Sunrise and Sunset 2-7-12
 

Took these today, sunrise this morning and sunset tonight.

And, no thats not a real dog. Someone constructed him from plywood, painted him black, and set him out on the beach. :) Makes a nice prop tho... :D:D

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Went back this evening for the full moon rising. Haven't figured out night shots yet, so the moon is looking a little "yellow".

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Great Pics
 

Awesome photos Steve!!

Thanks for sharing!!

Dan

Steve,

Two ways to handle the non-white moon.

First, within the camera take the AWB off and white balance (spot) on the moon. The second is in the computer with photoshop. If you have a RAW image, you can white balance on the moon. Not sure if this can be done if the format is in .jpg as I do most Photoshop editing on RAW formatted images. My guess is it can, but I have not done it.

In special shots like those you posted, I shoot in both RAW and .jpg at the same time. It eats up the CF card capacity, but it makes editing so much easier.

All that said, great shots. They are just fine as they are. Great job!

R2B

Nice
 

The night shot looks brighter then the day shot. Shows how bright the full moon is.

Thank you for those great pictures, SteveA. They make us VERY anxious to get back to the lake! Two and one-half months and counting.....

Hey Steve A.?????
 

:(
That's my Wolf....
Just wondering how it is you went on my property ?
It's not wood.

Moonrise last night was quite spectacular. I took a photo of it a few minutes after SteveA took his shot, when it was a little higher in the sky. This was taken at 6:27 PM.

http://echoshores.com/Photos/Moon_020712_700.jpg

moon shot
 

Hey that looked like Romney looking over the lake. Nice photos":laugh:

Very nice picture...

Jack,

All of the shots where taken from outside the "no trespassing" signs. I would be happy to send you the original shots that I edited. I assure you, I stayed outside the black fence. You can see in this unedited shot the top of the black fence that you have up. I can understand your concern, but with the use of editing software, I took out the fence and the bushes you have where the fence ends, they weren't a part of my final edits.

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The fact that I didn't know it was "not wood" should convince you that I didn't go on to your property. :)

That being said.. nice job on adding the two silhouettes, they look great!! What are they made of?

Congratulations for having such a nice spot on Winni.

Nice photos everyone.

I'm also enjoying the time of these sunrises and sunsets. When I looked out just before 6AM today, the horizon was already brightening, and it is still light after 6PM now too. Nice to be back to at least 12 hours of daylight.

Here's another from the same series. I'm very new to playing around with anything but the basic settings.

and yes... that is the top of the fence in the very bottom of the frame... :D:D

and no, I didn't arrive via ski machine.. those aren't my tracks on the beach or the lake. :):)

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here are the settings: any and all advice appreciated.

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Shoot the Moon
 

I think taking a good shot of the moonrise is very challenging. You want to expose for the moon, but most camera's will wash it out because it's trying to expose the dark surroundings. One solution may be to zoom in to the moon, set the exposure and then zoom out keeping the same exposure. The sky will be very dark, but at least your moon will be exposed correctly.

Moonrise is a bright ball surrounded by dark sky. An exposure challenge for sure.

Back in the day of film cameras, I used to do a timed exposure of moonrise with some decent results. Unfortunately the moon actually rises fairly fast so a timed exposure can easily blur.

Having been shooting the moon for a few decades now, I'm impressed with these shots. :)

P.S. Took a walk with the doggies at about 9 p.m last night and didn't need a flashlight at all. Could have read a book in that light.

a suggestion
 

Lower the the ISO to a number which still gives you a fairly fast shutter speed (1/100 or a bit higher). This gets you a better quality image (the lower the ISO number, the better quality of the image). I'm guessing that ISO 100 would have been fine, probably resulting in a shutter speed of about 1/400. No need to take a pic of what essentially is a "still life" at
1/3200.
Also, the lower setting would result in a higher f-stop, resulting in deeper "depth of field" (more things in focus).

another sunrise from the same spot...
 

... but today, 2-12-12

Baby it was cold out there! The ice fisherman were just arriving.

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Can't Really Explain It…
 

…but that is the best picture of a sunrise I've seen it a very long time.

Thank you!!

Thank You,

The wife and I are taking Photography classes at Laconia HS, Adult Ed.. The instructor is absolutely amazing. After years of just snapping pictures, we are learning about lighting, composition and so much more. Each week he covers a new aspect of photography and we end up with an "assignment" from Composition to Landscape to Portrait, etc.. Each week have have to go out and practice what we learned and then bring the results to class.

We have learned more in the first three weeks than either of us have learned in years of "do it yourself" type learning. It's been great fun.

Here is the instructors website... his pictures speak for themselves. :)

http://www.kamaraimage.com/

PS the Laconia Adult Ed program... costs $55.00 for 8 weeks of 3 hour classes, IMHO, a bargain at twice the price!

Almost Full Moon 3-6-2012
 

Moon was too high to add any "structure" to the picture.. so this is a pretty tight crop. Now that I figured out some good settings.. I'll be out again tomorrow night.

Best luck I've ever had getting the level of detail I wanted.

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Nice to see that you are pursuing your Scientific side. COOL PIC!

I am editing this because after looking at the picture again I understand why I would be proud of taking the picture, if I did. It makes the moon a part of me, I feel as if I own part of it. The picture is mine but I want to share it with everyone. Do I have it Steve?

wow, thats an amazing shot with great detail.
looks like those classes are paying off.

Fantastic moon shot, SteveA! Are you sure you didn't "borrow" it from the Hubble Space Telescope? ;) I have yet to get a moon shot that good!

I attribute the success of this shot to that famous old saying... "even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile"

I used the tripod and a cable release.
Anyway, here are the settings I used: ( I'm not going to post the 10 or 15 "big white blobs" I had before the blind squirrel finally showed up! :rolleye1:)

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;)Yes you have it! You have to become ONE with the moon. :rolleye1: While humming Age of Aquarius by the "5th Dimension"
Go ahead and try to get that tune out of head tonight!

Blind squirrel or not, you've still made a great shot that anyone would be proud of. Well done!

Beautiful!
 

Great photo Steve! The level of detail is amazing!!

Dan

From tonight... 3-7-12
 

This was taken this evening from the area right near the Governors Island Bridge. Strange Sky, the moon came up at 5.15PM and the sun set at 5.45PM. Made for some great colors before the clouds rolled in.

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if you look closely, you can see the "man in the moon" :D

Hi Rez Image of 3/7 Moon Shot
 

Hi SteveA-Do you happen to have a high resolution version from your recent 3/7 moon over the bay shot? I would love it for my computer wallpaper. Stunning image. PM if you do and you can send it to me via email.

Link to Larger Picture in PhotoPost Gallery
 

SteveA's Worm Moon

What an amazing picture Steve!!! Looking forward to more of your pictures.

I can send it via e-mail. If I try to upload it here, Don would kill me. :rolleye1:

It's a 2.1MB file. If you want to send me your e-mail in a Private Message, I'll be glad to send it to your email.

OOPS... just reread your message.. PM on the way