Super Moon, Superb
About three years ago my buddy Dave B and I heard about this "super moon" happening on November 14th. We could not think of a better place to use as a foreground than Galveston's Pleasure Pier. Using the app,"The Photographers Ephemeris" which gives you at any location the angle of the sun and moon rising and setting as well as the time. We calculated for that night, to catch the moon rise over the Gulf of Mexico, we had to be somewhere around Seawall Blvd and 33rd St in Galveston. So we headed to Galveston that day, had lunch at Shrimp & Stuff and then headed to Seawall Blvd.
Shortly after 7:00 PM that night, a big orange ball rose out of the water to the right of Galveston's Pleasure Pier. It really was a huge looking moon. I realized that by moving toward the "Pier" that I could put the moon in the wheel or as this photo shows "on top."
Taking photos at night can be challenging because you can't see your camera settings without a flashlight. This exposure was made with a Nikon D7100 and Nikkor 200-500mm lens, Focal Length 380 {495mm in 35mm}; ISO400, f/5.6, 1/100th sec.
Comments, suggestions, questions....mucho gracias! This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
