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I see. I guess that just punctuates the fact that there’s no better way to deal with grain than to prevent it in the first place. Sounds like a regular principle of life, eh?
there’s no better way to deal with grain than to prevent it in the first place. Sounds like a regular principle of life, eh?
Exactly! “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
I’m not sure why they’re so grainy in the first place! ISO 100 and 200 certainly shouldn’t be that bad! Of course, grain creates the impression of sharpness, so it might not be all bad.
I was just going through some pictures that I took a few months ago, and came across a photo that illustrates what we were trying to catch. i.e. get the moon and the foreground properly exposed.
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That is simply an amazing shot!
Colorful clouds, the moon peeking through. An interesting foreground and irregular horizon.
Wish the foreground flowers were as much in focus as the trees and background.
The last full moon at the end of January was . . . a cloudy evening. 🙁 I was prepared though!
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Finally! The weather surrounding the full moon in March provided an opportunity to shoot it naturally without blowing out the highlights! I had been waiting months for that day!
It was a bitterly cold morning, like around -3 degrees, and because of the deep snow, it required taking a 4-wheeler for a few miles to the only nearby location I knew of where I could get high enough to see the “horizon” to both the east and the west. (I was super grateful for my neighbor Justin Cox for making this possible!)
This shot was taken 15 minutes before official moonset, and the exact minute of the official sunrise, but as you can see, the height of the “horizons” didn’t allow them to meet. I shot the moon as close to the horizon as possible, but it was several more minutes before the sun peaked over the mountainous “horizon” to the east. Though I didn’t get the foreground light like I was hoping for, I was at least able to confirm my assertions that it is possible to capture a landscape and the moon in the same dynamic range.
Problem is, due to the celestial movements of the moon and sun, it is really only possible to capture this phenomenon twice a month, as I mentioned earlier in this topic. But as I think more about it, it may not just be “one moonrise and one moonset” a month. That’s what I’ll work toward determining next. It’ll take more research, experience and time to experientially know exactly how to determine the best times to shoot the moon!
But I must say, it has been a really fun topic to study. 🙂 And I was so grateful for the deep snow that fell the day before that actually made photographing the moonset an artistic experience. 🙂
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Just thought I’d let y’all know that this Sunday (27th) you will be able to see the total lunar eclipse better than at any other time in 33 years. It coincides with a “supermoon.” A supermoon looks 14 percent bigger because it appears closer to the horizon. So whatever hue of red the moon appears (to those who can see red) it will be bigger and more visible Sunday than it will be again for 18 more years.
Partial eclipse begins: 8:07 p.m.
Total eclipse begins: 9:11 p.m.
Mid-eclipse: 9:48 p.m.
Total eclipse ends: 10:23 p.m.If anyone gets some good shots, it would be interesting to see!
Check here for exact times in your local area. It’s going to be a late night for us here on the east coast… 🙂
We are up watching! So beautiful, reflects the amazing power of our Creator! My sister Rachael took some great shots with her Canon. Here’s one of hers.
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It was mostly cloudy here in WV. We got a few glimpses, but no pictures. Here’s one I got last month at full moon.
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The full moon of January was pretty interesting this year … at first I was afraid the moon would be hidden by the clouds, but then when they turned pink at sunrise I thought they really added to the scene. Helped filling the gap between the horizon and the moon as high as it was in the sky, the day after the full moon.
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