From the course: Photographing and Assembling a Lunar Eclipse Composite

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Adjusting the exposure of the moon during the shoot

Adjusting the exposure of the moon during the shoot

From the course: Photographing and Assembling a Lunar Eclipse Composite

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Adjusting the exposure of the moon during the shoot

Earlier in this channel it covered how to get a good exposure out of a brightly lit full moon. During the lunar eclipse of course the earth's shadow passes in front of the moon, darkening it significantly. In this middle phase of the eclipse you will have to manually adjust the exposure as the moon gradually becomes darker, so that you can record shots that show good detail of the lunar surface. As the Earth's shadow begins to obscure more of the moon's surface, you should be reviewing each shot right after the camera takes it. If you're using the five minute interval between shots, you'll have plenty of time to look at the most recent image to decide whether, or not the exposure needs to be adjusted. Don't worry about taking extra shots in addition to those triggered by the intervalometer. The object here is not to take a sequence containing a set number of photos, but to get well exposed images through all phases of the eclipse. It's fine if you take a few extra shots in between, in…

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