Super Moon_Bay Bridge
This is a composite of the Super Moon and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
This is a composite of the Super Moon and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
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Location
I took this photo from Pier 14 1/2 in San Francisco. My initial plan was to shoot the Super Moon over the Bay Bridge with a photographer friend. "Woodies on the Wharf" is an annual car show at the Santa Cruz Beach wharf and we went together to photograph that event. There is a lighthouse in Santa Cruz and my friend decided to stay there to capture the moon over the lighthouse. I didn't want to stay, and had to go home to feed my dog so I left. When I talked to her the next day, I learned the fog had rolled in at Santa Cruz and they couldn't even see the lighthouse, let alone the moon.Time
I took this image at about 9:00 pm on April 25, 2013.Lighting
I photographed the moon with my camera hand-held with the camera set to 1/60 sec. at f/22, ISO 200 using a Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 lens. I did that because I wanted the emphasize the moon in the image and it would have been blurred at the settings I used for the bridge and water; 8 seconds, f/8.0, ISO 100 I used a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens set to 17mm for that part of the image.Equipment
I used a Canon Rebel Tii, on a Benro tripod for the bridge.Inspiration
There was a lot of hype about the Super Blue Moon and my friend and I thought it would be fun to shoot it.Editing
When I photographed the moon over the bridge it was actually over one of the peaks of the tower, so I photographed it separately and used Photoshop to move it where I wanted it.In my camera bag
My main bag holds Canon 60D, Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8 lenses, neutral density filters, circular polarizing filter, Sekonik light meter, Lens Ball, Canon 580 iix flash, and extra batteries for everything.Feedback
Many people overexpose the moon, not realizing that it's actually a reflection of the sun. Never rely on the auto settings on the camera for this shot. Set the camera to Manual mode. As a starting point, set your camera to ISO 100 or ISO 200 and the aperture to between f/5.6 and f/11, and adjust your shutter speed to between 1/125sec and 1/250sec. Look at the image and adjust as necessary.
