Waxing Crescent slice of moon Christmas evening 2014 20141225-195313 C4

            This image of a waxing crescent moon was captured on Christmas evening 2014 with my Canon Powershot SX50. In 2914 my key to making photos of the moon was to treat the shot like a day time shot since the moon is so bright, even one that is only a slice like this. I used maximum zoom, in this case 1200 mm, manual settings since the camera will otherwise let the dark sky overly influence exposure - in this case 1/400 sec, and focus set at infinity. Some other advantages to shooting with the SX50 are image stabilization and the framing assist button that makes a subject at full zoom much easier to find. A few years later, I changed my method to mostly using spot focus and a trying wither speed preferred, aperture preferred, or manual settings.
   

Taken in: United States / California / San Francisco / Excelsior (show map)

Taken on: December 25, 2014

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS, f/6.5, 1/400 sec, 215mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Aperture:	f/6.5
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	215mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 10.0 Windows
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