Moonrise over Hobart
The full moon rising over the city of Hobart,Tasmania from near the summit of Mt. Wellington.
The full moon rising over the city of Hobart,Tasmania from near the summit of Mt. Wellington.
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Contest Finalist in From The Top Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in City Lights Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in On A Tripod Photo Contest By Brenthaven
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helencurtis
June 25, 2015
This is outstanding Julien, absolutely stunning! Congratulations on being selected as a finalist in the City Lights contest!
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Location
This was taken from the summit of Mt.Wellington overlooking the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.The full moon was rising.Time
This was taken at 9.30 pm.Lighting
Using the light of the full moon and some fill flash on the foreground rocks.Equipment
Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20mm, tripod, cable release. Metz 50 Flash hand held fired a few times at a white board to bounce the flash and distribute it evenly. This was taken at 20mm, f9, 100iso with a 30 sec exposure.Inspiration
I just wanted photos of the full moon rising over Hobart.Editing
I did just a little levels adjustment in photoshop and an auto colour adjustmentIn my camera bag
Pentax K3, I also have a back up camera my Pentax K5 for when I am doing Weddings. The main lenses in my bag are the Pentax 50-135mm f2.8, Sigma 28-70mm f 2.8, Sigma 10-20mm, Pentax 50mm f1.4, Sigma 150-500mm. Metz 50 Flash, Cable Release, Lee system Filters grad ND and ND, Lee ND400, B&W ND400. Manfrotto 055XPROBFeedback
Set your aperture to control the city lights. Have your tripod well weighted down as it can get quite windy on mountain tops. The wind could create a surprising amount of movement that shows in the final shot.
