Hi everyone,
Here are some recommendations to increase your Moon/Mars keepers!
• The matrix metering is cool when you want to measure a whole scene and get the
••best readout for it, such as landscapes and others. For astronomical event, rarely
••a good option… except in you have a full frame in the moon! If you have the moon
••in full frame, there will be dark areas and these, the matrix cells can't cope well with.
• To shoot the whole moon in centred full frame, since it is round and doesn't fill the
••entire frame, ponderate central would be a more desirable option.
• If the moon is filling less then two thirds of the height of the frame and is not in
••the centre of it, then "spot metering" is the right option:
••••••••In any case, the metered zone should contain no black sky!
If there are two celestial objects, spot measure both, and average using the shutter
speed if you are on M mode, or the EV +/- compensation value selector if you are
on A mode. This is going to be a tricky one since Mars will not be as bright as the
Moon. The safest option would be HDR. Two shots, two exposures, and the final stack!
Since Mars is way over beyond the Moon, focus is set at ∞ on the Moon on a single shot!
I hope this is understandable because the next time around for this astronomical event
will be in 600 years… one should test for better position, better exposure…
Have a good time!
PS: Think to shoot the two, Moon and Mars, when they are not too close to each other!
In which case, the atmosphere will play you some dirty tricks… For HDR, just make sure,
when shooting Mars, that the Moon is not spilling any light in your lens. You will end up
with 2 different pictures that were correctly exposed, focused, and later, stacked. It is,
nevertheless, advisable to soot the two together on a same shot with the date and time
printed on the frame to prove that this is not a random montage, possibly done at some
other time!
Good luck to all!
Here are some recommendations to increase your Moon/Mars keepers!
• The matrix metering is cool when you want to measure a whole scene and get the
••best readout for it, such as landscapes and others. For astronomical event, rarely
••a good option… except in you have a full frame in the moon! If you have the moon
••in full frame, there will be dark areas and these, the matrix cells can't cope well with.
• To shoot the whole moon in centred full frame, since it is round and doesn't fill the
••entire frame, ponderate central would be a more desirable option.
• If the moon is filling less then two thirds of the height of the frame and is not in
••the centre of it, then "spot metering" is the right option:
On the tripod with your frame set, take the red AF/AE reader over the moon,
and test it using the shutter speed if you are on M mode, or the EV +/- com-
pensation value selector if you are on A mode.
and test it using the shutter speed if you are on M mode, or the EV +/- com-
pensation value selector if you are on A mode.
••••••••In any case, the metered zone should contain no black sky!
If there are two celestial objects, spot measure both, and average using the shutter
speed if you are on M mode, or the EV +/- compensation value selector if you are
on A mode. This is going to be a tricky one since Mars will not be as bright as the
Moon. The safest option would be HDR. Two shots, two exposures, and the final stack!
Since Mars is way over beyond the Moon, focus is set at ∞ on the Moon on a single shot!
I hope this is understandable because the next time around for this astronomical event
will be in 600 years… one should test for better position, better exposure…
Have a good time!
PS: Think to shoot the two, Moon and Mars, when they are not too close to each other!
In which case, the atmosphere will play you some dirty tricks… For HDR, just make sure,
when shooting Mars, that the Moon is not spilling any light in your lens. You will end up
with 2 different pictures that were correctly exposed, focused, and later, stacked. It is,
nevertheless, advisable to soot the two together on a same shot with the date and time
printed on the frame to prove that this is not a random montage, possibly done at some
other time!
Good luck to all!
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