"When the moon hits your eye, lika big pizza pie..."
I came out of a meeting Wednesday night and looked up at the moon obscured by clouds.
As I walked toward my car, the clouds were uncovering the moon.
I stopped, took out my camera and waited for the shot I wanted.
(My small camera has a wee tripod attached all the time so I was able to sit it atop my car.)
Sure beats lugging around a full-size one for the moment you might need it.
Under different conditions - like a Super Moon sighting - I have captured more details of the moon.
Again, it was with my small-but-mighty
Canon sx260 and its phenomenal 20x optical zoom.
This planned outing with other members of my Photography Group, did involve a regular tripod.
It was a clear night and the moon appeared quite a bit larger than usual.
That - and sharp focus - made for a nice shot.
Hint: set focus between 225,623 and 252,088 miles.
My previous camera - the Canon S90 - had only a 3x zoom so items appear farther away.
I switched from film cameras to digital about 12 years ago and, as they say, I have not looked back.
Oh sure, the first small P/S (Point & Shoot) ones had a screen on the back about the size of a postage stamp.
The newer ones don't even have a viewfinder.
Once I got the 20x zoom, I realized just how much I had missed the heavy gadget bag on my shoulder, filled with a variety of lenses.
It's still a good idea to look up every now and then even when you are NOT carrying a camera.
And be careful where you park.
If you can see a sign like this near your car, birds can see your car.
With a bulls-eye on it.
'Nuff said.
(Click on the photos for more detail.)
I wouldn't stand by that sign looking up too long either.
Unless you're wearing a hat.
And maybe a rain poncho.
Loiter responsibly.
Labels: 20x optical zoom lens, 25mm to 500mm, Blue Moon, Canon sx260 camera, digital Canon S90., distance from Earth, look up, Super Moon, That's Amore, water fowl nesting area
The Shem Creek Twilight Saga....
Sunsets are pretty to photograph.
Sometimes the clouds don't cooperate and it's more about colors and reflections.
Nearly 40 members of my
Photography Group experimented Wednesday night.
We gathered on the boardwalk at Shem Creek Park to try for a sunset at 7:57pm.
Then, we turned and looked in the opposite direction to see a full moon rising at 8:12. A celestial "two-fer."
As the sky darkened, the lights on the Ravenel Bridge caught our eyes and it stood out nicely.
Click. Click. Click.
Just a few minutes later, the new full moon (aka a
"Blue Moon") slowly rose on the other side of the creek.
This was becoming a regular
"Twilight Saga."
Looking up why the second full moon happening in the same month is called "Blue," I found that was a
mistake and not accurate.
Photographers would notice if the moon were actually colored blue.
We've seen and photographed a Harvest Moon and it really does look Orange....and is quite large.
Dinner later at
Water's Edge, seated out on the deck, gave another view of the moon.
It was much higher in the sky and my camera - with a long 8 second exposure - made it appear to have flares.
Sort of like the nearby street lights.
(Click on the photos for more details.)
When you take an exposure longer than 1/60 second, be sure the camera is steady on a tripod or on a flat surface.
That reduces camera movement and a sad blurred effect.
None of these pictures was taken with a flash.
I like "natural" lighting.
Thanks for entering The Twilight Zone with me.
**This is just part of the group of members who came out to shoot the moon.
Others were strung out along the boardwalk, setting up their sunset shots. Thanks!
(Photo by Bill Goff)
Labels: Blue Moon, Harvest Moon, moon flares effect., Moon Over Miami, Shem Creek Park, Twilight Saga, Twilight Zone, Water's Edge
A Slice Of Life.......
So the pizza place is called
"Your Pie." You go down the line and select the toppings, the crust and all the other details.
Hmm. don't we do that at EVERY pizza place?
Anyway, the ad said "next to the
Coburg Cow" in West Ashley.
I liked that they had Italian birra on tap and ordered a
Moretti.
Then I placed my glass so the Coburg sign outside looked like an orange slice you see served on a Blue Moon beer.
Yes, I play with my food and my drinks.
The pizza was just the start of the evening.
Next was the
Pour House on Maybank Highway.
The Acoustic Syndicate was in town and I remembered they bring their own light show.
Quite a dazzling effect.
That means standing back to enjoy the lights before you join the crowd down in front of the stage.
As is often the case, I was probably the oldest guy there.
Also likely the only one wearing professional ear plugs.
I've been to a LOT of loud shows in my time.
The night before I was at Home Team BBQ in Sullivan's Island for a sneak preview of Zydeco band
J.J. Callier from Louisiana.
He was in town for Sunday's Cajun Country Festival and his 10-year old son was playing spoons & washboard.
I was pleased to catch a moment when he and his dad had the same set mouth look.
Cool.
(Click on the photo for more details. The earplugs got a nice workout and no, I did not do the Bridge Run.) Thanks for stopping by the blog.
Labels: Acoustic Syndicate, Better than it has to be, Blue Moon, Coburg Cow, Lafayette Louisiana, light show, Moretti birra, Your Pie, Zydeco
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