I'm not sure if this post fits this section. If not, then I'll just leave this to the admins. ^_^ [b]This tutorial is also applicable to DSLR.[/b] You don't need a telephoto lens to capture the moon. If your digicam has a [b]Manual Mode[/b], you can. The quality may not be as good as of the shots taken with a telephoto lens but my point is, you can capture the moon (yes, with craters and all) by using a digicam. First, your digicam should be set on Manual Mode: [spoiler][img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g796IuPw1qa1ieg.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Why Manual Mode? So you can adjust/cutomize the shutter speed and aperture. Don't always rely on Auto Mode. [spoiler][img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g7accfc61qa1ieg.jpg[/img][/spoiler] These are my usual settings: [b]shutter speed:[/b] 160 - 250, not so fast (higher value) or the craters might not be evident on the moon's surface [b]aperture:[/b] F8.0 (but if it's a bit too early, you might lower the value) [b]ISO:[/b] 80 - 100 Then zoom the focus a little bit. Not too much or you'll end up with a bokeh. ) Now, in cropping your shot. A raw shot usually look like this: [spoiler][img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g7qycmdK1qa1ieg.jpg[/img][/spoiler] It is small right? So if you want to make it "look bigger"... [spoiler][img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g7smUh9Q1qa1ieg.jpg[/img] Cropping Tool! [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g7ukg57d1qa1ieg.jpg[/img] [b]I[/b]mage > Crop [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g80h2HJ31qa1ieg.jpg[/img] [b]V[/b]iew > Actual Pixels[/spoiler] And there you have it. Now it's ready for your watermark. And here are some of my shots and some shots taken by my friends as well: [spoiler][img]http://kaththecrapout-camshots.tumblr.com/photo/1280/545995073/1/tumblr_kylxkvIlHT1qa6stt[/img] 02/27/10 [img]http://kaththecrapout-camshots.tumblr.com/photo/1280/546001947/1/tumblr_l03qarUzCV1qa6stt[/img] 03/30/10 [img]http://kaththecrapout-camshots.tumblr.com/photo/1280/547945253/1/tumblr_l1fmejrpHW1qbq6l8[/img] 04/21/10 By the way, I'm using Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g90qBoat1qa1ieg.jpg[/img] [url=http://nakikiuso.tumblr.com/post/548670773]ORIGINAL POST[/url] | Olympus μ720SW [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g9dlzzXR1qa1ieg.jpg[/img] [url=http://kidaokagee.tumblr.com/post/548530344/you-took-those-using-a-digi-cam-yeah-right]ORIGINAL POST[/url] | Canon Ixus 95 IS [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1g9fllsyU1qa1ieg.jpg[/img] [url=http://nakikiuso.tumblr.com/post/548670773]ORIGINAL POST[/url] | Canon PowerShot S3IS [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1hqckqWcd1qaup0eo1_500.jpg[/img] [url=http://iwantyoursmile.tumblr.com/post/550975438/f6-3-iso-100-1-160-canon-powershot-sx120is]ORIGINAL POST[/url] | Canon PowerShot SX120is And a whole lot more in my blog. I'm so happy a lot of my friends actually tried it and had successful outputs. [/spoiler] That's all. Expect a full moon later! Perfect timing to try this out. ^_^ You can post your moon shots here. ^_^