I’m currently enrolled in an online photography class with Kent Weakley about night photography<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

I was hoping the moon would have appeared nice and bright just to the left of the Ferris Wheel. No such luck:<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ferris Wheel at Moonrise, Tungsten, Thursday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter, Tungsten Setting
\nISO 100; F\/11; 1\/25; 95mm<\/p>\n

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<\/a>The Hazy Moon at Moonrise, Wednesday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter
\nISO 100; F\/11; 1\/13; 199mm<\/p>\n

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<\/a>First Moon Shot, Thursday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter
\nISO 100; F\/3.6; 1\/25; 291mm<\/p>\n

<\/a>Another Moon Shot, Thursday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter
\nISO 100; F\/3.7; 1\/20; 420mm<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Blue Hour Attempt, Tungsten, Thursday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter, Tungsten Setting
\nISO 100; F\/11; 60 seconds; 99mm<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Moon Shot, Tungsten, Thursday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter, Tungsten Setting
\nISO 100; F\/6.3; 1\/50; 420mm<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Another Moon Shot, Thursday Night
\nPanasonic DMC-FZ50
\nTiffen 55mm UV Filter
\nISO 100; F\/11; 1\/20; 420mm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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