Periodically Moonlit Seascape - Pentax 67II - SMC Pentax 67 75mm F/4.5 - Ilford HP5+

Periodically Moonlit Seascape

Mendocino County, California

 

I set up this exposure on a timer assuming moonlight plus 2X factor for reciprocity failure.   Once I started the exposure the moon starting ducking behind clouds and reappearing so I had to extend the exposure time on the fly.   So the total exposure time was a bit of a WAG based on what I observed while it was happening.

 

I believe the one long streak in the sky must have been a meteor since I saw no planes in the sky.   I did not see it happen, but the camera caught it.

 

camera: Pentax 67II medium format MLU SLR

lens: SMC Pentax 67 75mm F/4.5

film: Ilford HP5+

metering: seat of the pants

exposure: ~7 minutes

filter: UV

support: tripod

scan: NCPS

Done