One of my early frustrations was figuring this out - that cameras aren't great at replicating the exquisite details the human eyes take in and transfer to the brain for final picture stitching.
And yet, sometimes you can get the composition just right. Noisy as hell, but this is a close representation of the sunset reflection I actually saw off the display of my DSLR.
Can't wait to head out with my new upgraded kit too!
Active Shooting Time: 15 min
Review Time: 15 min
Hours To Date: 369.5
The supermoon eclipse on Sunday night was actually kind of hard to view on the West Coast, let alone get interesting shots of... as evidenced by the last lunar eclipse I tried to photograph in April 2014. Photographing astronomical phenomena is like trying to play with freaking Goldilocks - last time we had to stay up late for it. This time, it was almost too early and still too light out for a great shot. Last time around, I focused on getting interesting and clear shots of the moon itself by experimenting with exposure times and a tripod. This time around, I stepped up my game to think about interesting composition, but perspective wasn't working out in my favor. The holy grail shot I was going for was a huge moon next to some interesting landscape, but it wasn't dark enough yet when the moon rose and the eclipse started. And it was pretty hazy out by the beach. Seeing the extraordinary images pop up all over the internet, I'm sure I could have gotten it if I traveled for hours to a dark and isolated place with some interesting mountainous backdrop, but that wasn't going to happen given my schedule as of late.
Still, I'm pretty happy with the shots and loved the opportunity to bust out the tripod at the beach. As I posted on Instagram on the moment: Day 5: The beach, a tripod & my DSLR. I'm in my happy place.
Active Shooting Hours: 3 Review Hours: 2 Hours To Date: 283