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Nominated for May Photo of the Month
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/tpf-photo-month/358348-may-2014-potm-nominations.html
Nominated for May Photo of the Month
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/tpf-photo-month/358348-may-2014-potm-nominations.html
Thank you so much snerd!!!
Nominated for May Photo of the Month
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/tpf-photo-month/358348-may-2014-potm-nominations.html
Thank you so much snerd!!!
I'd really like to know how you took this shot? I mean did you use any filters, what time of the day was it, what gears, and any other detail you might think is relevant. I really love this shot, among many others you've posted in this thread. Intently waiting for the rest of your stuff.
I honestly had no idea that one can get results like this in the middle of the night. I sure will try and learn this. I have two questions though,Really nothing special was used on the photo. No filters, just a tripod and a Canon 17-40mm f/4L. My settings were: 20 seconds, f/4, ISO1600. That's it!
Really with moonscaping it's all about the phase of the moon. A full moon produces harsh shadows that mimic an afternoon sun. Shooting at a quarter moon is great because the light is so soft, imparting a dreamlike quality to the photo. I believe it was a gibbous moon when I took this photo, so a kind of happy middle ground between the two
I honestly had no idea that one can get results like this in the middle of the night. I sure will try and learn this. I have two questions though,Really nothing special was used on the photo. No filters, just a tripod and a Canon 17-40mm f/4L. My settings were: 20 seconds, f/4, ISO1600. That's it!
Really with moonscaping it's all about the phase of the moon. A full moon produces harsh shadows that mimic an afternoon sun. Shooting at a quarter moon is great because the light is so soft, imparting a dreamlike quality to the photo. I believe it was a gibbous moon when I took this photo, so a kind of happy middle ground between the two
1. Do you have any online resources where I can learn more? I tried googling Moonscape, but it didn't return any decent results.
2. Why did you set ISO to 1600? I mean from what I understand, we increase ISO only when the exposure is an issue. As you were shooting long exposure anyway, why not increase it to 30 seconds or more and reduce the ISO. Is their something I'm missing here?
None that I really know of. Myself and a few local shooting buddies have just been toying with it for awhile as an easy way to go shoot with friends after a long day of classes.
As for the ISO, keep in mind that if your shutter speed is too long, those "stars" become more like short trails. I prefer my moonscape stars to retain some of their normal dimensions, so I tend to keep my shutter speeds on the shorter side of things. Plus on the 6D I have zero concerns about noise at ISO1600. I really don't even think about noise reduction until I'm up around ISO4000 or ISO6400 and even then it's minimal.