Getting detail of the moon when light cover of clouds over it?

12 years 7 months ago #151520 by Todd Knight
I'm having trouble photographing the moon that has a light coating of clouds over it. Each time the clouds are showing up more and the moon is fuzzy. I know I have seen some cool shots where the moon is in focus and the clouds surrounding are visible, but not ruining the shot. Or are these creations of photoshop?


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12 years 7 months ago #151547 by effron
More.......info......needed.....Maybe post an example, with shot info?

Why so serious?
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12 years 7 months ago #151633 by C05Mo
I think that kind of image is create by taking two shots. One exposing for the moon and one exposing for the clouds. Then you layer the two together. I think that is how it's done, but I am not 100% sure.


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12 years 7 months ago #151644 by dlambert
That's always been my guess, but the only time I tried it, I failed miserably. ;-) I tried a traditional HDR approach, but the differences between exposures were really large, and the photomerge process just didn't seem able to cope with it well. I think the idea is still right, but my execution needs a little practice.
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