Moonrise Paddling

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 26, 2011131 views4 comments

I was in my canoe in the middle of a Adirondack pond when I saw the full moon rising. I knew the moon would be high and bright by the time I got to shore, so I did the best I could from the canoe. I was pleasantly surprised by the sharpness and low noise after shooting 1/15 sec. at ISO 800. I did get a shot with my tripod the next night (no boats in view then) which I am posting today in the Landscape Gallery.

For many shots that include the moon, I have to shoot a short exposure of the moon and superimpose it over the blown-out moon in the main shot, but for this shot, the moon balanced well with the fading sunset behind me, so this is just a single exposure with very little post-processing.

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70
1/15 sec. @ f/4.5; ISO 800
Hand-held, but with elbows resting on canoe paddle for support

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 27, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Looks like a beautiful evening to be out on the pond Wayne. I especially like the last light on the trees and the reflection of moon light off the water.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 27, 2011 at 11:52 AM

Lovely job of capturing the rising moon and the foreground in a single shot. I like how you've kept everything dark to emphasize the time of day. Because the paddler is so small, I suspect that a shot without the paddler might be as just as strong.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM

The paddler is a bit distracting at its small size. The ESS shot works a lot better IMO.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Great mood, I would like to be there.

Peter

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