in you are near the cost then big wellies are probably a good idea, this "supermoon" will raise some serious tides. A predicted 31 ft tide on the Fylde coast.
 
milster said:
Yeah, it's because the moon orbits the earth elliptically, the nearest point is the perigee and further apogee, so it goes through apogee and perigee once each a lunar month. These "supermoons" happen when a full moon and the perigee coincide.
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Yes, I understand how it works. I just don't see what the fuss is about though as its occurance is so offen.
 
My best advice after checking the weather forcast for Saturday is to start praying, cos it looks like its going to be wall to wall cloud.
 
It's looking like it might be clear here so will give it a go, probably through a DG filter though cos it's blinking freezng out there!
 
cloudy here :(
and im heading to a party on top of a hill ...looks like the camera's staying in the car
 
Patchy cloud here tonight, well cloudy with patches on clear sky :(
As for photographic technique I would use a tripod with the longest lens you have, and focus with a zoomed in live view if you have this option.

Have a look here for some handy info on exposures etc.
 
Don't think I'll be photographying the moon tonight, Liverpool lost, so have to drown the sorrows :(
 
johnnypanic said:
Don't think I'll be photographying the moon tonight, Liverpool lost, so have to drown the sorrows :(
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But look on the bright side - Chelsea won!!!!
It's cloudy here so no moon. Saw it last night but by the time I got the camera ready the clouds blew over.
 
The best tip for shooting the moon tonight is move house to another country. I can see squat from where I am, not even a bright blob.

Oh and John, the second goal that Liverpool didn't get must of been 2 feet further over the line than the Chelsea one in the semi! which they were awarded BIG raspberries to the ref and linesman!
 
I can see it fine here but it doesn't seem any bigger than normal.
 
Just been out, 8/8 cloud cover, like the week before and the week before that and the week before that.
 
and the foreseeable future, God bless the Great British summer time.
 
As it was cloudy over most of the UK, I guess this is a moot point, but if you want a bigger picture of the full moon use a longer lens. No need to wait for one of these super moon things then!
 
Don't worry. The 'Supermoon' was just 0.6% bigger than next month's full moon. Here is a simulation -

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As you can clearly see, the media hype over the 'supermoon' (the one on the left) was totally justified.
 
When I go to photograph the Moon it is easy to work out when it will be a full one.But not so easy to work out when it is full AND rising and setting on the horizon.Some times it is full and it appears a few degrees above the horizon(rise).I have been all set up and ready to take the photo as the moon approaches the horizon and it fades out before it gets there(setting)?
 
I managed to get a few pics of the moon on saturday night, the cloud cover almost went but it was still a bit hazy. This was the best I could get before the cloud ruined all the details.

Taken with a 5DMKIII and a Sigma 150-500 OS, f10 @ 1/100 and ISO 100 and 403mm.
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A pointless thing to photograph anyway, as the impression of size relies on a person viewing the moon with their own eyes.
 
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