Exquisite. Everything about it. Thanks for sharing. Wow.
SuthernJazzmyn October 9th, 2013 @ 7:39 am
Love moon shots; they are so hard to get tho.
Susie B. October 9th, 2013 @ 7:47 am
SO BEAUTIFUL! Just returned from a glorious week in western Wyoming filled with the most majestic and inspiring natural wonders (apart from the other tourists, of course). Every soul in need of a recharge should travel quietly, slowly, gently through Wyoming. I’m so happy to have successfully captured moonlight moments and stunning vistas, as well as great natural wildlife, from our trip. I can revisit the wonderfulness whenever I need a fix. Thought of you, your farmily and Charlie constantly.
Amy ~ I was so… lazy! Guessed an exposure, checked it immediately as is the gift of digital, and adjusted by a few stops to get the right exposure.
Then I rested the camera on my wood-chopping block with a horse brush resting under the lens to get the right angle towards the sky, and shot off about ten shots – the light was fading fast – with the exposure varying one stop in each direction by 1/3 stops (the exposure variations affected the “glow” of the moon and the amount of light/color in the sky, and I wanted to have a choice when I viewed the images at the computer, rather than having only one exposure that was hastily determined in the dark from the camera screen).
Just beautiful. I am so glad you posted that you captured the shot naturally, no photoshopping. I took a class in Photoshop, earlier this year. The instructor claimed that it was impossible to get a naturally awesome shot, that all commercial photography was photoshopped. I thought “that might be, but I have some pretty amazing photos at home without manipulation…”
I love the gradations of blue, whispy clouds and the ephemeral outline of the full moon. I am working on a stained glass piece of a moonrise. Your timing is perfect =)
Susan October 18th, 2013 @ 3:24 pm
Thank you for sharing. This is my kind of night sky! Beautiful. :0)
October 9th, 2013 @ 5:02 am
Exquisite. Everything about it. Thanks for sharing. Wow.
October 9th, 2013 @ 7:39 am
Love moon shots; they are so hard to get tho.
October 9th, 2013 @ 7:47 am
SO BEAUTIFUL! Just returned from a glorious week in western Wyoming filled with the most majestic and inspiring natural wonders (apart from the other tourists, of course). Every soul in need of a recharge should travel quietly, slowly, gently through Wyoming. I’m so happy to have successfully captured moonlight moments and stunning vistas, as well as great natural wildlife, from our trip. I can revisit the wonderfulness whenever I need a fix. Thought of you, your farmily and Charlie constantly.
October 9th, 2013 @ 8:42 am
You shoot the pictures that are in my mind.
October 9th, 2013 @ 8:52 am
Breathtaking!!! I love you can see other stars too. Mother Earth is just amazing!!
October 9th, 2013 @ 8:52 am
OK spill it, sista…howd’ya do it?? Would love a night sky photography tip!
October 9th, 2013 @ 9:16 am
Wow, it’s beautiful! I love looking at the sky.
October 9th, 2013 @ 11:57 am
beautiful! one of the best things about living in wyoming…seemingly endless sky and many places where lights dont’t interfer with view!!
peace
October 9th, 2013 @ 12:36 pm
Beautiful. So simple, but beautiful. :)
October 9th, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
spectacular!
thanks for sharing.
October 9th, 2013 @ 1:17 pm
Moon and Venus.
October 9th, 2013 @ 1:25 pm
Amy ~ I was so… lazy! Guessed an exposure, checked it immediately as is the gift of digital, and adjusted by a few stops to get the right exposure.
Then I rested the camera on my wood-chopping block with a horse brush resting under the lens to get the right angle towards the sky, and shot off about ten shots – the light was fading fast – with the exposure varying one stop in each direction by 1/3 stops (the exposure variations affected the “glow” of the moon and the amount of light/color in the sky, and I wanted to have a choice when I viewed the images at the computer, rather than having only one exposure that was hastily determined in the dark from the camera screen).
That’s it! No photoshop tweaking necessary.
But here is a proper tutorial to shooting the night sky: http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/blog/2013/3/ten-steps-to-photograph-the-milky-way
October 9th, 2013 @ 2:32 pm
Thanks for the tips, Shreve, and the link. Tonight should be clear so I’ll give it a try. Horse brush near at hand… :)
October 9th, 2013 @ 5:27 pm
What an exceptional, fabulous, outstanding, beautiful shot. Thanks posting it.
October 10th, 2013 @ 1:57 am
Beautiful picture Shreve! :)
October 10th, 2013 @ 3:41 pm
Absolutely gorgeous…this makes a person so glad to be alive and witness to this perfection….
October 14th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
gorgeous!!! :)
October 15th, 2013 @ 7:26 pm
Love that you caught the “earth-shine” on the moon.
October 16th, 2013 @ 11:53 pm
Just beautiful. I am so glad you posted that you captured the shot naturally, no photoshopping. I took a class in Photoshop, earlier this year. The instructor claimed that it was impossible to get a naturally awesome shot, that all commercial photography was photoshopped. I thought “that might be, but I have some pretty amazing photos at home without manipulation…”
I love the gradations of blue, whispy clouds and the ephemeral outline of the full moon. I am working on a stained glass piece of a moonrise. Your timing is perfect =)
October 18th, 2013 @ 3:24 pm
Thank you for sharing. This is my kind of night sky! Beautiful. :0)
October 28th, 2013 @ 8:24 pm
“OH!”
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