Posted by Derek Sedillo on March 22, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Todd C. and I decided to try and capture sunset and the moonrise from the west side of the Sangres on Thurs. With some clouds/precip. in the forecast we weren't sure if the moon would emerge. It turned out that clouds blocked the moon. But it was still a nice sunset. In hindsight the Dunes and Blanca would have had better light. Here are a few from sunset and sunrise the next day (I car camped).
Posted by Mel Ladewig on March 22, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Very nice series Derek. The San Luis side is alot more arid than the Westcliffe side right now huh. Too bad it looks like we'll have a cloudy sunrise tomorrow. The moonset would be timed better.
Posted by Derek Sedillo on March 22, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Yes, I was surprised the San Luis Valley snow had melted. The Wet M.V. still has some good coverage for the first days of Spring. And for those who don't have family plans for tommorrow the morning has great potential, especially with clearing skys and a fresh coat of snow.
Posted by Ron Leraaen on March 22, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Nice shots Derek. I like the first one better than the cropped version. I really like the windmill shot. It was nice of Todd to bring his clouds along for you.
Posted by Derek Sedillo on March 23, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Yeah, I definately owe Todd a cloud fee. The funny part was though that we were actually running 'away' from the clouds to try and find an opening for the moon and clear skys to west for sunset.
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 23, 2008 at 1:14 AM
Cool shots, D. That moonshine photo over Rito Alto Peak is incredible! I'm gonna shoot somewhere tomorrow morning, and will download my shots from our trip then.
wow, awesome. #4 I really love, where abouts on the first couple did you take those photos? were they northenr San Luis Valley with the northern Sangres
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The windmill shot is great. I also like the moonrise, it looks like some flare or something is discoloring the center though. Should be some pretty snow this morn, at least if Pueblo is any indication, its wet and sticking to all the trees. Course ill probably sleep through it.
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Posted by Derek Sedillo on March 23, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Thanks guys,
The moonset shot was really more of a proof of concept which I have been thinking about lately. I really love seeing the moon at night, predawn and dusk. It was taken about 30 minutes before sunrise. The scene was actually very majestic in person.
I have been trying to figure out the best technical approach to expose this kind of shot so that that it looks closest to what the eye actually sees. I think next time out I will definately try out a blended exposure. This was a single exposure exposure ISO 400, 5sec @f8. I would like to try ISO 100 for a longer exposure (maybe ~20 secs) for foreground and sky. Then a much shorter exposure for the moon so that its detail can be better seen. This will also help minimize fringing and blooming resulting from longer moon exposures.
Paul, we started out in Crestone then drove north to try and find an opening for the sun through the clouds. We ended up just north of Crestone on CR X. Crestone is in those first shots but Challenger is more prominent.
Nice Derek! But now you owe me a royalty for the windmill! Then again maybe I'll just buy some photos from you and TC and save some gas!
John
Posted by Derek Sedillo on March 23, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Nah, you need to get over there soon and shoot some of your own. It is too close to us CS folks to 'not' go and see the Sangres first hand. James and I have been joking lately about finding our Pot 'o Gold in the Sangres - the leprechaun in us you know!
Posted by Jack Brauer on March 24, 2008 at 3:08 PM
The hardest part about reshooting the 'moonshine' shot from last week will be getting similar conditions - full moon with some clouds but not too many to obscure the moon. No clouds would probably work ok as well. But either way I'll be watching the moon next month.
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Cropped version of above. Not sure which one I like more:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj#268694643_xrn6b-A-LB
Here are the Dunes and Blanca:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj#268731850_JBM66-A-LB
Pre Dawn Moonshine
http://www.landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj#269329916_Y9jCd-A-LB
Sunrise & windmill:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj#268894235_W3m7A-A-LB
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We had the other Photojournalist quit so now I'm pulling double duty with the editor also heading out of town on training. Gonna be tight for a while.
Anyone interested in a Photojournalism Job?
The moonset shot was really more of a proof of concept which I have been thinking about lately. I really love seeing the moon at night, predawn and dusk. It was taken about 30 minutes before sunrise. The scene was actually very majestic in person.
I have been trying to figure out the best technical approach to expose this kind of shot so that that it looks closest to what the eye actually sees. I think next time out I will definately try out a blended exposure. This was a single exposure exposure ISO 400, 5sec @f8. I would like to try ISO 100 for a longer exposure (maybe ~20 secs) for foreground and sky. Then a much shorter exposure for the moon so that its detail can be better seen. This will also help minimize fringing and blooming resulting from longer moon exposures.
The one above was virtually right out of camera. Here it is after removing the flare and some other noise:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj#269329916_Y9jCd-A-LB
Paul, we started out in Crestone then drove north to try and find an opening for the sun through the clouds. We ended up just north of Crestone on CR X. Crestone is in those first shots but Challenger is more prominent.
RichieV
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj#269384810_uvrHN-A-LB
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj/6#269432488_RbHhF-A-LB
John
Love the moon shot! If you could match these conditions and get a blended shot with some detail in the moon...oh my!
I know what you mean. I can picture the combined results and I think the results would be pretty cool.
I have already done a blend of the moon with a longer exposure during sunrise, but never pre-dawn. Here is an example at sunrise. In the original exposure the moon had no detail:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4001131_DtJhj/6#258548399_8eUzZ-A-LB
The hardest part about reshooting the 'moonshine' shot from last week will be getting similar conditions - full moon with some clouds but not too many to obscure the moon. No clouds would probably work ok as well. But either way I'll be watching the moon next month.