I see the Moon by maggiemae

I see the Moon

The best I could do with that very bright full and magical moon!

It was one of the first I took over an hour and I just could not get the camera in the right settings.

There is a recipe for moon shots but I have to get my camera to agree!
Still good try..☺
December 4th, 2017  
Quite like this :) As a wide shot it works quite well. If you had exposed the moon correctly most of the other details would be lost as it would be underexposed.
December 4th, 2017  
Wow, love this. I tried last night and failed miserably. Well done you!
December 4th, 2017  
@fbailey I wanted the outline to be clear and it just wouldn't!
December 4th, 2017  
@maggiemae Think there's a definite knack to it. I Googled how to do it, used the suggested settings, set camera to infinity and result was a series of instant deletes!
December 4th, 2017  
Clear outline or not -- I love it ! Superb when viewed on black !
December 4th, 2017  
like it on black
December 4th, 2017  
@rjb71 Should I use the EV to create a bit of underexposing?
December 5th, 2017  
No matter - this ended up pretty cool...
December 5th, 2017  
I like this shot. No apologies necessary.
December 5th, 2017  
Settings or not, it's still pretty!
December 5th, 2017  
This is beautiful! I keep trying the recommended settings to capture the moon, but my pics still never look like theirs.
December 5th, 2017  
it looks wonderful . Don't think it would have been a clear moon with that cloud cover.
December 5th, 2017  
This is a nice shot ... not a shot that shows the moon detail .. but I like it shows the story of the night...
December 5th, 2017  
Were you using a tripod Maggie...
December 5th, 2017  
Stunning atmospheric capture. Fav
December 5th, 2017  
Good shot. Fav.
December 5th, 2017  
@julzmaioro Of course, Julia - my hand shakes so I either anchor the camera to a pole, fence post..etc or organise the tripod! I think I need to use the EV function.
December 5th, 2017  
This is so lovely. The colours show up well in the clouds.
December 5th, 2017  
Awesome shot
December 5th, 2017  
Still good though, we can get the sense of size against the houses very nicely!
December 5th, 2017  
Thanks Pat! It wasn't as big as some I saw in NZ! Wonder how they do that!
December 5th, 2017  
FAV If you increase your ISO you might get a clearer shot of the moon itself but then you would lose the detail of the horizon which adds so much to the composition of this photo! I think this is brilliant as is!
December 5th, 2017  
@grammyn I might try that next time - maybe get a compromise, Thanks Katy!
December 5th, 2017  
This is wonderful!
December 5th, 2017  
You captured a great atmosphere and colour.
December 5th, 2017  
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