Can anyone help me out??
I have a kodak Digital Camera, and am a major learner( I’m a point and shot girl!!)
Can anyone tell me how to set it up for taking photos of the moon tonight??
(the more basic explanation the better!!)
I would love to try some photos out at the Pinnacles, But no Idea how to do it!!
So if you can help I would appreciate it heaps!!
Thankyou Bubblers:)
P.S I do have a small tripod:)
mick, about 1 year ago
Hi about the moon, a tripod maybe required,but i have taken shots of it and are on my page ,but you can set on auto and shoot, zooming to max it will go. or put your camera setting on B….(bulb) and have your appature wide open.with this method you hold down the shutter release button,for as long as you wish,but i recomend about 2-3 seconds.best way to find out is,practice out there before the event happens.play around with your settings.Same scenario for pinacles, but should be done early morning or late afternoon,sunsetting time,and with the light behind you,i find better.your manual booklet should give you a bit more help. i have samples of what your trying to acheive,on my page,and also my web site, www.keepsakesphotography.com.au have a look see what CAN be done.
davoid, about 1 year ago
1. Use your tripod to keep the camera steady
2. Zoom in as far as you can with the optical zoom
3. Use the self timer so you don’t shake the camera by press the shutter button
Re: settings
Depending on your camera: if there’s not much manual control set it to the landscape setting and any night setting would be good too.
The landscape setting basically sets the focus to infinity for a uniform focus.
My camera is a basic HP 2mp 3x optical but it has EV compensation of 2+/-. This just lets you increase or decrease the amount of light coming into the camera. If you set up your shot and then vary the EV + or – and see how it looks in the viewfinder/LCD this will give you some indication of the setting needed. If unsure, take a few at different EV settings.
If you only 3 or 4 X optical zoom, the moon will probably look quite small. You really need a long zoom to get a good close shot of the moon. If you set your camera to the highest/largest image this will allow you to crop the images somewhat and get a closer shot to a still acceptable 6” x 4” photo.
Rhys Allen, about 1 year ago
Why is the moon bright? because it’s reflecting the sun. It’s always a bright summers day on the moon, and you should accordingly ahoot as if it is… which means
if you can set your little kodak manualy, go for f11, iso 100, shutter about 1/100 and experiment from there
if none of that meant anything – you may have to trust to luck.
one more thing – tripod and self timer are a good idea, but you’ll find when you’re zoomed in the moon will move out the frame really quickly – so you’ll have to play around, framing out the moon then hitting the self timer shutter, and timing it so when the shutter fires, the moon is in the middle
good luck!
botanicfanatic, about 1 year ago
Good on you Sonia – all the best for your photos! It’s going to be so exciting, with all the photographers lined up in the prime spots :)
lanced200, about 1 year ago
Very cloudy up here in horsham – dont think we will get much of a show.
Sonia Hesford, about 1 year ago
Thankyou so much everyone!!
I will have to try it out, Just hoping that the rain goes away (yep it’s raining)
I appreciate eveyone’s input, you all are AMAZING!!
Hope to have at least a few new pics to show in the next few days!!
Happy Snapping Bubblers:)
Dennis Klau, about 1 year ago
The photos I took last night I had f5.6 ISO100 1/250sec shutter speed