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American Moon

For this reason, it is absolutely impossibleto balance incident light with reflected...

For this reason, it is absolutely impossible
to balance incident light with reflected light,
in the photo with the light in front

Full Transcript

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For this reason, it is absolutely impossible to balance
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incident light with reflected light, in the photo with the light in front.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
03:01:20
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.
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,
But without these accessories - American Moon 00:11
But without these accessories
But it turns out that on the Moon something miraculous has happened. - American Moon 00:05
But it turns out that on the Moon something miraculous has h...
Although the astronauts didn't have portable reflectors, - American Moon 00:15
Although the astronauts didn't have portable reflectors...
As you can see, the brightness of the shadowed astronaut - American Moon 00:11
As you can see, the brightness of the shadowed astronaut
Not only would it be impossible on Earth, without reflective panels, - American Moon 00:13
Not only would it be impossible on Earth, without reflective...
In other words, while on Earth we have both soil and atmosphere - American Moon 00:14
In other words, while on Earth we have both soil and atmosph...
In addition, the surface of the Moon is known has very little reflectivity, - American Moon 00:10
In addition, the surface of the Moon is known has very littl...
In fact, in this document from 1964, NASA wrote: - American Moon 00:13
In fact, in this document from 1964, NASA wrote: