Photographer's Delight: Shooting the Super Moon in the Dark Dark Night

by Janie McRae



In this shot, I isolated the solitary super moon with a crop, shot with it with the Canon Mark II, the lens: EF 70-300 f/4L IS USM and added Cloudy color balance in LR 3.  © 2012 Janie McRae

Gone - But Not Forgotten

May 5, 2012: Photographers and other moon lovers gathered near the top of Somerset Hill in Tumwater, Washington to wait for the super moon. 

Very Cloudy. No moon at moonrise @ 8:30pm. Waited.  

@8:55pm: everyone noticed a bright patch of light suspended in the dark sky. Must be the super moon...! The clouds broke @ 9:30pm and the excitement mounted. At exactly 9:33:30, the super moon made its appearance. It slowly and proudly rose from a slight break in the night clouds. And in the cold dark night, a bright and shiny orb made a dramatic appearance. In an instant, clicks and awes broke through the darkness, and satisfaction filled the fun night.

Super Moon rises at 9:33pm, May 5, 2012, Tumwater, Washington.  © 2012 Janie McRae

Photo Tip: Don't leave early! 

Both photos were captured with the Canon Mark II, EF 70-300 f/4L IS USM, 1.6 sec, f / 11.
The solitary moon at the top was isolated with a crop, shot with the same lens (70-300). Cloudy color balance added in LR 3.

Your Photos:
I know you have great supermoon photos - so if you would like to share one, please send your pic, to janie@janiemcrae.com  and I will publish a few of the readers' works on this blog. Just be sure you are sending your pic in blog size, preferably with you copyright mark attached.  My pics above were resized to 600px x 600px.  Looking forward sharing your work!  :)


Interesting photos comparing photo size of the Sun vs Super Moon.  Check it out @
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120511.html