Gallery: LandscapePosted December 22, 200992 views4 comments
I am feeling quite frustrated because even with a tripod and 2" timer this seems to be a bit soft. Any suggestions? Thanks, and Happy Winter!
Canon Rebel XS, 18-55mm lens
3.2 sec. @ f22
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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on December 22, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Well, that's a pretty long exposure - some wind might have moved the branches. You could have made the exposure shorter by opening up your aperture. f22 is not necessary for a shot like this 'cause your subjects are far away from you. Also, you generally don't want to leave so much empty space in your compositions. Enjoy and keep plugging away!
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 22, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Mark's suggestions are all good. Also, if you have mirror lock up on your camera, you might try that, as well as a cable release, if you are not using one. Not being a Canon driver, I don't know the camera, but it may also be necessary to turn the IS off, if that lens has it. Your manual or the lens manual should tell you.
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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 22, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Fine composition. I love the branches cradling the moon. The negative space really works well here.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM
Patti,
First of all, I really like your composition. It's not mentioned here very often, but I think this is a fine use of "negative space." there is a lot of empty sky, but I think the tension created by having the moon pressed against the line of trees actually balances that empty space - at least for me. I think this is well conceived and captured.
As far as the sharpness, there are at least a couple of factors working here. Even at f22, it would be important to know where you focus point is. If you focused at infinity (the moon,) I can see the trees going soft just from depth of field. If you focused on the trees, well, I would think that f22 would provide enough depth that the moon would be relatively sharp. But that brings in the second factor. Regardless whether or not you focused on the moon or the trees, the 3+ sec shutter speed is long enough that the moon would have traveled just enough to make it slightly blurry.
In today's digital age, the easy answer would be to take two exposures. One for the trees, and another for the moon, with a fast enough ss to keep the moon from blurring. then blend them together in PS. But even still, as presented, I think this is quite effective and a really nice crescent moon image.
Lon
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4 commentsFirst of all, I really like your composition. It's not mentioned here very often, but I think this is a fine use of "negative space." there is a lot of empty sky, but I think the tension created by having the moon pressed against the line of trees actually balances that empty space - at least for me. I think this is well conceived and captured.
As far as the sharpness, there are at least a couple of factors working here. Even at f22, it would be important to know where you focus point is. If you focused at infinity (the moon,) I can see the trees going soft just from depth of field. If you focused on the trees, well, I would think that f22 would provide enough depth that the moon would be relatively sharp. But that brings in the second factor. Regardless whether or not you focused on the moon or the trees, the 3+ sec shutter speed is long enough that the moon would have traveled just enough to make it slightly blurry.
In today's digital age, the easy answer would be to take two exposures. One for the trees, and another for the moon, with a fast enough ss to keep the moon from blurring. then blend them together in PS. But even still, as presented, I think this is quite effective and a really nice crescent moon image.
Lon