<p>Hi there,<br>
After I read about 'mini moon', there was spike in curiosity to photograph Moon . Though I myself can not make difference between 'mini moon' and normal moon , i just took photograph of moon day after 'mini moon' . Moon was well above Horizon, may be I say 30% above from Horizon.<br>
Though this photo seems to be good and well appreciated by friends and family, I felt there is lot of scope of improvement.<br>
This <strong>Cropped Photograph of Moon</strong> is JPEG straight out of Camera. No photo editing is done except cropping.<br>
Here is the information of this photo:<br>
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Camera: Nikon D7100<br>
Lens: Tamron 70-300 f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD<br>
Handheld , no support or no tripod is used.<br>
Color Mode = Black & White<br>
Exposure Mode= Manual ( i.e M setting on Dial)<br>
Image quality= jpeg fine ( 8 bit)<br>
Aperture= 7.1<br>
Shutter speed= 1/200<br>
ISO=200<br>
focal length =300mm<br>
Exposure Compensation= 0 ev<br>
Metering= Center weighted<br>
VC ( Vibration Compensation) = ON<br>
White Balance= AUTO1,0,0<br>
Color space = sRGB<br>
Focus= Auto Focus<br>
AF Area Mode= AUTO<br>
Active D light=OFF<br>
Distortion Control =OFF<br>
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Here is the Photo link<br>
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1090425<br>
Please suggest how I can improve Moon Photography techniques/settings without using Tripod . Of course, with existing Camera and Lens.<br>
Have a nice day<br>
Malli</p>
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