and then didn't get it, so I created it in Photoshop!
A few years ago someone posted a photo of Half Dome with this giant moon just behind it. The poster went on how he had waited hours for the moon to get into just the right position and blah, blah, blah. It looked cool but it didn't look real since the moon was so large. Three or four people debunked the photo using the evidence of the magnification of the lens, the position of the moon at that time of day and the light on the moon and on Half Dome and if you exposed for one then the other would be underexposed. It was pretty funny. The guy posted again that he was amazed that anyone could figure it out and that it was all in fun and again, blah, blah, blah. I don't think he's every posted again.
Anyway, Rick and I were out yesterday, sitting on this cliff top, waiting for something to happen, getting eaten by mosquitoes and laughing how we could just "make it happen". This moon was actually in the sky but a quite a ways east of Jefferson, I could have gotten it all in a wide angle shot but the moon would have been just a dot and it wouldn't have been much of a comp. I zoomed in on the moon, took a photo, and then just now cloned it where I wanted it above Jefferson.
I think if I wanted to fake everyone out, the moon would have to be about half as big. The light is right because the two photo were taken within two seconds of each other and the moon was just about that far off the horizon.
Very nice Mark. I remember in my film days as I watched for a full moons and waited for shots like these. Now, if I'm there fine, if not, I got a pretty good collection of moons (moon for every occasion you my say ) which can be added to any photo later. It sure takes some of the fun out, but with being so busy lately it is working out for me very well.
Hmmmm perfect example of moon fakery!! Did Rick mention the "add a moon action" we discussed for Photoshop? We laughed our you-know-whats off over that...
Funny...all my shots have the moon in this exact location...and I didn't mess with it one bit. It's a single frame. You must have a screwed up lens or something...
You know...make the moon about 3/4 that size, increase the contrast...and I'd like this shot.
Nice shot... IMO pretty believable (at least for the non-photographer), I think it came out pretty well, nice work.
Posted by Jack Brauer on July 10, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Ahhhh.... super cheesy!!! Had to say it. Maybe I'm being too "traditional" but to me it seems that pasted moon pictures make the real ones that much more cheesy too. This image of the mountain on its own wouldn't be that exciting - adding the moon doesn't save it imo. Unless you put it balancing right on the summit - THAT would be cool. Hahaa...
From the Subject Title, "I waited hours for the perfect shot.....", -- I suggest you keep waiting :-)! You may want to consider adding an emerging Ellen on the left side.
Seriously, if you are bored come on up -- lots of good opportunities up here at the moment.
Regards, Simon
Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 12, 2006 at 12:31 AM
Pretty neat Mark, It's fun to experiment sometimes.
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11 repliesA few years ago someone posted a photo of Half Dome with this giant moon just behind it. The poster went on how he had waited hours for the moon to get into just the right position and blah, blah, blah. It looked cool but it didn't look real since the moon was so large. Three or four people debunked the photo using the evidence of the magnification of the lens, the position of the moon at that time of day and the light on the moon and on Half Dome and if you exposed for one then the other would be underexposed. It was pretty funny. The guy posted again that he was amazed that anyone could figure it out and that it was all in fun and again, blah, blah, blah. I don't think he's every posted again.
Anyway, Rick and I were out yesterday, sitting on this cliff top, waiting for something to happen, getting eaten by mosquitoes and laughing how we could just "make it happen". This moon was actually in the sky but a quite a ways east of Jefferson, I could have gotten it all in a wide angle shot but the moon would have been just a dot and it wouldn't have been much of a comp. I zoomed in on the moon, took a photo, and then just now cloned it where I wanted it above Jefferson.
I think if I wanted to fake everyone out, the moon would have to be about half as big. The light is right because the two photo were taken within two seconds of each other and the moon was just about that far off the horizon.
I believe you meant Mt. Washington not Jefferson, right!
You know...make the moon about 3/4 that size, increase the contrast...and I'd like this shot.
Rick was raving about the awesome clouds that I missed out on. I would love to see them.
I agree, every time I see any moon in a photo now I wonder if it was pasted in.
From the Subject Title, "I waited hours for the perfect shot.....", -- I suggest you keep waiting :-)! You may want to consider adding an emerging Ellen on the left side.
Seriously, if you are bored come on up -- lots of good opportunities up here at the moment.
Regards, Simon