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Communing of the moon and the Camel Thorn tree

Communing of the moon and the Camel Thorn tree

New Year's eve full moon. White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Canon Powershot 120SX on tripod
Manual settings
No photoshopping ...
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New Year's eve full moon. White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Canon Powershot 120SX on tripod
Manual settings
No photoshopping or effects
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Jan, 2016

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Location

The moon cleared the indigenous bush of the Lowveld region of South Africa's Mpumalanga Province and hung, invitingly, in the sky above a lone Camelthorn tree.

Time

Sitting for an hour and thirty nine minutes, playing with angles and settings, taking shot after shot, everything fell perfectly into place and with an f-stop of 4, set at 2 sec, with ISO at 400, I finally managed, at 21h39, to capture this scene, which best expressed the moment, for me.

Lighting

The lighting was absolutely perfect for the shot, with the full moon hanging at the perfect height in the sky, negating the need for any additional lighting. Working with the light present and opting for a higher ISO is sometimes enough to achieve the desired outcome.

Equipment

My, at the time, newly acquired tripod and humble Canon Powershot SX120 IS with built in lens. No other equipment was used for the shot.

Inspiration

On New Year's eve 2012 at about 20h00, as we were preparing for the festivities and the transition into 2013, the moon cleared the indigenous bush of the Lowveld region of South Africa's Mpumalanga Province and hung, invitingly, in the sky above a lone Camelthorn tree. The landscape, in shadowed darkness provided a tantalising contrast to the almost sepia tones of the clouds gathering around the moon. The lighting and scene so perfectly embodied the feel of the African bush. Armed with my newly acquired tripod and humble Canon Powershot SX120 IS, I set up to attempt a capture of the scene as the moon played hide and seek with the thickening cloud cover. The clouds, usually heralding the strong possibility of a sub-tropical storm, simply hung in the sky and alternated reflection and absorption of the moon's playful beams of light. Sitting for an hour and thirty nine minutes, playing with angles and settings, taking shot after shot, everything fell perfectly into place and with an f-stop of 4, set at 2 sec, with ISO at 400, I finally managed, at 21h39, to capture this scene, which best expressed the moment, for me.

Editing

The image is as it was captured, other than a minor crop, there is absolutely no post-processing.

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Feedback

Set aside high ISO fear of noise and play at the extremes of your ISO settings. A tripod and remote shutter release are wonderful tools to achieve similar shots. I had a tripod, but no remote shutter release for Communing of the moon and the Camelthorn tree.

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