Beach Moon Rising
Full moon over Annerly Beach
Full moon over Annerly Beach
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I have taken this photo on Annerley beach on the South African south coastTime
Taken at 20H00 with the moon as the only light source.Lighting
Clouds did not play along. I wanted the moon just on the horizon as it started to rise but a thick cloud cover prevented this. The only way was to open the shutter (30 Sec) and hope the moon peak thru the clouds. I have taken multiple shots that flopped and then the moon broke thu an opening long enough to capture the shot.Equipment
Nikon d90, Nikkor 18-35mm lens, Focal length 18mm , 30 Sec exposure, ISO 100 Camera mounted on a tripod. To balance the exposure I used an aperture of F8. Remote trigger to trigger camera.Inspiration
I wanted to take a shot of the moon rising over the ocean, as well as looking for a "frame" to frame the moon. The rocks on both sides of the moon did the trick to lead you eyes into the moon. By having a full moon rise on the horizon will make the moon look bigger, and staying far away from the beach I am still looking for that shot. It takes a bit of planning to be on the beach, have a full moon with no or little clouds and a lot of luck.Editing
Used adobe Lightroom to enhance the colours and to do white balance as well as contrast. I shoot in raw so you need to process the pic to get the sharpness and so on spot on. All camera settings like Saturation, sharpness contrast and white balance need to be set in post processing as it is ignored in Raw.In my camera bag
Nikon d7000, Nikon D90, Triggers, Nikkor 50mm f 2.8 Nikkor 18 - 35mm, Nikkor 70 - 200mm Sigma 150 - 500mm and Sigma 18 - 200mm lenses. 4 Speedlights, as well as a range of ND filters.Feedback
You need to scout your terrain in daylight to find the right spot. Make sure of the tides and lots of patience. Setup while it is light enough and play with different settings to get the right exposure. Shoot in raw as you can recover more detail from the shots in post processing. Have a head lamp as you need to leave the site in the dark. Plan your shot. Have an idea in your head of the shot you want.
