Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse, September 27, 2015. Left image: 70-300mm lens @ 270mm, ISO 1000, aperture f/5.3, shutter speed 1.3 secs. Right image: 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, ISO 800, aperture f/13, shutter speed 1/1250 sec.
To photograph the moon: 1. Use a tripod! A flat surface will only allow you to shoot straight, and shooting the moon means that you'll be shooting up and constantly re-adjusting the tripod as the moon moves throughout the night. 2. Use a shutter release cord, remote or the camera's self timer if you don't have one, so that you don't move the camera when pressing the shutter release during a long exposure. 3. Use a zoom lens and zoom in as much as you can to the moon. It's okay if it's not a super fancy lens, this was shot using a 15 year old $100 lens. Focus in on the craters and details on the moon. 4. ISO 1250- 1600, so that you can use as fast a shutter speed as you can without losing detail-the longer the shutter speed, the more chances you have the camera will shake even slightly in the wind, resulting in an out of focus photograph. 5. Aperture priority of f/5.6 since you are not worried about capturing any details other then the moon. 6. Bracket your exposure, meaning over expose and underexpose the photograph from what the camera is telling you. Generally the camera will overexpose the moon, so you'll get nothing but a white blob in the sky. Use the exposure compensation button (the +/- button below the shutter release) and change the exposure to -0.5, then -1.0, then -1.5 and so on, until you start seeing detail in the moon. You may go as far as -5.0 exposure compensation to get what you need. 7. Take a fair amount of photos and keep refocusing as the night progresses. The photographs may look focused on the camera's display, but you won't really see if they're completely in focus until you upload them onto your computer screen. Balance A) This photo is of my photography partner and also an homage to Annie Leibovitz for Vogue of Cate Blanchett. B) The principle of balance is shown within the photograph in that the photo can be split in half vertically, and two Tony's (my partner) would be symmetrical and proportioned. C) This photograph is successful because my idea for creating an homage came out decently. Proportion A) This photograph is of two plain rocks at RBV. B) The principle of proportion is in this photo by the placing of the smaller rock on top of the larger rock. The shadow of the small rock captures the larger rock's vastness compared to it's opposite. C) I would say this photo is successful because I think I achieved the goal decently. Rhythm A) This photograph is of our amazing color guard perfecting their performance during school. B) The principle of rhythm is shown with the color guard members being synchronized. C) This photograph is successful because it captures the concept of rhythm. Emphasis A) This photograph is of the bubbly Brooke Wilson. B) The principle of emphasis is shown through Brooke's eyes. I wanted to get a portrait for emphasis to emphasize someone's unique quality, which is her blue eyes. I feel that the shirt and headband contrast her eyes, which somehow gives emphasis to the blue in her eyes. C) I would say this photo is somewhat successful because I focused on giving her eyes emphasis. Harmony A) This photo is of some greenery at RBV. B) The principle of harmony is shown in this picture through the dominant green. The low contrast of the photo also gives a soft, yet reassuring impression on the viewer. C) This photo is successful because it achieves the oneness of colors. Variety A) This photograph is of my dog's head on the body of my photography partner's body. B) I loved the photos from variety with the dogs, so I was inspired to attempt that same idea. So, variety is created by my dog's head being on a human body. C) I hoped it would come out better, but the attempt at creating the same idea came out decent in achieving variety. Unity A) This photo is of nature on RBV's campus
B) The principle of unity is shown in that a sense of oneness is established, The leaves look to have been naturally placed. C) The photograph is successful because the idea of everything seeming to be in the right place is achieved. |
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