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Old 11 August 2006, 02:01 AM   #1
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Tried to capture this last night....this was the best shot of the three. Not great so need to work on this a bit more. Any tips from the pros?





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Old 11 August 2006, 02:15 AM   #2
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Any tips from the pros?
The moon is one of the most difficult thing to capture with a digital camera, first you need a tripod and then you'll need to take at least two pictures if you want trees, buildings or anything else showing in the background/foreground. Then you'll need to set the camera to capture the moon correctly and then a second picture of the background/foreground with the appropriate settings and after all this - merge the two using photoshop where you see everything correctly.
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Old 11 August 2006, 02:20 AM   #3
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Looks great, Al
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Old 11 August 2006, 04:21 AM   #4
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Good picture, Al. Quite eerie and sinister....like something straight out of a horror film!!
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Old 11 August 2006, 07:01 AM   #5
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Nice pic Al
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Old 11 August 2006, 08:23 AM   #6
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Well done Al! Has a lot of atmosphere in its own right

The Dude is right, take one photo metering off the trees/ground etc, and a second metering off the moon itself.
But, I kinda like what you've got there anyhow!
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Old 11 August 2006, 09:40 AM   #7
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I love that shot!
I find that the moon by itself is very easy to capture. Probably the easiest shot ever.
All the shots below were taken handheld, with a Nikon D50 and a 300mm lens.







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Old 11 August 2006, 09:42 AM   #8
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I remember those when you first posted them Chip. They're fantastic
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Old 11 August 2006, 11:23 AM   #9
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Old 11 August 2006, 12:09 PM   #10
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Well done Al!
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