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American Moon

Can you explain why we seein these photographs a blurred edgearound the shadow of...

Can you explain why we see
in these photographs a blurred edge
around the shadow of astronauts?

Full Transcript

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Can you explain why we see in these photographs
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a blurred edge around the shadow of astronauts?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
03:00:19
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
FRONT LIGHT - American Moon 00:08
FRONT LIGHT
When we take a photo - American Moon 00:08
When we take a photo
In this type of photography, the subject and shadow are always darker - American Moon 00:08
In this type of photography, the subject and shadow are alwa...
Take, for example, this photograph of the Sun in front. - American Moon 00:05
Take, for example, this photograph of the Sun in front.
As you can see, the whole shadow of the subject, which is the shed, - American Moon 00:08
As you can see, the whole shadow of the subject, which is th...
The sand gets direct sunlight, - American Moon 00:09
The sand gets direct sunlight,
Of course, the light reflected from the ground - American Moon 00:09
Of course, the light reflected from the ground
For this reason, it is absolutely impossible to balance - American Moon 00:08
For this reason, it is absolutely impossible to balance
Direct sunlight will always be brighter - American Moon 00:07
Direct sunlight will always be brighter
A technique used by professional photographers, - American Moon 00:09
A technique used by professional photographers,
Here, shooting the model is done with front light. - American Moon 00:04
Here, shooting the model is done with front light.
As you can see, the shadow subject is much darker - American Moon 00:07
As you can see, the shadow subject is much darker
But if the photographer adds a reflective panel, - American Moon 00:12
But if the photographer adds a reflective panel,
Background brightness is unchanged, - American Moon 00:08
Background brightness is unchanged,
Sunlight coming from the front, - American Moon 00:08
Sunlight coming from the front,
Thus, the brightness of the - American Moon 00:06
Thus, the brightness of the
Another technique for balancing the brightness of a subject in shadow - American Moon 00:08
Another technique for balancing the brightness of a subject ...
This accessory will illuminate the shadow part of the subject. - American Moon 00:06
This accessory will illuminate the shadow part of the subjec...
In this example, we see on the left - American Moon 00:09
In this example, we see on the left
On the left there is no balance between light and shadow, - American Moon 00:06
On the left there is no balance between light and shadow,