Day 193.5: ...the moon, in full, almost
The coldest day in 103 years in Brisbane coincided with the rise of the full moon this evening (OK, technically, it will be at its fullest around 9.30pm but for our purposes, 5.30-6.30ish was quite suitable).
And as you will know, dear reader, the 0.5 days are becoming a bit of a camera learnings project. This evening, I thought I might try different exposures. Most modern cameras have a light meter of sorts which, when your dial is switched to 'M', can help with getting shutter speeds and f stops lined up just so for the best pic. Moon photography, I am learning, means you need to bend those guidelines, just a bit. I've read that a shutter speed around 1/125 is most effective for moon shots. Interesting because initially the camera wouldn't recognise 125 on its mini-radar. So here is what I did:
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| Let's get started: 1/125 f5.6 ISO200 5.44pm |
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| Beyond the trees: 1/125 f5.6 ISO200 5.47pm |
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| Frangipani moon: 1/125 f5.6 ISO200 5.48pm |
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| Now, about those rules: 1/125 f5.6 ISO100 6.19pm |
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| Faster: 1/250 f5.6 ISO100 6.19pm |
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| A little faster: 1/320 f5.6 ISO100 6.20pm |
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| Fastest (tonight anyway): 1/400 f5.6 ISO100 6.22pm |
Almost all else remains the same (except for a change in ISO). I think I prefer the faster shutter speeds in these examples. Tomorrow, perhaps, I'll experiment with f stops a little more, perhaps. Who knows, this could become a bit of a habit...
...oh, wait... (#^_^#)ふ
[Camera : Canon EOS 60D, 75-300mm lens, cropping]
