Photo of last night's moon...

[Jeff Donovan]

not great, but OK. I really need to get a teleconverter, I could have used the extra zoom:

I've been making a conscious effort not to use the auto mode and to get a real feel for the difference created by different apeture settings and shutter speeds. Probably second nature to 99% of the folks here, but I'm a rank amateur so cut me a break

This one was a mistake, but I think it's kinda neat. The moon was behind some leaves and the camera was focused on them. I also overexposed, so the moon is almost like a streetlight or a dim sun

Moon and leaves

This is just a pic of the moon. I took it around midnight and think I missed the true full moon by a few hours.

And almost-full moon

 

[Geraldine Howard]

I like to watch the moon come up over the atlantic - big and orange! I still have to photograph it someday.

It's hard to know where to position a full moon in a dark, empty frame, isn't it? With solitary subjects such as this, I try numerous compositions, and go with what "feels" right. Usually, however, there is something else in the frame, even if it's just a little gradation of light or a tiny cloud, to balance, or counterbalance your moon and give the composition some added interest. If you caught it earlier, you may have had something else in the sky to work with. I don't know.

In this case, you didn't have much and I think you did very well! You took the moon out of dead-center, and the technicals are great! Next time, as you hinted to, when you don't have much in the way of a composition, sometimes getting it big in the frame with exquisite detail and maybe some color is good enough for me! Keep up the good work!

 

[Jeff Donovan]

Actually, I think I had the camera set to spot metering and in the dark could not figure out how to change it. So every time I tried to place the moon anywhere but the center it would essentially break in two and I get one very bright white circle and one pale circle of the moon. I should have snapped a shot like that just for fun.

I agree, the shot is very plain. But the night was crystal clear and there was not a lot I could have done in that regards.

I missed an opportunity the night before when it was somewhat hazy. That would have produced a nice "glow" around the moon. I'll keep my eyes out for that next time around

Also, I have a cropped version at home that is a bit better. I think I'm getting some purple fringing at the bottom, but I'll have to teach myself some more photoshop to correct that.

Jeff