Moonset

We had a gorgeous moon set yesterday morning.  I used my trusty The Photographer's Ephemeris app to see exactly where the moon was going to set.  It's not a cheap app - I think it was $9.99 - but it will give you valuable information wherever you are in the world. The camera does not …

Moonset

We had the most spectacular moon set yesterday morning.  As I left home for work, the moon was a huge ball closing in on the horizon.  I quickly went to the canal to take photos. The sky was an incredible shade of lavender and purple.  The morning was quite chilly and there was a mist …

Smokey Moon

Monday night was a full moon, and with a cloudless day, I had high hopes of getting some moon shots. I didn't consider the layer of smoke surrounding us from two nearby wildfires.  While the moon wasn't quite as clear as it would have been without the smoke, it gave it a hazy look and …