The Magic of Moonlight with Chris Nicholson

08/11/2026

When the sun goes down and the moon comes up. Landscape photographer Chris Nicholson talks about using the soft and cool tones of moonlight to fill the landscape and create images that are more difficult, or even impossible, without the moon overhead.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 3:01 - About Chris
  • 4:06 - Photographing the moon
  • 8:00 - Angle and intensity of moon light
  • 14:49 - Exposure
  • 20:00 - Moon in frame
  • 25:11 - Flare
  • 28:57 - Shutter speed
  • 33:14 - Moon as a backlight
  • 35:44 - Light painting
  • 43:25 - Moon bursts
  • 45:07 - Clouds
  • 51:38 - Polarizers
  • 54:38 – Star Trails
  • 56:49 - Other moonlight opportunities
  • 1:04:12 - Closing

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