So Lap Dog Knits and I packed up our cameras and tripods and made an honest effort to shoot the "supermoon" last night. I've never had much luck taking photos of the moon... I think I usually overexpose and end up with a blurry moon. My biggest telephoto is a 200mm, which makes it hard to take dramatic moon shots. OK, enough excuses. Bottom line, I still have a lot to learn, but these are probably my best moon shots to date.
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I did some major cropping to get the moon this large, but it still looks pretty sharp. |
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I cheated on this one and used Photoshop to add the moon to the shot of
this old church and bell tower. Both photos were taken last night. |
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We weren't alone... a number of folks up on the parking structure rooftop with us, including frequent stops by the police (no idea why they kept patrolling this area). |
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Reminds me of fingers or claws reaching up to grab the moon! |
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Added a texture... starry starry night? |
After shooting the moon, we strolled around downtown Fullerton. We cranked up the ISO settings on our cameras so we could take hand-held night shots. The Cinco de Mayo crowds were just starting to show up.
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Fun shot through the window of an Irish pub, with two musicians performing on the
other side of the glass. |
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