PhotoPills Friday Ep 3: Sun + Moon MAP LAYERS - How they work

Welcome to Episode 3 of PhotoPills Friday! Today, we start our deep dive into planning sun and moon images, which starts with understanding the sun and moon map layers, what various icons mean, how they work, and what the colored lines on the map tell you. Follow along if you have the app!
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Awesome thank. I’m going to try to use it this week during the New Moon to plan for the Meteor shower, Milky Way and some star trails if the weather cooperates. Can you show us an example of how to plan a shot where the moon is just coming up over the horizon and looks huge in the sky?

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Hi Angie - great! Were you able to see the meteors? It was rainy here :(. And yes, I can do a video on how to plan a large moon image at the horizon! Ep 5 will be a moon plan video with the Statue of Liberty, which will touch on many of the same processes.

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Outdoor Photography School with Brenda Petrella great yes I did see 3 meteors. I posted a pic on my IG @wanderinglensphotos. Great can’t wait to see that. Now I have to find a location for the next full moon.

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On your phone there are the 11 white dots. But on a tablet there are only 6 white dots. This confused me for sometime until I noticed that one white dot on the tablet covered the same information a two white dots on a cellphone.

[@mikem12188]

Brenda, when referring to the sun or moon's altitude, which part of the sun or moon is at that altitude. The top, middle or bottom? Thanks

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Hi Michael - good question! It refers to the center of the sun or moon.

[@CruisingWithChooChoo]

Brenda, why is your map green with hills? I can’t find anything like that on my map type. Thanks

[@CruisingWithChooChoo]

The map that you’re working on is green with hills.. I went to my map type and tried standard,satellite, terrain and hybrid and none of them look like yours.

[@beatrixrochat7657]

I'm having trouble finding the link to the shortcuts - please help?

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How do I get to the cheat sheets

[@kayem66]

Uhg, I think I am too stupid for this program! I really want to learn it but I am already lost. I have my map set to terrain but it doesn't look like terrain to me, I dont have a red pin anywhere and dont know how to get one. I am super frustrated.

[@sandykreit1752]

My map is not like yours, mine looks like a map, with names of places and roads. I also don't have 3 lines in the moon view, I don't have the one that moves. I'm obviously not doing something correct, can you help me?

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Hi Sandy - it sounds like your map type selected in the map settings is either a standard or hybrid view. To change it, click on the little icon that looks like two pieces of paper in the lower right side of the map. This brings you to the map settings. Under "Map type", you can select the kind of map you'd like to use. In regard to the moon map layer - if your date/time is set for when it's a new moon (so not visible at night), then you wouldn't see the thin blue line move.

[@sandykreit1752]

@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 The Map Type is set for Standard. If I understand what you're saying, for each tab at the top in the Planner, you need to change the Map setting? How do I know which map setting goes with each tab? I don't think you covered this, did you?

[@justjoe7922]

Tried to get your cheat sheet but nothing was sent to the email address I gave. I tried three times.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Very sorry to hear that! It may have gone to your spam folder. Can you email me directly at brenda@outdoorphotographyschool? I'll send it to you.

[@c.2222]

The sun and moon lines on my PhotoPills (version 1.7.8) don't look like these.