I've found something else I'm no good at photographing: the moon.
The 1st image shows some details of the moon. Everything else is underexposed and utterly dark.
f4.8
ISO 800
1/2000 second
200mm
The 2nd image shows improved exposure around the moon, with some surrounding detail. But the moon is so overexposed, it looks like the sun.
f4.8
ISO 800
1/5 second
200mm
How do you get the best of both worlds without combining images, or manipulating things with an editor?
@DaveMasonDotMe Saw your lament and have the solution. I wrote up a little blurb on lunar photography long ago. It's actually straightforward to get the highest resolution from whatever optics you're using, whether cheap camera, fancy camera, or telescope. I also mention the usual pitfalls. Hope it helps: https://shuttersparks.net/shooting-moon/
