Rising Waning Moon
The waning moon rising in the early hours of the morning on the horizon in rural North Carolina.
I shoot with a Canon EOS 6D, and this particular photo w...
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The waning moon rising in the early hours of the morning on the horizon in rural North Carolina.
I shoot with a Canon EOS 6D, and this particular photo was created using two different lenses to create two HDR photos that were combined to have the landscape with a detailed moon because I cannot get the detail I want in the moon from my wide angle lens. The landscape was shot using a Rokinon 14mm F2.8 ultra wide lens. The settings I used for the three shots I combined into the single HDR landscape were 2.0 sec exposure @f-2.8, ISO 800 ; 8.0 sec exposure @f-2.8, ISO 800 ; and 30.0 sec exposure @f-2.8, ISO 800.
The moon was shot with a Canon EF 75-300mm f-4-5.6 III telephoto zoom lens, and the settings for the three photos combined into the single HDR were 0.8 sec exposure @ f-5.6, ISO 400 ; 3.2 sec exposure @ f-5.6, ISO 400; and 13.0 sec exposure @ f-5.6, ISO 400 with focal length at full 300mm.
I used Photoshop CC to merge each set of three images into two single HDR photos.
After I had my detailed HDR landscape and HDR moon images, I took them into lightroom 5 for adjustments. In lightroom I made sure to dim excess glare from the moon in a manner to allow me to visually see the actual size of the moon in the sky, but retain some interesting light rays. The HDR moon processing in lightroom was to control highlight and shadow detail. After processing in lightroom I took the files back into photoshop, where I carefully selected the detailed moon from the HDR photo, copied my selection and then pasted it over the HDR landscape image. I carefully scaled the detailed moon image down to a realistic size in the sky matching it to the size of the blurry moon from the landscape photo. After combining the HDR images into a single image I saved and went back to lightroom for final adjustments, and exporting. I prefer Lightroom 5's exporting options to photoshop.
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I shoot with a Canon EOS 6D, and this particular photo was created using two different lenses to create two HDR photos that were combined to have the landscape with a detailed moon because I cannot get the detail I want in the moon from my wide angle lens. The landscape was shot using a Rokinon 14mm F2.8 ultra wide lens. The settings I used for the three shots I combined into the single HDR landscape were 2.0 sec exposure @f-2.8, ISO 800 ; 8.0 sec exposure @f-2.8, ISO 800 ; and 30.0 sec exposure @f-2.8, ISO 800.
The moon was shot with a Canon EF 75-300mm f-4-5.6 III telephoto zoom lens, and the settings for the three photos combined into the single HDR were 0.8 sec exposure @ f-5.6, ISO 400 ; 3.2 sec exposure @ f-5.6, ISO 400; and 13.0 sec exposure @ f-5.6, ISO 400 with focal length at full 300mm.
I used Photoshop CC to merge each set of three images into two single HDR photos.
After I had my detailed HDR landscape and HDR moon images, I took them into lightroom 5 for adjustments. In lightroom I made sure to dim excess glare from the moon in a manner to allow me to visually see the actual size of the moon in the sky, but retain some interesting light rays. The HDR moon processing in lightroom was to control highlight and shadow detail. After processing in lightroom I took the files back into photoshop, where I carefully selected the detailed moon from the HDR photo, copied my selection and then pasted it over the HDR landscape image. I carefully scaled the detailed moon image down to a realistic size in the sky matching it to the size of the blurry moon from the landscape photo. After combining the HDR images into a single image I saved and went back to lightroom for final adjustments, and exporting. I prefer Lightroom 5's exporting options to photoshop.
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June 23, 2015
I agree processing is essential to creating a photo allowing an artist creativity to really shine. For me taking good photos is essential for the processing to enable the looks I desire, but I am still learning my photo techniques.
I shoot with a Canon EOS 6D, and this particular photo was created using two different lenses to create two HDR photos that were combined to have the landscape with a detailed moon because I cannot get the detail I want in the moon from my wide angle lens. The landscape was shot using a Rokinon 14mm F2.8 ultra wide lens. The settings I used for the three shots I combined into the single HDR landscape were 2.0 sec exposure @f/2.8, ISO 800 ; 8.0 sec exposure @f/2.8, ISO 800 ; and 30.0 sec exposure @f/2.8, ISO 800.
The moon was shot with a Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III telephoto zoom lens, and the settings for the three photos combined into the single HDR were 0.8 sec exposure @ f/5.6, ISO 400 ; 3.2 sec exposure @ f/5.6, ISO 400; and 13.0 sec exposure @ f/5.6, ISO 400 with focal length at full 300mm.
I used Photoshop CC to merge each set of three images into two single HDR photos.
After I had my detailed HDR landscape and HDR moon images, I took them into lightroom 5 for adjustments. In lightroom I made sure to dim excess glare from the moon in a manner to allow me to visually see the actual size of the moon in the sky, but retain some interesting light rays. The HDR moon processing in lightroom was to control highlight and shadow detail. After processing in lightroom I took the files back into photoshop, where I carefully selected the detailed moon from the HDR photo, copied my selection and then pasted it over the HDR landscape image. I carefully scaled the detailed moon image down to a realistic size in the sky matching it to the size of the blurry moon from the landscape photo. After combining the HDR images into a single image I saved and went back to lightroom for final adjustments, and exporting. I prefer Lightroom 5's exporting options to photoshop.
I know this is covering more detail than you asked for, but I like to be transparent in my processing techniques. I keep a detailed photo and processing journal for the purpose of being able to share. I hope this helps, and feel free to ask if you have any more questions. I am just starting to learn how to create images the way I want them, so I would love to hear of how others achieve similar goals.
I shoot with a Canon EOS 6D, and this particular photo was created using two different lenses to create two HDR photos that were combined to have the landscape with a detailed moon because I cannot get the detail I want in the moon from my wide angle lens. The landscape was shot using a Rokinon 14mm F2.8 ultra wide lens. The settings I used for the three shots I combined into the single HDR landscape were 2.0 sec exposure @f/2.8, ISO 800 ; 8.0 sec exposure @f/2.8, ISO 800 ; and 30.0 sec exposure @f/2.8, ISO 800.
The moon was shot with a Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III telephoto zoom lens, and the settings for the three photos combined into the single HDR were 0.8 sec exposure @ f/5.6, ISO 400 ; 3.2 sec exposure @ f/5.6, ISO 400; and 13.0 sec exposure @ f/5.6, ISO 400 with focal length at full 300mm.
I used Photoshop CC to merge each set of three images into two single HDR photos.
After I had my detailed HDR landscape and HDR moon images, I took them into lightroom 5 for adjustments. In lightroom I made sure to dim excess glare from the moon in a manner to allow me to visually see the actual size of the moon in the sky, but retain some interesting light rays. The HDR moon processing in lightroom was to control highlight and shadow detail. After processing in lightroom I took the files back into photoshop, where I carefully selected the detailed moon from the HDR photo, copied my selection and then pasted it over the HDR landscape image. I carefully scaled the detailed moon image down to a realistic size in the sky matching it to the size of the blurry moon from the landscape photo. After combining the HDR images into a single image I saved and went back to lightroom for final adjustments, and exporting. I prefer Lightroom 5's exporting options to photoshop.
I know this is covering more detail than you asked for, but I like to be transparent in my processing techniques. I keep a detailed photo and processing journal for the purpose of being able to share. I hope this helps, and feel free to ask if you have any more questions. I am just starting to learn how to create images the way I want them, so I would love to hear of how others achieve similar goals.
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