Great! You’re right, the pictures are very dark, but at least you can see some detail in the foreground as well as in the moon. That’s the cool part! Now it’s time to refine it.
I would have shot earlier. The moon would have been closer to the horizon and the foreground would have been brighter. Sure, the moon may have appeared slightly “transparent” but that what keeps it from blowing out. If you’re going for texture in the moon, exposing for the moon like you did in your shot is certainly how I would have done it.
I was really hoping to shoot the moon this weekend but sadly we’ve got clouds and rain here in WV. It’s steadily raining outside right now and there’s a 100% chance tomorrow. 🙁 I’ve been scouting out good locations to shoot the moon nearby, though, so if it decides to clear off last minute, I’ll at least know where to go!