p.1 #1 · Settings for photographing a big moon behind trees
Hello all,
New user, first post!
I would like to photograph the moon behind trees on our long drive. I have tried stacking (+/- 3) at different exposures, but either the moon is somewhat clear and the rest of the photo is too dark, or I can see the trees but the moon is overexposed. I use a tripod and 2 second delay. Still no joy.
Any suggestions on the settings for this type of photo?
p.1 #2 · Settings for photographing a big moon behind trees
You could use exposure bracketing and blend them in Photoshop. Also, most R series have a HDR mode that takes several images and blends them in camera. They usually look like cartoonish crap. I prefer to do it manually: expose for the moon in the first image and take a second photo exposing for background. Later, I blend to taste in PS layers.
If it's still twilight you can probably get away with one exposure. The moon will need to be somewhat overexposed to avoid blocking up the background. However, modern cameras have enough dynamic range you can mask the moon and lower exposure in PS or LR to bring back the details. Usually you have to cool WB and lower saturation as well. That's what I did with this image taken with my R7 and RF 100-400. The moon looked blown but I clawed back the details.
