FZ38 - first post (yay!!) :)

[bioware]

Geofftay
Thanks for kind words. I'm not really interested in astronomy - I just thought about Moon as about another object I could take a picture of at the time given, that's all.

[banksy]

Gorgeous shots bioware. Your daughter is delightful and I am soooo jealous of your moon captures. I would love to know your moon settings as I have been trying in vain. The clouds have been giving off too much reflective glare so the moon isn't clear "down under". Cheers

[bioware]

Banksy,
I'm happy you like them.
The settings for moon shots were:
#3 S-mode, 86.4 mm, ISO 80, 1/320 sec, f4.4, +0.33 EV, digital zoom x2.9 - I had the opportunity to put the camera on a tree branch to stabilise it.
#4 A-mode, 86.4 mm, ISO 80, 1/50 sec, f4.4, -2 EV, digital zoom: none
To stabilise the camera I leaned myself against the wall of my house.

Best regards

[banksy]

Thanks, I will try those settings. This is the best I could do last night before it got too dark and hazy again. Cheers Lyn

[BackyardPermaculture]

bioware, they're all cool photos - thanks for posting!

Banksy, try a much faster exposure. I took this one the other afternoon in Brisbane when the sky was still very blue:

[banksy]

Still I'm jealous.....!
My moon is more egg shaped than yours - still we are on opposite sides of Australia aren't we.
Thanks BP, I will try that tonight.

[aayushjoshi]

very nice pics bioware and as usual awesome pics by Mick!

[BackyardPermaculture]

Thanks aayushjoshi.

Lyn, I was just getting home from work and noticed the moon:
- Propped camera against deck post, P mode, 80 ISO, 5 megapixel, max tele.
- Tried EV at a few setting, ended up somewhere near -3 EV.
- A bit of GIMP processing to increase shadows (basically make background totally black), desaturate and remove haze from around the edge of the moon.

Hope this helps

[banksy]

Cheers for that Mick, I will have a go with the FZ35 and also the D90 and see what happens. If I post tomorrow, it worked. If I don't then clearly I need to practice, practice...

[Joe Bananas]

All great shots, I love the toothless smile, gorgeous.

#2 in second series is a great fun shot

You inspired me to try my hand at a moon shot last night. No luck though, it was too windy. The sea breeze in summer is a beautiful thing -unless your trying to take a photo of the moon!

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more.