Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

I am planning on trying to capture a full moon rising from behind mt peaks on Thursday night. I want the moon properly exposed and also the snow covered mts. Can I get this in 1shot or will it be better to take 2 shots? I have an ND filter if this would be of help? Anyone with some good advice on how to get this kind of shot and exposure tips would sure be appreciated.

fotkaman Loc: Earth

In this situation, I do the 100,100,100 formula: 100 ISO, 1/100s exposure, 100mm, from tripod (obviously!).
Good luck, I hope you post some!

ialvarez50

All you have to do is expose for the moon correctly and everything elso will fall into place. You can photograph the moon using this formula, 100 ISO, 1/500 at f/8 for the moon take one picture and see where the snow is, if it is too dark slow down the shutter speed until the snow looks the way you want it to look. If it is at night. The two cannot be taken in a single shot, you may have to expose for the moon correctly in one photo and the snow in a separate photo and then join them in photoshop or lightroom. Shooting something like that is best at dusk and not at night. Good luck.

Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

I did 2 shots tonight and will try pp on them. This is new to me and I get one more chance to get the good picture tomorrow. I sure would like to get it right because I'm visiting this area until Friday.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Brightly lit snow is about 1.5 – 2 stops brighter than 18% (medium) gray — which is what your hand-held or built in camera meter expects to see. Therefore, when metering a scene with large expanses of snow the meter (which doesn’t know the difference between water, grass or snow) — simply exposes it as medium gray. Ruined shot.

https://luminous-landscape.com/exposing-snow/

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

I've tried this many times and have never got what I want in one shot. None of the cameras I own have enough dynamic range!

I normally shoot a suite of images starting with the Moon properly exposed and ending with the mountains/snow properly exposed AND then put the result together in Affinity Photo or Photoshop.

Good luck!

bwa

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Two exposures. One for the moon, one for everything else. Merge in Photoshop, either manually with masks or HDR stacking.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

Tonight will be a bit difficult as there is a one-hour difference between when the sun sets and the moon rises. It is normally better to photograph the moon when the moon rises prior to the sunset, thus allowing enough light to get a nice shot with everything exposed correctly. I'd try one shot quickly, expose using the moon as your exposure point, and then check it to see what you got. Then, I'd expose for the moon and expose for the foreground, putting the shots together in software: I use LR for HDR shots, but whatever software you use should be fine. Also, determine ahead of time what shot you want to take. Is it the wide shot with a small moon or the shot of the big moon rising in back of a foreground. For the big moon you need to use a long telephoto and determine what part of the landscape you want to include. You won't have a lot of time as it will most likely get dark fairly quickly. Below is a sample of a moon shoot at Yosemite. Wide view and close up view. Two cameras would help to get both or if you are quick you can change lenses. Good luck.

Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

Thanks all for your sage advice! I went out this am for a sunrise and got a moon set instead. I can't wait to get home to pp the shots. Will post my results. The Yosemite shots are fabulous!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

This would be my way of getting what I want.

Photocraig

Just remember to use the auto exposure bracketing function to get the shutter clicks in as close to the same time as possible because we're standing on a moving surface--the rotating earth. Wait too long and you will lose the registration needed for a good HDR.

Shoeless_Photographer Loc: Lexington