Gwenael Blk
2024-08-26_Lune_Pleiades_HDR
On August 26th, the last quarter Moon was in very close conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster.
It was beautiful to see through binoculars, but very difficult to photograph due to the huge difference in brightness between the Moon and the stars.
I tried to create an image close to what one could see through binoculars. I combined 9 shots to get an HDR picture showing the stars, details of the Moon, and a faint Earthshine (exaggerated compared to what could be seen with the unaided eyes).
Nikon Z7 & Nikkor Z 180-600 420mm / ISO250 / f8 / HDR of 9 shots from 1/60s to 4s exposure.
2024-08-26_Lune_Pleiades_HDR
On August 26th, the last quarter Moon was in very close conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster.
It was beautiful to see through binoculars, but very difficult to photograph due to the huge difference in brightness between the Moon and the stars.
I tried to create an image close to what one could see through binoculars. I combined 9 shots to get an HDR picture showing the stars, details of the Moon, and a faint Earthshine (exaggerated compared to what could be seen with the unaided eyes).
Nikon Z7 & Nikkor Z 180-600 420mm / ISO250 / f8 / HDR of 9 shots from 1/60s to 4s exposure.