Comments on: Super Moon ~ Tips on Capturing the Moon

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:59:04 +0000

I always love seeing your moon photos! Thank you for sharing your experiences! I typically start shooting at ISO 100, f/11, 1/125s and adjust the shutter speed from there. I almost always have to lower the SS. The one I posted recently of the super moon I shot at ISO 100, f/25, 1/20s. I was just experimenting and this one turned out the best. 🙂

By: Adeena

Adeena — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:01:22 +0000

That last shot is *fantastic*!!

And I love the blue sky one, too.

I didn't see the super moon when it was yellow - it was cloudy right until it got pretty high in the sky. So, I like the first one, too. :)

By: Kim C.

Kim C. — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:54:03 +0000

I think these are pretty great! I would have loved to have shot mine closer to the horizon, but couldn’t. I love how large your moon looks. And the eclipse is very out of this world with the colors. Very cosmic!

By: homeschoolceo

homeschoolceo — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:03:13 +0000

Very helpful tips Gina! The detail in your last shot is amazing. I really love the landscape shots though, even though there is less moon detail. They’re gorgeous!
I was hoping to get some decent shots last weekend but we had cloudy skies.

By: Karen Mortensen

Karen Mortensen — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:23:22 +0000

Wow. Beautiful pictures.

By: Linda R

Linda R — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:44:11 +0000

WOW! I just loved reading how you got these shots. I didn't even get to see the super moon :(

Thanks so much for all the info. I am definitely going to try this.

Hugs~

By: Pam Bowers

Pam Bowers — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:27:42 +0000

Your moons are always so beautiful. I wanted to try a shot with the foreground showing this time. I’m surrounded by hills so while the moonrise was at 7:30 I didn’t actually see it till closer to 8. It was way too dark.

By: Lil Mama Stuart

Lil Mama Stuart — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:17:34 +0000

interesting – I’m really surprised you can see the details in the craters, nice!

By: Jaymi

Jaymi — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:10:42 +0000

wow your moon shots are incredible, and I love seeing all your settings! I just don’t have a long enough lens to shoot the moon, and the one time I tried moon shots was with my camera hooked up to a friend’s telescope! But I couldn’t get the shots in perfect focus. I did read that sometimes atmosphere can make your photos look out of focus, so it might not be your lens. There may have just been a haze in the sky that you couldn’t see that was slightly dispersing the light of the moon. But all your shots are pretty incredible–I especially love the last two!

By: Susan @ Sunflower Status

Susan @ Sunflower Status — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:18:26 +0000

Wow! The main tip that got me was “zoomed at 300mm”… I so need to get a better lens and try this. I LOVE that last shot, truly amazing!