Re: how to: full moon with silhouette

[Jostein]

- Original Message -
From: Arathi-Sridhar [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 * if I am going to depress the film rewind button and prevent the film
from
 advancing, why would I need to tighten the rewind crank with a rubber
band?

Not a silly question at all. It's just to ensure accuracy; that the film
doesn't move at all. It may be paranoid, but that's just me...:-)

 * about partly covering the lens - would this affect the background image,
 as this would have to be a long time exposure? (unless I take it in
daylight
 and return to the exact spot later).

For my inner eye I saw a slightly underexposed, moonlit landscape with a
pitch dark sky above (and with the moon of course). I also imagined that you
would like to take the second exposure right after the first.

But of course you can do it in many other ways. Shooting the landscape in
brighter light conditions is definately an option. As for the moon, you
don't even need to return to the same spot afterwards; I mean, it looks the
same anywhere...

Best,
Jostein

Re: how to: full moon with silhouette

[Arathi-Sridhar]

thanks for that Jostein.
A very elaborate answer, which I hope I have understood fully.
I have a few doubts, which might seem silly... please bear with me.

* if I am going to depress the film rewind button and prevent the film from
advancing, why would I need to tighten the rewind crank with a rubber band?

* about partly covering the lens - would this affect the background image,
as this would have to be a long time exposure? (unless I take it in daylight
and return to the exact spot later).

thanks again. now to wait for another 10 days or so 

-Sridhar


- Original Message -
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Arathi-Sridhar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: how to: full moon with silhouette


 Hi, Sridhar.
 1/125 f/11 @ ISO 200 sounds pretty right for capturing moon detail.

 I think I'd suggest a double exposure.
 1. Use the film rewind krank to tighten up the film. Try to keep it tight
 with a rubber band
 or something.

 2. Partly cover the lens to exclude the moon, and take the silhouette
first.
 I don't dare to guess exposure times here... Maybe some experimenting
 first
 is a good idea.

 3. Push in the film rewind button on the bottom side of the camera, and
keep
 it in while...

 4. Cock the shutter. The film will not advance.

 5. Expose again, this time with the moon. Use the settings you mentioned.
 Note that you may have to adjust the tripod if the moon has moved far
 during the first
 exposure. The only thing you need to know is where in the frame you
want
 the
 moon to be, because, as you have seen, the moon-exposure will not
record
 any detail
 in the hilltop anyway.

 Hope I understood your question right...

 Best,
 Jostein



 - Original Message -
 From: Arathi-Sridhar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 8:22 PM
 Subject: how to: full moon with silhouette


 Hi.
 I tried and goofed this time too. Well the setting was this:
 hill quite close by, and wished to take a full moon shot as it rose from
 behind the hill. Around 7:30 pm, and it was pretty dark (gets dark around
 7).  hoped to get the silhouette of the hill alongwith. As suggested here,
I
 gave it 1/125 and f8 (and another closer to f11). Konica Centuria 200.
 The negative shows a small bright spot, which would represent a somewhat
 overexposed moon, and nothing else.
 How do I get the silhouette of the hill? Do I need to make double
exposure?
 If so, can I do it with my K1000?
 this one is bothering me, really.
 thanks in advance.
 -Sridhar