Tricks To Good Moonbow Photography

By Bernice Terry


The moonbow is said to be one of the rarest and most astounding sights that the heavenly bodies would have to offer because of its beauty and rarity. Because of this rare occurrence, a lot of photographers would want to capture a photo of this great event. Now in order to be successful in moonbow photography, there are definitely some important things to take note of.

It pays to do a lot of research because this kind of occurrence is very rare and only happens during a full moon. That is why if one would want to capture it on film, then he has to observe the moon. If it is very bright and relatively close to the earth, then there is a big chance that the lunar bow will appear.

Now if one would want to shoot a good picture of the lunar bow, then he would have to get a really good angle. Now in order to get a good angle, one must stand on the top of a waterfall or a cliff so that he will be in an elevated position. Also, he must always follow the direction of the moon with his camera so that he will capture the bow when it comes out right away.

So once the photographer has gotten the time and place of the rainbow already, the next step is thinking about getting the picture. One very important thing to take note of would be to never use flash. Unfortunately, if one uses flash, he might actually block the lunar bow instead of capture it and just end up with a white line.

Now the most important piece of equipment would be the camera or preferably a DSLR type. Along with the camera, one must also bring a tripod because he needs to be able keep his camera still in order to capture the picture well. Of course if he has shaky hands, he will only take a blurred picture that will not be able to get the lunar bow.

Now one thing that the photographer must definitely watch out for would definitely be the fog and the mist since he will be atop a rock or somewhere near a waterfall. Because of the mist, the lens of the camera might become blurred which will affect the picture. So always bring something that will block off the mist.

Now something that is very useful for this kind of endeavor would be a wide angle lens. This wide angle lens is known to capture a wide area of scenery because of its wide size. Since the photographer will not know where the moon rainbow will pop out, it is best he aim for the whole place.

So as one can see, there are a lot of things to take note of when doing moonbow photography. As stated above, it pays to do a lot of research and a lot of homework on moonbows because they do not appear often. When they do, it is a very fortunate occurrence for any photographer.




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