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08/10/2004 02:59:07 AM · #1 |
My image for the Once in a Blue Moon Challenge really bombed and I know technically it was a bad shot but this was taken in the dark and this is the result straight from the camera I did nothing to it.
Can anyone explain why it was blue I used night time flash. I took it looking up through the tree branches
I entered it because I thought it was unusual
Sally
 This was taken the same night with the same camera settings just seconds apart How do you explain the difference
Message edited by author 2004-08-10 03:13:21. |
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08/10/2004 03:01:51 AM · #2 |
Because your camera ewhite balance was set to expect the light from your flash, and the moon is lit by the sun.
Ed
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08/10/2004 03:03:59 AM · #3 |
| Don't know why it came out like that but I like the image very much. Oh, I see Ed has answered your questions already. Good to know! |
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08/10/2004 03:11:52 AM · #4 |
This was taken the same night, the same way, same settings on the camera a few seconds apart so how do you explain that? |
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08/10/2004 05:33:28 AM · #5 |
I would put it down to the wonders of fujifilm finepix cameras! I can take the same pic with the same settings over and over again and get a different result each time - this is especially true in extreme lighting conditions or in situations where there is a mix of light and dark objects in the frame. Also, the exposure 'guess' that the camera makes when you 'half-press and hold' the shutter release (which it shows you in the eyepiece/screen) often bears no relation to the final shot. I saw a review of the canon eos300d rebel in which they saw this problem ONCE. Poor things! Enjoy.
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08/10/2004 05:34:11 AM · #6 |
Garnished a "7" from me, original, surreal. Lots to like about it.
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08/10/2004 05:35:40 AM · #7 |
Same settings on the camera? So the first shot is a crop, yes?
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08/10/2004 05:47:28 AM · #8 |
As far as how it happened? My best guess is the focus point. In the "goofed" up one, the camera focused on a tree, which was entirely in the shadow. To get proper exposure it opened the shutter for much longer than you can handhold a shot. In the next shot it focused on the moon which being in full sun, made the camera shutter a fraction of what it was, making it proper for the flash and the shot in general.
That's just a guess though.
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08/10/2004 06:07:58 AM · #9 |
No, It was not cropped just down sized for uploading but I think now looking at the two images that I must have zoomed in more on the blue one I didnt think of that before, silly me, would that explain the blue ness around the moon
I guess it is one of lifes mysteries I like them both its just a shame the voters didnt like my blue moon I just wanted to show you that it really did have a blue halo as such
Thankyou for the nice comments
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08/10/2004 06:10:23 AM · #10 |
| Were you using auto white balance? If so, the camera may have taken into account the moon's reflection on the branches differently on the zoomed in shot, giving it a blue cast. |
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