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Super Full Moon 2011 - Multiple Exposure
There were several hundred photographers at this location when I arrived. Some with simple P&S cameras, some with 600mm lenses and some borrowing their partner's shoulder as a tripod. But tonight, we all had something in common and that was to capture the Super Moon of 2011 aligned with the three monumental structure of Washington DC.
Of course nothing ever happens that easy because the Super Moon ended up rising about 15 degrees to our right, not anywhere close to where all of our cameras were pointed. It was finally a good time for me to see if I could accomplish a multiple exposure in my camera. After some test shots and learning some neat things about multiple exposure in my camera, I was finally able to nail this shot.
This was a two shot multiple exposure, I expose for the moon and then expose for my main picture. The camera puts the two pictures together and no post processing was needed for this final picture.
From NASA Science News: "The Moon is 14% bigger than usual, but can you really tell the difference? It's tricky. There are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters. Hanging high overhead with no reference points to provide a sense of scale, one full Moon can seem much like any other.
The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. That is when illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects. On March 19th, why not let the "Moon illusion" amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with? The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset may seem so nearby, you can almost reach out and touch it."
This picture has been posted on cnet.com and you can see more images of the supermoon from around the world here.
Super Full Moon 2011 - Multiple Exposure
There were several hundred photographers at this location when I arrived. Some with simple P&S cameras, some with 600mm lenses and some borrowing their partner's shoulder as a tripod. But tonight, we all had something in common and that was to capture the Super Moon of 2011 aligned with the three monumental structure of Washington DC.
Of course nothing ever happens that easy because the Super Moon ended up rising about 15 degrees to our right, not anywhere close to where all of our cameras were pointed. It was finally a good time for me to see if I could accomplish a multiple exposure in my camera. After some test shots and learning some neat things about multiple exposure in my camera, I was finally able to nail this shot.
This was a two shot multiple exposure, I expose for the moon and then expose for my main picture. The camera puts the two pictures together and no post processing was needed for this final picture.
From NASA Science News: "The Moon is 14% bigger than usual, but can you really tell the difference? It's tricky. There are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters. Hanging high overhead with no reference points to provide a sense of scale, one full Moon can seem much like any other.
The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. That is when illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects. On March 19th, why not let the "Moon illusion" amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with? The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset may seem so nearby, you can almost reach out and touch it."
This picture has been posted on cnet.com and you can see more images of the supermoon from around the world here.