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 11/30/2006 03:18:25 PM · #1
Next time there is a full moon and a clear night i want to attempt to take a pickture of it. Any suggestions?
 11/30/2006 03:22:59 PM · #2
\Full moon is not the best time to shoot. The most interesting part of the moon is on it's horizon line. Other than that remember that it is being lit by the sun, so try the sunny 16 rule for exposure as most meters will be fooled by all the darkness. Or you could spot meter and add in 1-2 stops of + comp.
 11/30/2006 03:23:18 PM · #3
Several like this-googling.
 11/30/2006 03:24:33 PM · #4
sunrise, Sunset

Find out when it'll be up and full.

Use the 'sunny 16 rule' to work out the exposure.

F16, shoot at 1/ISO shutter speed
The moon is just a sunlit object.
Open up about a stop as it is lighter than mid grey.

You'll probably need to do two exposures to get the landscape and moon exposed properly.

Often something more interesting is to not include the moon in the frame and shoot the landscape by moonlight. Even better if there are high, broken clouds that are moving that will be illuminated by the moonlight. You can get some awesome long exposure effects that way, but it is weather dependent. Works a couple of nights either side of the full moon too.

Find an eclipse and shoot it then



Message edited by author 2006-11-30 15:25:33.
 11/30/2006 03:24:59 PM · #5
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
\Full moon is not the best time to shoot. The most interesting part of the moon is on it's horizon line. Other than that remember that it is being lit by the sun, so try the sunny 16 rule for exposure as most meters will be fooled by all the darkness. Or you could spot meter and add in 1-2 stops of + comp.


for someone just starting out willing to try something new this sounds pretty technical.
 11/30/2006 03:40:36 PM · #6
moon lighting calculator

Someone posted this previously and I saved it, tho' haven't used it yet.
 11/30/2006 04:50:57 PM · #7
Look up Sun/Moon data for any day courtesy of the US Naval Observatory (not where they perform telescopic analysis of belly-buttons!)
 11/30/2006 05:14:14 PM · #8
The day BEFORE the full moon is my fave for colorful horizon moon shots

11/30/2006 06:19:50 PM · #9


This was from my first attempt at a moon shot ... f/11 ... ISO 800 ... 1/200 ...
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