A Pearl of Great Priceby
theSajComment: This was an experiment and learning process...
It is actually, the moon...the clouds were very impressive.
It was one of my first ventures into night photography. However, it was extremely hard to capture what I was seeing. The moon either came out too bright. Or the clouds did not show.
I was slowly improving things but as night fell the fog moved in making everything blurry regardless.
Somethings I am contemplating for next time or curious about:
1. Would it actually have been a good idea to use a polarization lens. Usually, the thought is to use such in sunny conditions. But I am wondering if it would not have also been appropriate here?
2. Tri-pod, I think I've realized that night photography requires a tripod.
One advancement I did make was the exploration of "2nd Curtain" flash usage. I need some work on metering, etc. But you can see some experimentation work here.
I did not expect the to have scored well. The fact it wasn't the lowest rank photo was enough for me.
So I'd love for any of you to provide some advice on such night photography conditions. Particularly, with a bright object such as a full moon and a sky of moonlit clouds.
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