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I admit, I have always been a bit moon stuck. Growing up I would either sleep walk, sleep talk or not get any sleep at all when we had or were very near to a full moon. I just love gazing at it, drawn to it like a magnet.
On some days the moon appears larger than life and that is how it was tonight as I was on my way home from work. HUGE! It looked like it was resting on the bridges of the H1. I was double lucky because I had my camera AND my tripod with me...there was just no spot on the highway to be found where I could stop and take pictures safely.
I kept driving towards it, hoping to find a spot to stop. but the closer I got to the moon the further it pulled away. It still looked fantastic, just not as big. I took an exit and started heading back home and found a little street on a hill where I was able to set up my tripod.
The camera was set to ISO 1600 with a 75-300 lens. I took a few dozen pictures at various settings. Even with the tripod (I have to invest in a better one) I was not a still as I would have liked and of all of the pictures I took maybe only one or two really came out well.
In the ones of the moon alone I was able to catch some detail but when I was trying to take pictures with the sleepy little town below I just couldn't catch it. Either the moon was blown out or I couldn't catch the details of the homes below. So what's the trick of getting a shot like this?
Here is the picture that came out the best...considering.
On some days the moon appears larger than life and that is how it was tonight as I was on my way home from work. HUGE! It looked like it was resting on the bridges of the H1. I was double lucky because I had my camera AND my tripod with me...there was just no spot on the highway to be found where I could stop and take pictures safely.
I kept driving towards it, hoping to find a spot to stop. but the closer I got to the moon the further it pulled away. It still looked fantastic, just not as big. I took an exit and started heading back home and found a little street on a hill where I was able to set up my tripod.
The camera was set to ISO 1600 with a 75-300 lens. I took a few dozen pictures at various settings. Even with the tripod (I have to invest in a better one) I was not a still as I would have liked and of all of the pictures I took maybe only one or two really came out well.
In the ones of the moon alone I was able to catch some detail but when I was trying to take pictures with the sleepy little town below I just couldn't catch it. Either the moon was blown out or I couldn't catch the details of the homes below. So what's the trick of getting a shot like this?
Here is the picture that came out the best...considering.
![moon-email.jpg](http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/data/651/moon-email.jpg)