A Moonlover's Tale - part 3

in Photography Lovers3 years ago (edited)

Greetings fellow photography lovers!
How are you?
No seriously, how are you?

I realize people post a lot of content on Hive and it may seem like a one way street so I am serious about my question above. Jump in the comments if you're ready!

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Back to the moon!
Yes I've been working on a tradition to get shots of the moon (now that I can) and I think I'm getting better at it.
I tinkered with my settings a bit changing Iso, shutters speed and F stop (F11 is the sweet spot!)
But also I've changed some of my edits. I usually end up with a minimum of 3 versions that I like.

For the Harvest Moon I started early. Everyone likes a full moon but those half/quarter and in between moons also have something about them, something mysterious.
These are the first shots I took this month.

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What do you think?

Of course this can hardly be a Moonlover's tale without the full Harvest Moon!
On Monday Sept 20th at 19:55 the moon was in her full glory (in Curaçao).
I got a few early shots in while she was still rising and she had a bit more of a yellow color.

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A bit later, that yellow got brighter and brighter and slowly changed more into a white-ish light (at least according to my Canon m50).

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I played around with the shadows and exposure in post and I ended up with my favorite moon shot to date!

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I've come a long way my good people, this is years (of suffering!) in the making 😂😂😂.

That's it for me today!
Hope you enjoyed the pics, feel free to ask questions or give me tips or feedback... And if you're up to it, answer the question at the start 😀.

Cheers!
@gvkanten

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Great set! May I ask what lens did you use? They look so crisp!

Thank you!
I used the canon 55-250mm, it's been a real gamechanger for me so far.
What kind of gear do you have?

These shots are awesome! I love shots of the moon when they are done right. I would agree... looks like your lens is a gamechanger and you definitely found the sweet spot! Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing with us!!

Thank you!
Haha I'm glad you understand cause when I say I can't meet up or do something cause it's full moon and I have to take some shots, I get some weird looks 😂😂😂

Those looks won't be so weird once they peep at your photos! hahhaa

Great way to encourage engagement, @gvkanten and I'm doing okay thanks. How are things with you these days?

And beautiful captures of La Luna! Your favorite of this batch is mine as well, but they're all nicely done. Our weather here in New Hampshire wasn't particularly cooperative so I didn't manage any Harvest Moon shots this year, so thanks for letting me enjoy yours instead. 😊

Haha yes that's the plan (my follow through should be better though).
I'm also doing okay, I've been exercising a lot lately, getting into proper shape so that's a big plus for me!

And thank you! I'm already looking forward to your next shots cause (I don't know if you know this) but you're known to be a moon lover 😀!

Nice concept

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