For a brief time on Thursday evening the clouds melted away and allowed the blue sky to shine through unsubdued. Making the most of the opportunity I got out and took some wide field shots of the rising gibbous Moon. As I did so, the remaining clouds played across the sky and helped (I think) add a sense of depth to these two shots.
The two exposures above were taken in JPEG mode at 1/80th of a second using a focal length of 70mm with an f/stop of 5.6 and an ISO of 100. Both images were then processed in Photoshop CS2 where I adjusted the white balance, applied some mild noise reduction and used two soft light layers to increase the contrast. All though I like both shots, for me the first one is my favorite - there’s a certain scale and intimacy to it that really does grab me.
We’re due for another perigee Moon (the point of closest approach) on Saturday evening, so fingers crossed that the weather will be kind and allow me to get back out to do some imaging. Here’s hoping!
Tags: DSLR, Moon, Perigee Moon, Weather
As always, beautiful pics accompanied by an enjoyable read.
Do you shoot in Manual or AV mode?
Hi Tavi! Glad you liked the pictures. I shoot in manual mode mostly, I just find it easier as I feel I have some control over the shot. Thank you for the kind words and your comment.