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    Re: Speaking of moon shots.....



    Quote Originally Posted by Alan
    Any suggestions on how to take a properly exposed moon shot, when other things are in the image?

    In a single exposure? The one and only way to do it is timing.There is a very short window of time (less than 15 minutes) during dusk when the brightness of the moon is close enough to that of the earth to make it possible to do in a single exposure - and in my experience that is precisely the time when some other factor is going to ruin the shot (Murphey's law).


    Quote Originally Posted by Alan
    Or, am I destined to photoshop the moon into the image?

    That's what I do. []

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    Re: Speaking of moon shots.....



    Great shot, the only thing I would do different is photoshop out the red reflection. Personally I find it distracting

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    Re: Speaking of moon shots.....



    Daniel, unfortunately, the horizon was filled with haze, or pollution, so it was well beyond 15 minutes before the moon became visible. When it finally appeared, it was a mottled yellow, and was very indistinct.


    I'm glad to hear that you also photoshop a moon into the shot. [] One thing I worry about is the flare that accompanies the original shot, and trying to make the photoshopped moon blend in. I guess I'll have to experiment a bit.


    John, your suggestion sounds reasonable.



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