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New Moon Cannon Beach

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Posted by Phil Knouf on December 26, 2011 at 9:02 PM
New Moon Cannon Beach
We took a four day weekend Thanksgiving at Cannon Beach. I was positioned to capture a sunset at Ecola Point but alas the color never materialized. So I thought why not stay a bit and try for a view south to Cannon Beach and include the new moon. This image is the result. Hope you like as I am very pleased with the long exposure rendering.

5DMKII, 5.0 sec at f11, ISO 400, TS-E24mm f3.5L II
Posted by Catherine Reilly on December 27, 2011 at 2:52 AM
Oh…! A fine shot, Phil. Was this astronomical twilight? Love the strip of color at the horizon, the twinkle of lights at Canon Beach and the look of the water in the long exposure.
Posted by Bruce King on December 27, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Nice shot Phil. Unsure about all the empty space above the horizon but overall I say it's a keeper.
Best to you and yours this New Year. :toast:
Posted by Phil Knouf on December 27, 2011 at 1:34 PM
Catherine,

Thanks for your great comments! The image was made at 5:14 PM on 11/28/11. Nautical twilight ended at 5:40 PM while astronomical twilight ended at 6:16 PM.
Posted by Phil Knouf on December 27, 2011 at 1:37 PM
Bruce,

Thanks for your comment. While yes there is a fair amount of sky above the horizon, I felt the sliver of new moon needed breathing space. The image evokes a totally different emotion without the moon. I may post that image in the future.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on December 31, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Pretty shot - love the blues!
Posted by Phil Knouf on January 2, 2012 at 9:27 PM
Thanks Ned! I plan on printing this image at 24x30. It's going to take a lot of blue to print!