The overexposed moon is a given for shooting after dark if you don't combine seperate exposures because the moon is a sun lit object, but the forground is not. For seperate exposures you would need to use a tripod and then combine the images later in an image editing program.
Fog offers great opportunities for picture taking. Like 'gus, I think this image would have been better if the tree were not dead center, but on one of the 1/3 meridians. But the image does have that nice foggy moody look.
He's talking about the silhouetted tree being almost dead center as oppose to using the "Rule of Thirds" and framing it 1/3 of the way in from one end or the other.
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I know the moon is overexposed in this shot but other than that what do you think?
hiya n00bie.
I think the moon blowing out destroys one's ability to look at the image objectively. I mean, how well can you see if someone's jamming a flashlight in your eye?
So, my recommendation is to bump up the contrast, spray a bit of "Moon-Away" (TM), lose the flare in the grass, and add an egret in the tree (harry pays me 50 cents whenever i do this).
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The overexposed moon is a given for shooting after dark if you don't combine seperate exposures because the moon is a sun lit object, but the forground is not. For seperate exposures you would need to use a tripod and then combine the images later in an image editing program.
Fog offers great opportunities for picture taking. Like 'gus, I think this image would have been better if the tree were not dead center, but on one of the 1/3 meridians. But the image does have that nice foggy moody look.
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But it can do stuff to a photo without people realizing
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Rule of thirds....got it.
image a feeling of intrigue.
I found cropping it provided a bit of a change. But the spacing of the tree and
moon make it difficult to achieve a more pleasing variation.
Look forward to seeing more of your images.
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...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
hiya n00bie.
I think the moon blowing out destroys one's ability to look at the image objectively. I mean, how well can you see if someone's jamming a flashlight in your eye?
So, my recommendation is to bump up the contrast, spray a bit of "Moon-Away" (TM), lose the flare in the grass, and add an egret in the tree (harry pays me 50 cents whenever i do this).
Much much better, don't you think?
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