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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 15227" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>Another suggestion for shooting the moon. On very clear nights the f/stop range of the moon, from dark shadow areas to the very bright areas can exceed the capabilities of a DSLR, which is about six stops. Add to that a lot of glair and it makes it very difficult to get a good shot. Shooting the moon under these conditions means under exposing to get details and you wind up with a shot that is on the flat side without pop. A suggested method to eliminate the glair and help reduce the f/stop range is to use a one stop neutral density filter or a CPL filter. A CPL is any where from 1.3 to a 1.5 ND. (A CPL does not work as a CPL when shooting directly into a light source, but does give you a 1.3 to 1.5 ND when needed.) This technique should bring down the glair and the excessive f/stop range of a very bright moon. This is not the cure all for moon shots but should give you an exposure that is workable in post processing. If desired, you can also add a little color by setting the WB on shade. This will add warm color to the shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 15227, member: 654"] Another suggestion for shooting the moon. On very clear nights the f/stop range of the moon, from dark shadow areas to the very bright areas can exceed the capabilities of a DSLR, which is about six stops. Add to that a lot of glair and it makes it very difficult to get a good shot. Shooting the moon under these conditions means under exposing to get details and you wind up with a shot that is on the flat side without pop. A suggested method to eliminate the glair and help reduce the f/stop range is to use a one stop neutral density filter or a CPL filter. A CPL is any where from 1.3 to a 1.5 ND. (A CPL does not work as a CPL when shooting directly into a light source, but does give you a 1.3 to 1.5 ND when needed.) This technique should bring down the glair and the excessive f/stop range of a very bright moon. This is not the cure all for moon shots but should give you an exposure that is workable in post processing. If desired, you can also add a little color by setting the WB on shade. This will add warm color to the shot. [/QUOTE]

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