Chasing the Moon

Swartzy

October is the greatest time for the moon up here in Minnesota so Grimace & I went in search of.......the MOON

The Foshay used to be the tallest bldg. in Minneapolis:



We chased that thing later last week..driving all over the place trying to get to the "right" spot"...phew...yes, Adam, we stayed in posted speed limits..LOL



Finally got some color



Then, a trip we planned for quite some time, calculating exactly where the moon would rise (thanks to the US Navy website)

Split Rock Lighthouse on the northshore of Lake Superior



A close up at 300mm



One of my favorites



and the one for print as I have a space for landscape orientation



Thanks for looking :lust

Marc Muench

Swartzy,

Nice collection of images

Really like the last two though. In fact if the last one were as dark as the 2nd to last I think it would be my favorite. A+ for composition

Swartzy

Thank you Marc
You know...the original is darker and I liked that as well but in print I wasn't certain how much of the rock detail would be lost. I have a print coming and may go back to the darker version. I upped the exposure in PS by 2/3rds I believe....thanks for the feedback. I'll keep my eye on it as this is going on the wall

I agree on monitor, this is better (my first version)



Thanks so much for the nice comments

JenGrace

Beautiful and clear...I love them! : Especially the last one with the outcropping in the right foreground. I'd just like to see more differentiation between water and sky, but it's still a great pic!

Swartzy

Thanks Jen
Yea, I was hoping we'd have just a light layer of clouds for the moon to illuminate but that sky was clear as a bell....very different for that area as clouds seem to be around that lake continually. Was a fun time!