Apparently the answer to aperture size isn't "crank that bitch wide open and leave it there!"
Dialing back the aperture to f/11 and using automatic exposure bracketing, I finally got a good pic of the moon!
Cropped. Canon EOS M50, EF 75-300, f/11, 1/15", 300mm, ISO 100 |
It's exciting to learn!
In general, though I'm taking better pictures with the EF-S 55-250.
Canon EOS M50, EF-S 55-250, f/11, 1/15", 250mm, ISO 100 |
Now you've just got to get a good photo of the nazi spaceships running in formation across the terminator.
ReplyDeleteThat will require a bit more glass than I have...
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Looking good!
ReplyDeleteNext step is that you're going to see the moon moving when you magnify it enough and the pictures don't get sharper. So you look for a way to track out the motion, like this;
https://www.astronomics.com/star-adventurer-pro-pack.html
or these home made ones:
https://makezine.com/2015/09/11/star-trackers-for-night-sky-photos/
Warning: these things are like that first shot of heroin. You see the results, they're exciting as can be but they could be just a little better... There's madness down that road. DAMHIK.
The moon is a difficult target and great for learning a camera... I'm told.
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