Full Moon Over Seattle

thapamd

I shot this one tonight from Kerry Park. The clouds were hovering over the skyline which was perfect, as they served as natural neutral density filters on the full moon. Enjoy!

Sony A-900 & 70-400 G lens

Awais Yaqub

Wonderful job Mahesh, as always.

hawkeye978

Beautiful as always Mahesh. I like the contrast between the light on the Space Needle and the glow from the Moon in the clouds.

Eia

This is very nice, were the clouds moving or still enough that you could do a long exposure?

Robbug

Nice. Ok I need to make it over to Kerry Park real soon. Seattle is across the water from me and everytime I see one of your Seattle shots I kick myself for not grabbing the ferry and heading over there at the earliest opportunity. Great capture.

coscorrosa

The clouds and moon really make this photo, great job.

Looks like you shot from the right (west) side of the park

Cuong

C'est magnifique!

Cuong

Tango

Sweet, so what was your expo time?

kdog

Gorgeous, Mahesh. Almost surreal looking.

-joel

Tharhawk

Sweet pic. Love the moon and skyline.

You could crop the bright deal on the bottom right? Even with it, I love the shot.

Fred W

Nice sharp nightscape, and I love the moonlit clouds !!!!

grimace

coscorrosa wrote:

The clouds and moon really make this photo, great job.

I agee!! Wonderful looking shot!!

anwmn1

Very cool shot and very well exposed.

I would crop out the lights in the bottom right though to isolate the space needle and the clouds. Just a thought though.

Elaine

Wonderful! Dramatic and crisp. I like the comp with all the lights.

dlplumer

dseidman

Very nice work! Were there very many people up there?

thapamd

Eia wrote:

This is very nice, were the clouds moving or still enough that you could do a long exposure?

Thanks, Eia! The clouds were rushing by pretty fast.

thapamd

AaronNelson wrote:

Sweet, so what was your expo time?

Thanks, Aaron! Exposure time was 4 seconds for the dark buildings and 1/4 second for the moon

thapamd

Tharhawk wrote:

Sweet pic. Love the moon and skyline.

You could crop the bright deal on the bottom right? Even with it, I love the shot.

Thanks, Tharhawk! I debated doing a crop as you suggested, but I wanted to retain the green top of the Mariners' stadium.

thapamd

anwmn1 wrote:

Very cool shot and very well exposed.

I would crop out the lights in the bottom right though to isolate the space needle and the clouds. Just a thought though.

Thanks, Aaron. I thought about that as well, but wanted to retain the green structure to the right.

thapamd

dseidman wrote:

Very nice work! Were there very many people up there?

Thanks, Danny! Not many people at all, which was kinda surprising.

thapamd

Thanks for the constructive suggestions and kind words, everyone! Much appreciated. :curtsey

schmoo

Just another comment to say - STUNNING! What a nice catch and cooperation by nature. This is just perfect

thapamd

schmoo wrote:

Just another comment to say - STUNNING! What a nice catch and cooperation by nature. This is just perfect

Thanks, Schmoo! Sometimes nature does cooperate...the occasions are few and far between, however.

NeilL

Yes, it packs a wallop! (Don't know if you understand that lingo?!)

Both ethereal, and bright and sharp as glass, black glass.

Shows how you need a 400 if you want real moon, yes?