Full Moon

[darkchild]

Ok so after being told i need to find something to take a picture of and pay attention to the background, i came up with these 2. i took 47 pictures and it was hard choosing the best ones. let me know what you think.

 

[tomato1236]

#1 is ok. I'm bummed that it's so pin-pointed and centered. The moonlight in the clouds is a cool effect, but there's a lot of empty space. Perhaps if you put the moon in the right third and zoomed way in, it would have more interest.

#2 is blurry and it hurts my eyes. I would delete it.

 

[darkchild]

#1 is ok. I'm bummed that it's so pin-pointed and centered. The moonlight in the clouds is a cool effect, but there's a lot of empty space. Perhaps if you put the moon in the right third and zoomed way in, it would have more interest.

#2 is blurry and it hurts my eyes. I would delete it.

i was thinking the same thing about it being centered, i liked 2 a lot i dont know why, these pictures were taken in American Fork by the way, about 15 minutes from where you live.

 

[MohaimenK]

although the pic is filled w/ noise on #1 I do like it. But 2 seems way out of focus and if that was in focus it'd have been a great shot! Nice either way

 

[darkchild]

although the pic is filled w/ noise on #1 I do like it. But 2 seems way out of focus and if that was in focus it'd have been a great shot! Nice either way

what do you mean by "noise"?

 

[Inst!nct]

Would of been optimus prime had you made the shutter speed quicker in my opinion.

 

[darkchild]

Would of been optimus prime had you made the shutter speed quicker in my opinion.

x2, i barely learned about shutter speed about 5 minutes ago, i'm buying a tripod tonight to help out and also adjusting my shutter speed

 

[Inst!nct]

Would of been optimus prime had you made the shutter speed quicker in my opinion.

x2, i barely learned about shutter speed about 5 minutes ago, i'm buying a tripod tonight to help out and also adjusting my shutter speed

Yea, I mean I learned this last time I was taking photos of the moon, but it's like taking a picture of something bright.. You wouldn't want to take a photo on the beach while it was noon and brightly sunny with a 30 second exposure correct? Try taking photos at around 1/200th and higher at the moon.

 

[white]

You'll find that exposing the moon properly and getting the clouds in the scene is impossible.

A little dodging/burning could fix that, no problem.

darkchild, fill the frame with your subject and place things off-center once in awhile. google the terms 'symmetrical balance' vs. 'asymmetrical balance'.

 

[Whootsinator]

The moon is an excellent candidate for HDR.

OP, read this:

Exposure Lessons, in order Stop Shooting Auto!


TWICE.

 

[HikinMike]

Or blend two different exposures in Photoshop...

 

[sukalyan]

Make your exposure bit low, and yes try some different exposure blending, and you can give a long shutter speed when there is wind, that gives a different touch with the clouds movement

Regards
Sukalyan Chakraborty

 

[DanFinePhotography]

although the pic is filled w/ noise on #1 I do like it. But 2 seems way out of focus and if that was in focus it'd have been a great shot! Nice either way

what do you mean by "noise"?

Noise is generally caused by high ISO settings, and produces a "grainy" appearance on your images.