Full Moon Over the Pier

Armed with a DSLR camera, a tripod, a wide angle lens, and my Yongnuo wireless remote control I headed to the St. Petersburg Pier for an astronomical experiment. I was hoping to see the full moon rising above the pier. If you are a Google Earth users you should should keep in mind these GPS coordinates:
27.776756 N, -82.630451 W (It's just South of the Vinoy on Bayshore-East side of Straub Park)

Here are some of my shots of the Full Moon Rise Over the Pier.
I wish I had a long lens too to capture the moment!!!!

More Full Moon shots are posted on Flickr.


I wanted to get the starburst effect so I stayed with high f-stops (f13 or higher, I kept the ISO at 200 or 400). Other tutorials siggest these parameters to chttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifapture the full moon with that orange glow near the horizon: ISO 200, f/8, 1/40-1/50s.
Here are more details on capturing the moon.

Exposure calculator

This great tutorial on night photography also covers the basic terms I used in this blog. Thanks, LeslieEy.com!

Another tutorial on photographing the moon.

Article about this topic on DP Review.

My previous posts on blue hour photography.

The best shutter release trigger for the lowest price

If you are a photographer on a budget and you like night photography or HDR photography, take a look at this shutter release trigger by Yongnuo- the newer version YN-602 or the older one YN-126. Yongnuo is know for its budget flashes and triggers and so far, I have been pleased by the quality of their products. For $40 it is one of the best shutter release triggers you can purchase.

Blue Hour

I came across this image a couple of days ago- Blue hour at the Pier in St. Petersburg. I had an earlier post about the blue hour, so check it out. A year ago I was trying to shoot more silhouettes, leading lines and the magical blue hour.

Not so boring shots- SLOW SHUTTERSPEED

One of my assignments last weekend was to shoot pictures at the Florida State Fair. I got the usual shots (people having fun at the fair) but when it was getting dark, I experimented with slow shutter. I got some interesting and different shots.
To see a Soundslideshow about the Fair click here.

Shots using slow shutterspeed (I mostly used 2").