Moon Photography

Composition is very important in moon photography, include a strong focal point i.e. a spindly tree, house, lighthouse to add drama to the scene.

Decisions - firstly you have make one of two decisions, firstly do I want to use a telephoto lens and capture the moon in all it's detail or secondly do I want to use the moon to enhance an already great scene in which case a wide angle lens will do the job.

Typical settings -

Harvest moon rising at Balbriggan lighthouse Co Dublin.

1. ISO 100, keep low to reduce noise in you

image.

2. Aperture f/8.0

3. Start your exposure time at 10 seconds,

increase to 2 minutes if necessary.

Moonrise on Portrane cliffwalk, Co Dublin.

4. Tripod and remote shutter release.

5. Manual mode and Bulb mode for exposures

over 30 seconds.

6. Typical settings two - Moonrise -

Tv - 1/125 , Av f/9.0 , iso 200-800 , auto WB

or Cloudy

7. Note : the moon moves very quickly when

rising so longer shutter speeds may

blur the moon's image, settings no

longer than 1/4 second should be

used.

8. It is best to shoot the moon the night before

or the night after the full moon as the full

moon can be too bright.

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