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[fatherof2]

Is this what you mean? Where the moon is in the image, but not the main feature.

[The Loft Studios]

Originally Posted by scott1120

I am wondering if a DSLR is capable of taking shots with a bright moon over head? I think Ansel Adams did some of these types of shots.

O.K., Here's the answer to this question.....
YES

Originally Posted by scott1120

No I want the moon in the frame just necessarily not the focal point. As an example, there is an Ansel Adams shot of mountain (Yellowstone?) that has the moon in the frame. What I have in mind is a series of shots in which the moon is overhead, but not the focal point.

And the answer to this question still remains that the exposure must be based on the Sunny F/16 Rule or you will get a white Moon with NO DETAIL or even possibly a blurred Moon on long exposures due to the constant movement of the Earth and Moon. Even in this image that Ansel Adams did, "Moon Rise Over Hernandez" the Moon had to be burned in during printing because of the initial longer than normal exposure of the Moon during the actual capture of the image (on Film). The opposite will accure with Digital. With The other Print, "Moon Over Half Dome", since it was still daylight, the exposure of the Moon was no problem, hence the perfect detail of the craters in the Moon. I have copies of both of these exquisite prints in 16x20's and they are just In-Fcukin-Credible.....LOL

[venchka]

GOOGLE moon exposure time for more than you wanted to know about including the moon in photographs.

[akimartymar]

Originally Posted by The Loft Studios

O.K., Here's the answer to this question.....
YES



And the answer to this question still remains that the exposure must be based on the Sunny F/16 Rule or you will get a white Moon with NO DETAIL or even possibly a blurred Moon on long exposures due to the constant movement of the Earth and Moon. Even in this image that Ansel Adams did, "Moon Rise Over Hernandez" the Moon had to be burned in during printing because of the initial longer than normal exposure of the Moon during the actual capture of the image (on Film). The opposite will accure with Digital. With The other Print, "Moon Over Half Dome", since it was still daylight, the exposure of the Moon was no problem, hence the perfect detail of the craters in the Moon. I have copies of both of these exquisite prints in 16x20's and they are just In-Fcukin-Credible.....LOL

I thought that when photographing a full moon you doubled the exposure of the sunny-16 rule, therefore making it the moonlight f/8 rule. I know that the moon is a direct light source and will overexpose quite easily, but I would think that it would need more exposure than something in bright daylight.