Shooting the moon... who can shed some light?

[opus]

My "Blue Moon" was orange tonight. ;)


OK, here's the story. I ran out to pick up my son from the movies, and threw my camera and tripod in the back seat. On my way, I suddenly saw this moon shimmer into view. I got to the top of a hill and pulled over to the side of the road to get some shots. (Poor kid, had to sit at the movie theatre and wait for me...)

But I forgot to throw my cable release into the car with the camera! I doubt I'll get an absolutely clear one in the bunch.


Anyway, this is one of my first shots. It's a lousy exposure, but I think it's neat.

[schrackman]

hehe, actually, I did a bit of photoshopping here to commemorate our "blue moon" evening. I shot this (and a few others) on the top level of the Kaiser Permanente parking structure in Woodland Hills. My wife works at the hospital there and suggested that's where I should take my shot.

Ray

[villenadecorte]

Very awesome shot. I, however, have a beef with the Bay fog this lovely evening. I went back to my spot from last night to shoot the moonrise, only to find overcast foggy junk!
BLAH! Hours later, the moon resurfaced but not what I wanted.
boohoo.

VD

hehe, actually, I did a bit of photoshopping here to commemorate our "blue moon" evening. I shot this (and a few others) on the top level of the Kaiser Permanente parking structure in Woodland Hills. My wife works at the hospital there and suggested that's where I should take my shot.

Ray

[opus]

May I please post a few more I took tonight? I just need to share my Blue Moon night:


This first one is soon after the moon has risen. To the right of it is a famous church in the area, Holy Hill.

This next one is a bit later, when I caught the moon reflecting off a small pond I drove past.

And third is my very own blue moon.

[opus]

photo number two

[opus]

and my very own blue moon...

[villenadecorte]

These are all great KB... what settings/lenses are you using?
VD

and my very own blue moon...

[opus]

These are all great KB... what settings/lenses are you using?
VD

Here's the settings for all 4 shots I posted in this thread:


~orange moon
Tv(Shutter Speed) 2
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
ISO Speed 200
Lens 75.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length 240.0mm
Image Quality Fine

I sharpened it slightly in Photoshop.
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~Holy Hill
Tv(Shutter Speed) 2
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
ISO Speed 400
Lens 75.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length 75.0mm
Image Quality Fine
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~moonwater
Tv(Shutter Speed) 2.5
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
ISO Speed 200
Lens 75.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length 75.0mm
Image Quality RAW
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~blue moon
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/160
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
ISO Speed 200
Lens 75.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length 300.0mm
Image Quality RAW

I did a bunch of photoshop work to this one, sharpening, adjusting in channel mixer, and converting to a duotone for the color.

[schrackman]

I like the second one a lot, however it would also look great as a composite. Select and copy the moon from your third photo (after you've converted it to an golden colored duotone) and paste it onto the second photo, reduce the size of the moon to fit, and you'll have an awesome composite.

Ray

[schrackman]

Wow, Penny, the moon sure looks BIGGER in the mountains, hehe. Did you use Gene's 500mm on this shot?

Ray