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05/27/2004 02:59:05 AM · #1 |
anyone have advice for night shot photography? for instance, taking a pic of the moon with a landscape. If i take a shot of the moon, with a long enough exposure to get the landscape, the moon appears to be a white blur, if i make the exposure short enough to get the moon in focus i cant see the land. they also seem somewhat grainy. here is one of the pics i took. //atlas.walagata.com/w/imprezawrx/DSC_0006.jpg is this the best i can expect with a D70 and 24-120 zoom lense?
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05/27/2004 03:02:32 AM · #2 |
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05/27/2004 03:07:38 AM · #3 |
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05/27/2004 03:17:30 AM · #4 |
I read in a National Geographics book on photo that the moon moves fast enough over the sky that any exposure longer than 1/4 may produce a blurry image. Haven't verified it myself but I have no reason to doubt it.
Regarding the grainy effect you are getting; what ISO setting are you using? Maybe a lower ISO setting can reduce that effect?
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05/27/2004 03:21:17 AM · #5 |
shooting at the moon is like shooting at the sun, since it's just a reflection of the sun's light. your camera will meter the shot figuring in the black of the night sky, and try to get a long exposure, which overexposes the moon. you need a fast exposure to get the moon, just like if you were shooting something on a bright day. so how do you get a clear detailed moon, and a nicely lit long-exposure night scene of say a city? photoshop :)
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05/27/2004 03:41:19 AM · #6 |
I just checked the EXIF on a shot I did one night when it was almost a full moon:
ExposureTime : 1/320Sec
FNumber : F5.0
ExposureProgram : Manual
ISOSpeedRatings : 320
If you want to shoot a night shot with the moon AND other objects/lights in the landsape, you may need to use a gradient filter to darken the top (where the moon is) or cover the lens halfway with something to expose the lower section longer and the moon a shorter amount of time, (black sky) otherwise it will be just a bright "blotch".
Getting a moon in with other details is tough.
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