Moon Photograph with a Canon EOS600D and EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

stewiefre wrote:

Larry Rexley wrote:

stewiefre wrote:

This is my photo converted from cr2 to png.

Details:

Not a bad effort --- the exposure is about right and you have some detail on the lunar surface, so this is definitely progress.

The edges of the Moon show camera movement. Be sure the camera is on a sturdy tripod for the shot, do not raise the 'head' of the tripod, and make sure the legs are stable and tight.

It's also best to use self-timer or remote control (canon App on the phone if your camera supports it) to release shutter. Also if you can shoot from Live View mode you can avoid the shake of the mirror slapping up which could vibrate the camera.

And don't be afraid to take many shots --- 5 or 10. Chances are some will come out with no shake.

Focus is also very important. If you can autofocus and confirm through focus magnification that you have a good focus, you may want to switch to manual focus so that focus does not 'change' again. Or just change to manual focus, use Live View and magnify the image as you focus if the camera supports it.

Also you get best results if you can shoot in RAW format and process the results (as you are doing). Don't be afraid to increase the contrast quite a bit and adjust blacks, shadows, midrange, highlights etc as needed to bring out the lunar surface features, this is very common for lunar photography. Sometimes reducing the color saturation or even making it a black and white image allows you to crank up the contrast without a strong color cast.

A 250mm lens is about the minimum to start to get some detail on the lunar surface, but the more you can magnify, generally the more detail you're going to see. I get more detail on the Moon shooting with the EF-S 55-250 IS STM lens with a Kenko 1.5x teleconverter, then shoot with a Canon M6 Mark II which has a 32 megapixel resolution sensor so you can 'zoom in' on the Moon more and crop the image to get a closer-up image of the surface of the Moon. With a 400-500mm lens you can get quite a bit of lunar detail.

I'll take that in note. My camera Does not support shutter on canon app, i wish that she could, but unfortunately Does not, that's an issue...

Just use your self timer - even 2 seconds generally works well. Your 600D does have a self timer.

Colin