Judith Lesnaw
September 2023 - Super BlueMoon
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About the Image(s)
Two nights ago a Super Blue Moon was scheduled to appear. As it is rare, I wanted to record the event for my photo journal, but alas cloud cover obscured the full glory of the phenomenon. Because the clouds were shifting and streaky, I stationed myself in my front yard hoping to get a shot. Suddenly the moon, thinly veiled by the clouds, appeared. I positioned myself to frame the moon with leaves of an overhanging tree that were back lit by the moon. I aimed a hand-held Canon EOS R 5 with a Canon RF 24-105 mm lens set to 105 mm at the moon and took the shot while I rested my elbows on a garbage bin for stability. Of numerous settings I experimented with the following gave the results presented: Aperture Priority, ISO 1600, f4.0, 0.4 sec.
I imported the image into Lightroom Classic and cropped. I then sent it to Photoshop and removed some of the branches and leaves the I thought cluttered the image. Back in LRC I denoised, sharpened and tweaked the dehaze and clarity. Finally, I reduced the highlights and to my delight the moon took on a blue hue.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
6 comments posted
Posted: 09/10/2023 16:39:41
Your stabilizing technique, though unconventional, worked well as I see sharp edges even on this enlarged section.
The image reminds me of Japanese art. I particularly like the fragmented silhouettes allowing the idea of age to be seen within the beauty of that light.
From the original - just for fun - I offer a different composition where I sought to frame the subject with other elements of the foliage.
Posted: 09/14/2023 12:39:56
To me, these are clearly beetles foraging over a small beachball. A couple of the beetles have dropped dead; that is the price they have paid for being overly assiduous. Posted: 09/18/2023 19:56:25