Larry, it looks like you were able to get a bit more of the eclipse in your area. Were you able to see it all the way to the horizon? Thanks for sharing the information about the eclipse with the group.
Nice shot Larry. I like the composition you paired with the moon here. Really kicking myself in the butt for sleeping in this morning, thanks for sharing what you got!
Posted by Larry Fischer on June 30, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Glenn,
I'm not an expert by any means. This photo had the distinct advantage of being pre-dawn which allows for the foreground to be illuminated.
If memory serves, I lighted the foreground with Nikon's Capture NX2 and tweaked the contrast on the foreground, too.
About the only way to get foreground in a dark photo that I know is to take one photo of the moon at the best exposure for it and take another time exposure of the foreground, then meld the two photos.
A full moon might lend itself to a really fast lens and get the foreground, f/1.4 or 1.2 ???
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3 repliesI have trouble with moons.
Taken in NE Kansas with an Angus steer's back in contrast with the pinkish-eclipsing moon.
About a 70% crop.
I think some of the shots from Central states were better than the one I saw on the NASA Astronomy website of this eclipse.
Way to go guys and gals!!!!
the fisch
I'm not an expert by any means. This photo had the distinct advantage of being pre-dawn which allows for the foreground to be illuminated.
If memory serves, I lighted the foreground with Nikon's Capture NX2 and tweaked the contrast on the foreground, too.
About the only way to get foreground in a dark photo that I know is to take one photo of the moon at the best exposure for it and take another time exposure of the foreground, then meld the two photos.
A full moon might lend itself to a really fast lens and get the foreground, f/1.4 or 1.2 ???
Perhaps others might have better suggestions.
the fisch