Difficulty level: Expert
Time taken: 4 hours
It is possible to turn night into day, capturing nighttime landscapes in a way that closely mimics what the eye sees, but also takes advantage of the bright light from a full moon. Using your camera’s astrophotography settings produces a surreal result – the scene looks as though it was shot in daylight but the giveaway is that stars are visible in the bright blue sky.
The best time for shooting this technique is in the seven days around a full moon, with the full moon itself being optimal. A clear evening is also best so you
