ITT: go outside and take a shitty pic of earth's moon
Good thread OP
Here you go OP
Go outearth and take a shitty picture of moon's side
>>636459 (OP)
>shitty pic
Sorry, I only had my D7100 with me, will this do?
I accidentally the whole zoom
>>636521
>moon
check
>shitty
check
it'll do
>>637091
Well it's the shittyest picture I took last night so it'll have to.
I took a shittyer one tonight just for OP.
My Nikon D3100 that I have no idea how to use so every pic is a shitty pic.
>>637098
Moon is in full sun, but the dark around it throws off your auto exposure, so either spot meter off the moon or shoot with the sunny 16 rule in manual (try ISO100, f/5.6, 1/125 sec),
>>637103
>f/5.6
Not sure where this setting is. Found the others
>>637108
It's the lens aperture... not sure where the control is on the D3100 though, on the 7100 it's the back control wheel.
Just looked it up... you hold down the exposure compensator button (+/- on the top of the camera near the button) and turn the dial.
>>637109
>f/5.6
I found it but the moon is still a white ball with no detail. As if to much light is coming in.
>>637111
I think after googling my problem is no tripod
>>637111
Strange, those are more or less the settings I used for >>637103, I got them right from the exif data.
Sure it's in M mode and you didn't change the shutter speed by accident?
You could also try changing the meter mode to "spot" http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-select-an-exposure-metering-mode-with-a-nik.html and shooting in automatic.
(not >implying you're a dummy that's just the first link)
>>637113
I don't think I used a tripod for >>637103 - it's moonlit landscape shots like >>636521 that need one.
>>637114
>You could also try changing the meter mode to "spot"
just don't forget to change it back!
>>637114
It was in manual mode. Looking through the view finder the image was very crisp. I'll try spot mode.
>>637117
Just had a look at another moon pic and I might have given you awrong exposure values, try it at 1/250 or 1/500 shutter instead. My apologies.
(I remember I was doing fancy photoshop layering with a couple of different photos to get jupiter to show up in the first one and that may have messed up the exif)
7D, Tamron 70-300
>>637120
>Tamron 70-300
About to buy that this weekend, how so you like it?
Always liked this angle.
D7100, Tamron 70-300
>>636459
I only caught a reflection
>>636459
>>639927
>jay_leno.jpg
