Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

I'm heading over the mountains June 1 to Chelan, WA. Any tips on some best places to photograph? I will have my dogs with me so if there is hiking involved it will need to allow dogs. Also, there will be a full moon at the time. I've never tried the moon so that could be fun. Thanks for tips.

Wandering Loc: Sea Wa

Got any time restraints?

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Take the boat up the lake to Stehekin, its a great trip and you get to see the whole lake at a leisurely pace. You can also take a float plane but its a bit expensive. You do get a totally different perspective from the air though.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Be aware that the moon is bright relative to a nighttime exposure. Putting the moon in a shot is best done just before or at sunrise or sunset. Also be aware that our eyes shift color wise at night due to vision purple. That moon lit scene will look like a sunlit scene if you don't shift the color balance to match one's eye. Although there is a specific shift, a quick way to mimic the shift is to go to florescent color balance. If one is shooting a city with tungsten lighting, you may not want to color balance and just add a moon later. I know there will be lots of thoughts and advise from others.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Be aware that the moon is bright relative to a nighttime exposure. Putting the moon in a shot is best done just before or at sunrise or sunset. Also be aware that our eyes shift color wise at night due to vision purple. That moon lit scene will look like a sunlit scene if you don't shift the color balance to match one's eye. Although there is a specific shift, a quick way to mimic the shift is to go to florescent color balance. If one is shooting a city with tungsten lighting, you may not want to color balance and just add a moon later. I know there will be lots of thoughts and advise from others.

Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

Yes, we have been talking about taking the boat up and maybe put the dogs in the doggy daycare in Chelan. Thanks.

Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

If I go to florescent color balance will that change all to a blue hue? I've been intimidated by trying to shoot the moon but I'm always up for a challenge.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Don't be intimidated. This is where you can have fun experimenting with color balance and exposure. First, you have to decide what is the most important subject - the moon lit scene or the moon itself. If it is the full moon itself, an exposure could be ISO 200, f 8, and 1/60 sec. You might want to silhouette a foreground subject using the moon. But for a moon lit scene (no moon in the scene), your exposure changes radically. An exposure for a moon lit scene could be ISO 200, f 8, and 4 minutes. This is a change of about 14 stops and quite beyond most sensors smaller than medium format. This is even a stretch for medium format sensors. This low light moon lite scene is altered by our eyes by a chemical produced in our eyes - rhodopsin or visual purple. Our eyes add a reddish purple tint to the scene. This reddish purple tint is similar to the florescent correction for the increased green in florescent lights. So, if you are looking at the romantic moon lit scene and take it without the correction, it will look like you shot it in bright daylight. The very slight color difference in the light reflected off the moon and regular sunlight is not detectable by the eye. To get the proper "mood" to the picture, one has to color correct. Of course, that can be always be done in post processing rather than while you are shooting should you want to do so. So have a fun time just playing with the information that I have outlined above. It is all a part of learning how to shoot.