This photo was taken in New Hampshire around Coldbrook. It was taken around 11:15pm. It was shot with a Canon 5D at 30s @ f/8. ISO 800 at focal length of 28mm. Adjusted in PS CS2 for contrast.
It is amazing how much the Moon can look like the sun in a long exposure! Next time you get a full moon to work with see if you can get a landscape shot with some detail using the light of the moon. I have tried it a few times with mixed results. I have seen some great images done this way but I rarely get the opportunity here in the smog laden southern tier of New England. . .
Posted by Richard Ennis on July 26, 2006 at 12:13 PM
Nice shot John!
I once read that a good time to photograph the moon over a landscape is when the moon "sets", which is early in the AM. I guess a few times a year, the timing is just right, where the rising sun brings out detail in the foreground, while the moon has yet to set!
Posted by Nick Leadley on July 30, 2006 at 10:15 AM
John....
Good attempt at a tough subject. Moonscapes are not easy to do.
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4 repliesJohn
It is amazing how much the Moon can look like the sun in a long exposure! Next time you get a full moon to work with see if you can get a landscape shot with some detail using the light of the moon. I have tried it a few times with mixed results. I have seen some great images done this way but I rarely get the opportunity here in the smog laden southern tier of New England. . .
I have got to try that.
John
I once read that a good time to photograph the moon over a landscape is when the moon "sets", which is early in the AM. I guess a few times a year, the timing is just right, where the rising sun brings out detail in the foreground, while the moon has yet to set!
Good attempt at a tough subject. Moonscapes are not easy to do.
Nick