Full moon only rolls around once a month and it happens to be June 9th, are you going to do some long exposure madness?
The good thing about using the moon to light your environment is you have about 3 days on either side of the full moon to actually shoot; I call it this the "Full Moon Shoot Cycle." So what are you waiting for?
What I love about this technique is that your naked eye can't see the final result. Long exposures force you to really think about camera settings and light from the moon. It's pure bliss when you see the final outcome
I'm not going to get too detailed here because it would be a really long post, but I'll give you a few pointers regarding the images:
- experiment with camera settings and take mental notes
- 30 seconds, f5.6, ISO 100, red and purple gels taped to a flashlight
- long star trails take more time - not my thing
- have fun
- rock your mistakes or incorporate mistakes - see the blue streak camera left?
- you need to get out of town if you live in a big city, light contamination -google it
- a good steady tripod is a must
- patience and practice...enjoy the quiet of the night
The image below is a little out of focus. Focusing is difficult in the middle of the night. I typically set it to the infinity mark.
Daytime shot:
*****UPDATE: if you like this post there is a part 2. : )~