Guest nafpie Posted March 9, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted March 9, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Last evening, I catched the young, crescent Moon: Â Â Photographed through a telescope with a focal length of 1085mm at F/7. Â Leica M9 Visoflex III 4 sec. ISO 320 Â Some starts are visible also. Â The question of the day is: The bright crescent is illuminated by the Sun. Who has an idea where the light comes from which is responsible that we see the 'dark side of the Moon'? Â Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pauledell Posted March 9, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted March 9, 2011 Stefan, Â A nice capture of the moon. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted March 9, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted March 9, 2011 <snip> The question of the day is: The bright crescent is illuminated by the Sun. Who has an idea where the light comes from which is responsible that we see the 'dark side of the Moon'? <snip> Earthlight, i.e. seen from the dark side of the moon the Earth is still close to "full" and is very (VERY) bright, thereby lighting up the dark side of the moon. But I think you already knew that. Â For me the crescent is too bright, or lacks detail being a blown highlight. I guess you could expose for that and then adjust in PP. I think this would give some detail in the highlight. You still seem to have plenty of dynamic range available if using ISO 320. Â Anyway all in all a very impressive image. Nice to see what you can do with a visoflex & M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 9, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted March 9, 2011 I agree with Stephen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lax Jought Posted March 9, 2011 Share #5 Â Posted March 9, 2011 Very nice catch, I've never seen the moon captured like this before where the dark part of the crescent moon is illuminated enough in this way. This is very very nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted March 9, 2011 Share #6 Â Posted March 9, 2011 Thank you for your comments, guys! Â Indeed, its reflected sunlight from the Earth, which is illuminating the dark side of the Moon. Depending on the situation on Earth (clouds, more ocean or more continents), it is more or less bright. Sounds consequential that the phenomen is called 'Earthshine'. Â For me the crescent is too bright, or lacks detail being a blown highlight. I guess you could expose for that and then adjust in PP. I think this would give some detail in the highlight. Â The photographer has to decide, which part of the Moon he want to optimize the exposure for. Because the difference between the crescent and the earthshine is exceptional high, it is not possible to have both. Even with HDR it is *not* possible without loosing a natural look. Â The following image is done just 8 minutes before the first one: Â Â The exposure time is only 1/60 second at ISO 200, 8,5 EV less compared to the first image. Â Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted March 10, 2011 Share #7 Â Posted March 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Image #2: Totally AWESOME!!! Â Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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