The Sunny 16 Rule (discussed in Chapter 3) may work for you in this situation,
but I??™ve found that many cameras get confused by the dramatic variation in
brightness with shots like this, so you may need to experiment a bit. If you can
get enough magnification out of your lens so that the moon fills up at least half of
the frame, you??™ll need to shoot at fairly fast shutter speed or even set the exposure
compensation control to underexpose the frame. And be sure to use a tripod. For
more details on photographing the moon, see Chapter 8.
?– Sunset The sky is full of rich, gorgeous colors around sunset. Base your exposure on the
sky itself, not on your subject or anything on the ground. And take a few extra pictures,
bracketing your exposure (see Chapter 3 for details) to make sure you get the shot.
?– Dusk I have found that photographing lighted buildings and headlight trails works
particularly well when you can get the rich blue colors of dusk in the sky at the same time.
?– High dynamic range For even cooler early evening or night photos, try taking a
series at varying exposures and combining them into a high dynamic range image.
See Chapter 15 for details.
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