SuperBlueBloodMoon

Posted on January 31, 2018 by acubedsf

SuperBlueBloodMoon:

Super: the moon is closer to the Earth and so visually larger
Blue: the second full moon in the month, nothing to do with color
Blood: a total eclipse turns the moon a reddish color
Moon: the Earth’s natural satellite!

I should have gotten up earlier and driven to my favorite spot with a good view to the west. But I didn’t, so I found a spot in the neighborhood to snap a few pictures before the moon set below the tree line.

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Camera geek info:

Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4, 1/30 second exposure, ISO 800
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM lens, set at 145 mm, manual focus on moon
Tripod

Here I focused on the foliage instead of the moon and played around with color in post-processing. Which do you like better: the natural color or the more saturated color?

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Camera geek info:

Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4, 1/30 second exposure, ISO 800
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM lens, set at 200 mm, manual focus on foliage
Tripod

Demon in the Ice

Posted on January 22, 2018 by acubedsf

Here is one last picture from my icicle macrophotography. It’s an icicle turned upside-down. What do you think its contents look like? A cat stretching? A swordsman thrusting his sword forward? A demon?

Noticing the Details

Posted on January 21, 2018 by acubedsf

One of my favorite books when I was young was The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards. In it, the children are encouraged to notice the details in the world around them:

“I want you to start noticing things. Once you get used to doing it you’ll never be able to stop. It’s the best game in the world.”

I think about noticing details when I find an opportunity to do macrophotography. I’ve found that icicles and sleet make great macro subjects. We don’t get them often, but we did this week, so I went looking for details to notice. Here is what I found: