Moon over the mountains, Seward, Alaska.
We got a call last night from blog reader and salmon charter extraordinaire, Captain Kid. He said, “take a look out the window and check out the moon”. I looked, no moon. Perfect I thought, this gave me a couple of minutes to get everything ready and to get in to place. Thanks Captain!
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Great image Ron. Love the blues and how the moon emphasizes the sharp edges of the mountain.
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Hey thanks Paul!
Wow, I love this! Just enough light and detail on the mountains, and I love the blues balanced by the yellow in the moon.
Here in LA, I was excited for the full moon as well. Here’s the image I got of the Griffith Observatory and the full moon rising:
http://www.pbase.com/dellybean/image/105873501
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Thanks Della,
Sweet image – you had a wonderful sky to go along with the moon!
Ron:
This is a really cool picture – is this single/double exposure ??
Love this image Ron! I’ve always been a fan of moon over mountain shots (Art Wolfe’s got a famous one), and this is spectacular. Like Gowtham, wondering how you handled the exposure.
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Thanks!
You know, I thought I was going to need two exposures to maintain detail in the moon. This frame was underexposed by one stop for the moon. I actually preferred the mountains in this darker version – I liked the mood created by the dark blue, so this ended up being a single exposure.
Ron
Ron, thanks for the explanation on your choice of exposure. I think you made a great choice.
Thanks Ron – for explaining it 🙂
Great shot Ron. The moon was pretty big tonight as well.
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Thanks Richard!
Sweet..shot Now that I have put the boat away for the winter, it’s snowmachine time. I also look forward to a June Whale of a time I hope we can put a trip together, maybe take Val and Janine.
Thanks Captain KId..
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Thanks Captain Kid – we would love to put a June whale trip together!
Ron
Wow! That is just stunning!!
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Thanks Beth!
Ron
spectacular photo…
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Thanks!
Ron, I don’t know what I am more impressed with – the killer shot, or the fact someone can call you to look out your window and you have this view…
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Thanks Mark – we are awfully fortunate to have a view like that, it never gets old!
Ron