Blog of Kim Loon

Last week, it was almost a full moon shining bright up there. I had not successfully taken any photo of a moon before; I took this opportunity to test doing so.

I took my camera and my furthest telezoom lens to somewhere I would not be disturbed and I could get a clear view of the moon. I did not attempt to look for a dark place because I am living in a city. Almost anywhere is surrounded by city light.

I was using the Canon DEOS 400D with Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens.

Initially, I used P-mode for my shots. No matter how I tried, the moon appeared too bright, with all the features missing. Then I switched to Manual Mode.

After many attempts, I think I managed to find the optimal range of setting to take the photo of the moon – 300mm f/45 (the max available) 0.6s ISO 100. We may need to adjust the timing up or down a few steps for best result at different environment.

The photo of the moon

Photo of the Moon (100% crop) (Click to view full)

As seen in the pictures, at 300mm, the moon is very small. Maybe, in my next attempt, I will try to get a 2x Extender to fill the moon in the frame.