Bill Wolff Photography

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  • shooting the moon at the blue hour

    shooting the moon at the blue hour

    I’m currently enrolled in an online photography class with Kent Weakley about night photography and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve learned much more than I ever expected. We’ve had a few assignments, the first being to get out and shoot during the blue hour, and the second to shoot the moon. I missed the blue hour shoot the first night and though I was out ready and waiting, the moon was behind haze the second night, so I tried to combine both this evening. Here are some of the shots that I got, in order, with some explanation.

    I was hoping the moon would have appeared nice and bright just to the left of the Ferris Wheel. No such luck:

    Ferris Wheel at Moonrise, Tungsten, Thursday Night
    Panasonic DMC-FZ50
    Tiffen 55mm UV Filter, Tungsten Setting
    ISO 100; F/11; 1/25; 95mm

    Hazy MoonThe Hazy Moon at Moonrise, Wednesday Night
    Panasonic DMC-FZ50
    Tiffen 55mm UV Filter
    ISO 100; F/11; 1/13; 199mm

    First Moon Shot, Thursday Night
    Panasonic DMC-FZ50
    Tiffen 55mm UV Filter
    ISO 100; F/3.6; 1/25; 291mm

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