Question about these 2 moon shots: These shots of the harvest moon were taken within 2 seconds of one another a few nights ago. The one with the orange hue is how the moon really...

MWojton Loc: Yardley, PA

These shots of the harvest moon were taken within 2 seconds of one another a few nights ago. The one with the orange hue is how the moon really looked. Why does the second shot not have the orange hue? I looked at the data- aperture, shutter, ISO, and metering are all the same.

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kcooke Loc: Alabama

Are you running auto white balance in your camera. If so I Wonder if it changed

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The ISO is not the same.

Your auto exposure used 400 on the first and 450 on the second.

And white balance is auto, to answer kcooke.

Hsch39 Loc: Northbrook, Illinois

MWojton wrote:

These shots of the harvest moon were taken within 2 seconds of one another a few nights ago. The one with the orange hue is how the moon really looked. Why does the second shot not have the orange hue? I looked at the data- aperture, shutter, ISO, and metering are all the same.

The white balance was on auto. You moved the camera just a little. The moon is not all one color and the camera made a white balance correction.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

The white balance is different if I had to guess. I've taken tons of moon shots and remember the moon is illuminate by sun so all daylight rules apply.
If moon was really the first color, most likely was close to horizon and a few minutes shouldn't matter

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

The white balance must have changed between the first and second shot.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Hsch39 wrote:

The white balance was on auto. You moved the camera just a little. The moon is not all one color and the camera made a white balance correction.

MWojton Loc: Yardley, PA

Linda From Maine wrote:

The ISO is not the same.

Your auto exposure used 400 on the first and 450 on the second.

And white balance is auto, to answer kcooke.

Would iso of 400 and 450 make that much of a difference?

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

It has to be auto white balance.
We just look at the moon but in reality it only covers a small % of the frame. Fools camera and picks different one each time. Use Daylight that's what it is.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

MWojton wrote:

Would iso of 400 and 450 make that much of a difference?

ISO affects light/dark (brightness, or not).

White Balance affects color.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Sidwalkastronomy wrote:

It has to be auto white balance.
We just look at the moon but in reality it only covers a small % of the frame. Fools camera and picks different one each time. Use Daylight that's what it is.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

If you shot RAW, it’s quite simple to change your white balance to show the real color of the moon. You can also sync the second image to the first one easily in Lightroom.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

MWojton wrote:

These shots of the harvest moon were taken within 2 seconds of one another a few nights ago. The one with the orange hue is how the moon really looked. Why does the second shot not have the orange hue? I looked at the data- aperture, shutter, ISO, and metering are all the same.

If your using auto white balance, every shot you take of the moon stands a chance of having a different white balance value used. If you use MANUAL white balance, then every shot of the moon will have the same look.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

MWojton wrote:

Would iso of 400 and 450 make that much of a difference?

Seems unlikely, but you said they were the same settings. I pointed out they weren't. Something to keep in mind when shooting auto exposure: you aren't in control

Auto white balance is, so far, the overwhelming choice of respondents as the cause for the change in moon color.

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Same night, same full moon, minutes apart I ended up with 4 different color shots. White/gray, brown/gold, lavender haze, light blue. Each shot unique, clear and sharp enough to print.

I was using Auto ISO and Auto White Balance, spot focus in a Nikon D850, Nikkor 200-500 VR hand held. Of the 4 I loved the brown and gold best because the definition was high.