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Moonrise

Piece of heaven on the Romanian coast.

Piece of heaven on the Romanian coast.
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SONY ILCE-7M2

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 200 Shutter 13/1 Focal Length 500/10

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May, 2023

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in 2 Mai, very close to the town of Mangalia (southern Romanian coast). The place is known as The Little Bay. I have been visiting this place, which is very dear to me, for many years.

Time

The photo was taken on a beautiful evening of September 2-nd, 2020, at 19:34. In fact, I took several photos, about half an hour, starting with the moment the Moon appeared on the horizon. Unfortunately, in the first minutes there was a little cloud over the sea. Only later could the Moon be seen in all its splendor.

Lighting

Obviously, I didn't use any kind of own light source. The light of the landscape and the rays of the Moon were very generous and would have overwhelmed any attempt of mine to change something from this wonderful vibe.

Equipment

I used a SONY A7 mk II camera with a SIGMA 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens. The lens has an older SONY alpha mount (SONY-MINOLTA AF) so I used the LA-EA3 mount adapter. Camera on a tripod, without flash. EXIF data: ISO 200, f/6.3, t = 13 sec., aperture priority, manual focus.

Inspiration

The night before I took this photo, I was going to a restaurant located on the beach (you can see it partially on the right of the photo). It's a place I really like, where you can meet beautiful people and where you can have interesting discussions against the background of jazz-blues music. The road to the restaurant is on a street that ends at the cliff. When I arrived at the cliff, an image similar to the one in the photo suddenly appeared in front of me. And that took my breath away. After enjoying the landscape, I decided that it deserves to remain more than in my soul and memory, that is, to take a photo of it. The next day I documented the time the Moon rises. Half an hour before I was on the cliff and I walked until I found the most suitable place to take this photo, excitedly waiting for the appearance of the Moon. What could be a better motivation to take a photo than the fact that a place you love offers you such an image?...

Editing

Yes I did. I changed the brightness and contrast and also adjusted the chrominance parameters. It seemed to me that the RAW photo that came from the sensor had a cooler tint than the image in my memory and in my soul. I slightly modified the tint and color temperature settings. At the end I added a little sharpening and noise reduction. There are processes that, with different weights from one case to another, I do for most photos.

In my camera bag

The contents of my photo backpack are adapted to the subjects I expect to photograph. I usually use the full frame SONY A7 mk II camera, but sometimes I also use a camera with a 1.5 crop. For a long time I had a great reluctance towards all-around lenses, but last year I bought a 28-200 f 1/2.8 lens that I'm happy with and which sits on my camera about 70-80% of the time. I don't leave home without a wilde lens (18 mm, f1/2.8) and, if I expect to need it, I also put a 70-300 mm telephoto in my backpack (which becomes 105-450 mm with body crop 1.5). With the range of 18 - 450 mm I feel safe! I really like to photograph with vintage prime lenses (Carl Zeiss, Takumar, Helios, Pentax, Minolta, etc.) so, when I use them, I have to take the related mount adapters with me. I always keep three B+W MRC nano filters in my backpack: UV, ND and polarizing. Whatever technique I use, I make sure to have batteries and objective cleaning tools with me.

Feedback

I think this is the hardest question. Someone used to say: "It's very good to be able to help a man. If you can't, at least give him some advice." I think that giving advice is more complicated than it seems at first glance. When I say this, I also think of Socrates who said some 2400 years ago that "The true sage is the one who knows that he does not know everything". I believe in this and I know that every day I can learn something more. So, the advice I can give does not have absolute validity and the one who receives it must perfect himself every day, until he reaches above the advice he received. Referring in particular to this photo, the EXIF data and the conditions in which I took it can clarify to many how to take equally good photos. Some of them, even better. I would prefer to make a more general suggestion. When you see a landscape that takes your breath away, don't rush to desperately take a photo. First look at it, enjoy it, let it permeate your whole being, understand it. After that you will make a much more beautiful photo. When you photograph a person, first talk to him, try to get into his mind and soul, make him feel relaxed and honest with you. You will take great photos. The method is valid for any subject and my general advice is: if you want to take great photos, love photography and love the subject you are photographing.

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Moonrise

Piece of heaven on the Romanian coast.

Behind The Lens

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