Comments on: Howling at the moon http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=howling-at-the-moon An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MGU http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5035 MGU Wed, 30 May 2007 17:12:50 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5035 Alec, Brilliant, I reckon, but then, I'm your Dad. Alec, Brilliant, I reckon, but then, I'm your Dad.

]]> By: Alec http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5034 Alec Wed, 30 May 2007 06:48:44 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5034 Makes sense Brad. I've become so dependent on the automatic settings on the camera that it never occurred to me to go back to the basics of sunny/16. Got a couple more days to try it before it's a true full moon, if the weather cooperates. Good luck Jules! Makes sense Brad. I've become so dependent on the automatic settings on the camera that it never occurred to me to go back to the basics of sunny/16. Got a couple more days to try it before it's a true full moon, if the weather cooperates.

Good luck Jules!

]]> By: jules http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5033 jules Wed, 30 May 2007 05:47:31 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5033 Nicely done! I've been struggling with moon shots too - i've now got my tripod at the back door, ready to go, just in case ;-) Nicely done!
I've been struggling with moon shots too – i've now got my tripod at the back door, ready to go, just in case ;-)

]]> By: Brad Templeton http://www.saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5032 Brad Templeton Wed, 30 May 2007 02:12:48 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/05/29/howling-at-the-moon/#comment-5032 Exposing the moon is in theory easy -- it is an object in bright sunlight! In other words it is correctly exposed with sunny 16. However, the moon, as it turns out, is made of very dark dust and rock. It only looks bright white to us because we see it when everything else around is dark. Even the white parts are darker than a gray card. So you expose it a stop or two brighter than for sunny/16. But this is why it's so hard to shoot night shots with the moon in the and get anything but an overexposed moon, except during an eclipse: <a href="http://pic.templetons.com/cgi-bin/imget?f=brad/pano/midpano/ames-eclipse.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://pic.templetons.com/cgi-bin/imget?f=brad/pa...</a> Or when the moon is just rising and we see it through the whole atmosphere. Exposing the moon is in theory easy — it is an object in bright sunlight! In other words it is correctly exposed with sunny 16.

However, the moon, as it turns out, is made of very dark dust and rock. It only looks bright white to us because we see it when everything else around is dark. Even the white parts are darker than a gray card. So you expose it a stop or two brighter than for sunny/16.

But this is why it's so hard to shoot night shots with the moon in the and get anything but an overexposed moon, except during an eclipse:
http://pic.templetons.com/cgi-bin/imget?f=brad/pa…

Or when the moon is just rising and we see it through the whole atmosphere.

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