Moonlight Help

rob1den · 5th of April 2007 (Thu)

How do I get the moon getting to look like a moon , not a blob of white on this 30 sec exposure here as well as trying get some detail in the foreground. Help please. thanks robert

Becca · 5th of April 2007 (Thu)

The moon is actually very bright, especially in contrast to the dark sky. Also, the moon will move some in 30 seconds, especially when it is low in the sky like in your photo. To get a clear shot of the moon you will want to use a much lower shutter speed. Of course, then you wouldn't get a nice moonlit image such as you have here. You could try to take a two shots, one exposed for the scene and one exposed for the moon and merge them.

I like this picture a lot and don't mind the blurry moon so much.

Piltnik · 5th of April 2007 (Thu)

Only thing that comes in my mind is combining two exposures. But that might just show my inexperience as a fotographer.

john_s · 9th of April 2007 (Mon)

I like the pic.

5th of April 2007 (Thu)	#1
rob1den Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Australia Central Coast Posts: 720 IMAGE EDITING OK	Moonlight Help How do I get the moon getting to look like a moon , not a blob of white on this 30 sec exposure here as well as trying get some detail in the foreground. Help please. thanks robert Last edited by rob1den : 1st of April 2008 (Tue) at 13:52.

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Becca Lady in Red Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 7,097 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moonlight Help The moon is actually very bright, especially in contrast to the dark sky. Also, the moon will move some in 30 seconds, especially when it is low in the sky like in your photo. To get a clear shot of the moon you will want to use a much lower shutter speed. Of course, then you wouldn't get a nice moonlit image such as you have here. You could try to take a two shots, one exposed for the scene and one exposed for the moon and merge them. I like this picture a lot and don't mind the blurry moon so much. __________________ Becca "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." ~ Saint Augustine *Gear List*

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Piltnik Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 105 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moonlight Help Only thing that comes in my mind is combining two exposures. But that might just show my inexperience as a fotographer. __________________ Canon S2 IS

9th of April 2007 (Mon)	#4
john_s Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK Posts: 579	Re: Moonlight Help I like the pic.

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