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Re: [OM] Blue Moon

Subject: Re: [OM] Blue Moon
From: Paul Wallich <pw@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:30:14 -0500
At 7:34 PM +0000 10/31/01, you wrote:


Hmm, well, if you want a sort of scenic shot of the moon over the bay, I
think the 350 might be rather too long a focal length.  It gives you a
field of view of about 6 x 4 degrees, if I'm not very much mistaken, and
the moon will be more than 6 degrees above the horizon within half an
hour of rising.  If you want some shots with just the moon in, the 350
is possibly a bit short, as the moon is only half a degree wide - it'll
come out a rather small 3mm across on the negative/slide.  A 2x
teleconverter would improve the situation a lot.

As far as metering goes, spot metering on the moon would be essential
for moon-only shots, but for wider views, 4 minutes at f/4 on 100 speed
film is a good starting point.  Bracketing is always a good things to
do!

Remember that the moon itself is a rather dark grey object in full sunshine.
So the Sunny 16 rule applies if you want it in its "natural" color. Two or
three stops up will give you the usual white color; more than that will
wash it out...

paul

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Paul Wallich                                            pw@xxxxxxxxx

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