Steve Kaufman
(K=2748) - Comment Date 9/12/2005
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Kim, are the stripes in the sky clouds? If you were to attempt this on a truly cloudless sky, your results would be a bit better, but you will always get a color shift by combining the two images in camera, as the sky color will overlap that of the landscape. Another option, one that is a bit more difficult..... You can photograph the moon on a dark night (the sky black, so no color to add to your landscape). It's possible to shoot a roll of photos of the moon, rewind the film back into the cassette, then shoot the photos of your landscape at a different time when lighting is optimal. Long ago, my Dad did this, using the moon as a background for V's of flying geese, and it worked very well.
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Rashed Abdulla
(K=163889) - Comment Date 9/12/2005
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iam not an expert but i would think that to gain a good sharpning you need to use a heaivy tripod and a cable release for the moon capture specially ,a long shutter speed with a small F stop of f16 ,also i would recommend for the moon capture to be taken with fully black sky and away from the cities or town to avoid lighting from the ground getting their way through the image.iam sorry for my poor english and wish you all of the best.
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Kim Culbert
(K=37070) - Comment Date 9/12/2005
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Thanks so much Steve... the stripes in the sky are clouds... I wanted to incorporate the sunset with the moon, and as you know, the best colours happen when there are clouds in the sky.
I think I might experiment with your dad's technique... I will have to sketch where I place the moon in each of the shots so that when I take the landscapes I don't overlap. Now, do I just take the moon shots, exposed for the moon, and then take the landscapes normally as well, or do I need to compensate for the black sky in the landscape shots? Anothr probably silly question... does it matter if I'm using slide or negative film?
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Steve Kaufman
(K=2748) - Comment Date 9/13/2005
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Kim, I don't think it would matter what type of film you use. I would expose the moon at -1 EV so that it isn't too bright. I would shoot the landscape without any exposure compensation, but you could always bracket to hedge your bet.
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Slava Z
(K=1124) - Comment Date 10/1/2005
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Kim, I tried to take a similar shot a few years ago, and here is what I did. I set the F80 on a tripod for the multiple exposure, but did not use the exposure compensation. Instead, I let the matrix figure out the correct exposure for the landscape, figuring that the sky would be rather dark, but not black. Then I strapped on a longer lens and changed the metering mode to spot and exposed just for the moon. This way the moon is fairly well exposed, and because it is so much brighter than the evening sky, it makes the rest of the frame go virtually black, so it doesn't affect your first exposure at all. I enclode the end result. Tell me if it's any help to you. Cheers Slava.
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Kim Culbert
(K=37070) - Comment Date 10/1/2005
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Thanks so much Slava... and thanks for the picture... it looks like how I want mine to turn out. I will have to try this next time the moon comes out from the clouds!
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