Re: the moon tonight
Originally Posted by
Takahashi
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The background stars look fake to me. Are we looking at two images here? Can you provide us with more details? Exposure time, camera, how camera was mounted?
that background is just "noise" in photographic terms. To help you understand about noise, shows up more when this type of photo is taken and enlarged
Link
https://photographylife.com/what-is-...in-photography
here is the information you asked for. Hand held before any editing with adobe elements 2020 editing suite
Standard Information
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D800
Software: Ver.1.11
ImageSize: 7424x4924
CreateDate: 2020:10:07 01:06:30
ModifyDate: 2020:10:07 01:06:30
DateTimeOriginal: 2020:10:07 01:06:30
ExposureTime: 1/1600"
Aperture: F8.0
MaxAperture: F5.7
DepthOfFocus: 90.19 m (134.13 - 224.32)
CircleOfConfusion: 0.030 mm
HyperfocalDistance: 665.64 m
ExposureProgram: Manual
ExposureBiasValue: 0
MeteringMode: Multi-segment
Flash: Off, Did not fire
ISO: 6400
WhiteBalance: Auto1
FocalLength: 400.0 mm
FocalLength35efl: 400.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 400.0 mm)
SensingMethod: One-chip color area
SceneType: Directly photographed
ColorSpace: sRGB
NoiseReduction: Off
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Hard
ShutterCount: 13043
LensSpec: 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G VR
GPS Information
GPSVersionID: 2.3.0.0
Other Information
AFAperture: 5.8
AFAreaMode: Unknown (5)
AFInfo2Version: 0100
AFPointsUsed: C6
ActiveD-Lighting: Normal
Artist:
AutoBracketRelease: Auto Release
AutoFocus: On
BitsPerSample: 14
BlueBalance: 1.875195
Brightness: Normal
CFAPattern: [Red,Green][Green,Blue]
CFAPattern2: 0 1 1 2
CFARepeatPatternDim: 2 2
ColorBalance1: 1.82421875 1.50390625 1 1
Compression: Uncompressed
Copyright: realspeed
CropHiSpeed: Off (7424x4924 cropped to 7424x4924 at pixel 0,0)
CustomRendered: Normal
DateDisplayFormat: D/M/Y
DaylightSavings: Yes
DigitalZoomRatio: 1
Directory: I:\DCIM\101ND800
DirectoryNumber: 101
EffectiveMaxAperture: 5.7
ExifByteOrder: Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
ExitPupilPosition: 113.8 mm
ExposureBracketValue: 0
ExposureDifference: -4.3
ExposureMode: Manual
FNumber: 8.0
FOV: 5.1 deg (15.07 m)
FileInfoVersion: 0100
FileModifyDate: 2020:10:07 01:06:40+01:00
FileName: DSC_2418.NEF
FileNumber: 2418
FileSize: 71 MB
FileSource: Digital Camera
FileType: NEF
FilterEffect: n/a
FlashExposureBracketValue: 0.0
FlashExposureComp: 0
FlashInfoVersion: 0105
FlashMode: Did Not Fire
FlashSetting
FlashType
FocalLengthIn35mmFormat: 400 mm
FocusDistance: 167.88 m
FocusMode: AF-C
FocusPosition: 0x04
GainControl: High gain up
HighISONoiseReduction: Normal
HueAdjustment: None
ISO2: 635
ISOExpansion: Off
ISOExpansion2: Off
ISOSetting: 640
ImageHeight: 4924
ImageWidth: 7424
JpgFromRawLength: 1108261
JpgFromRawStart: 611840
Lens: 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
LensDataVersion: 0204
LensFStops: 5.67
LensID: Unknown (B7 44 60 98 34 3C B9 0E)
LensIDNumber: 183
LensType: G VR
LightSource: Unknown
LightValue: 10.6
MCUVersion: 185
MakerNoteVersion: 2.10
MaxApertureAtMaxFocal: 5.7
MaxApertureAtMinFocal: 4.5
MaxApertureValue: 5.7
MaxFocalLength: 403.2 mm
MinFocalLength: 80.0 mm
MultiExposureAutoGain: Off
MultiExposureMode: Off
MultiExposureShots: 0
MultiExposureVersion: 0100
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
OtherImageLength: 455651
OtherImageStart: 156160
PhotometricInterpretation: Color Filter Array
PictureControlAdjust: Full Control
PictureControlBase: Vivid
PictureControlName: Vivid
PictureControlQuickAdjust: Normal
PictureControlVersion: 0100
PlanarConfiguration: Chunky
PreviewImageLength: 62679
PreviewImageStart: 25280
ProgramShift: 0
Quality: Raw
RawImageCenter: 3712 2462
RedBalance: 1.457098
ReferenceBlackWhite: 0 255 0 255 0 255
ResolutionUnit: inches
RetouchHistory: None
RowsPerStrip: 4
SamplesPerPixel: 1
ScaleFactor35efl: 1.0
SceneCaptureType: Standard
SerialNumber: 6103715
ShootingMode: Continuous, Auto ISO
ShotInfoVersion: 0222
ShutterSpeed: 1/1600
SubSecCreateDate: 2020:10:07 01:06:30.90
SubSecDateTimeOriginal: 2020:10:07 01:06:30.90
SubSecModifyDate: 2020:10:07 01:06:30.90
SubSecTime: 90
SubSecTimeDigitized: 90
SubSecTimeOriginal: 90
SubfileType: Reduced-resolution image
SubjectDistanceRange: Unknown
TIFF-EPStandardID: 1 0 0 0
Timezone: +00:00
ToningEffect: n/a
ToningSaturation: n/a
UserComment:
VRInfoVersion: 0100
VibrationReduction: On
VignetteControl: Normal
WB_RGGBLevels: 467 385 256 601
WhiteBalanceFineTune: 0 0
XResolution: 300
YCbCrPositioning: Co-sited
YResolution: 300
Hope this is sufficient information for you