Moon Over ...

[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.

[JamesB]

yes, using long exposures during a full moon can result in some nice photos.

James

[LadyShutterBug]

your post title made me think of "moon over my hammy", a popular menu item at denny's... or is it IHOP?

[babybluetx23]

hahah dennys!

[OversighT]

Originally Posted by LadyShutterBug

your post title made me think of "moon over my hammy", a popular menu item at denny's... or is it IHOP?

Exactly what I thought when I saw the title

To answer the OP's question, yes you can take shots of a bright moon. If you search the forum you'll find plenty of examples of moon shots as well as information about how to setup your camera for the shot.


T.

[The Loft Studios]

Originally Posted by JamesB

yes, using long exposures during a full moon can result in some nice photos.

James

Not true.....If you do any long exsposures of the Moon, you will get a bright white circle and depending on how long the exposure is, you will also get a blurred bright white circle due to the movement of the Earth and Moon. The proper exposure of the Moon is to follow the Sunny F/16 Rule.....due to the Moon is actually a reflection of light from the Sun.

[kenw]

Originally Posted by The Loft Studios

Not true.....If you do any long exsposures of the Moon, you will get a bright white circle and depending on how long the exposure is, you will also get a blurred bright white circle due to the movement of the Earth and Moon. The proper exposure of the Moon is to follow the Sunny F/16 Rule.....due to the Moon is actually a reflection of light from the Sun.

you are referring to shots with the moon IN the image, I believe the original post was referring to shots using the moon as scene light where the moon is NOT in the image.

If that's the case (moon as scene light), ANY camera capable of long exposures could take a shot via moonlight, dSLR or not.

[The Loft Studios]

Originally Posted by kenw

you are referring to shots with the moon IN the image, I believe the original post was referring to shots using the moon as scene light where the moon is NOT in the image.

If that's the case (moon as scene light), ANY camera capable of long exposures could take a shot via moonlight, dSLR or not.

Hmmm..... That's not what I'm getting from the question.

[Daniel Bates]

I think the OP is referring to a moonlit landscape, without the moon in the frame. A long exposure would then be required to expose the shot correctly.

[thelegend1472]

Mmmmm IHOP

[johnastovall]

Originally Posted by JamesB

yes, using long exposures during a full moon can result in some nice photos.

James

Long you don't need long you can hand hold them. Here's 1/25 handheld.

And these tombstone shadow and color were only 30 seconds.

[scott1120]

Originally Posted by Daniel Bates

I think the OP is referring to a moonlit landscape, without the moon in the frame. A long exposure would then be required to expose the shot correctly.

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.

[RandySmith]

Here's a panorama I recently captured, still wondering "how" to get the craters to show and not "underexpose" the foreground.... in the old "film" day's I would partially block the lens during a long exposure (in camera dodging I suppose), then the moon would be "less" than the foreground .... guess I could do the same with RAW now, eh ? Any suggestions for me would be appreciated as well.

Camera: Canon 1dmkII, 50mm f1.4, iso 400, 1 sec @ f22

Merged seven vertical orientation photo's.

Randy

[steve817]

Never mind.

[babybluetx23]

you mean like this?