Normally I'd shoot these at ISO 100 with a large aperture for plenty of DOF (f22 or greater), but to do that I'd need the bulb setting, and believe me, my hand isn't very steady holding the shutter release down for 5 minutes!
So the compromise was ISO 400 at 30 seconds. Most of these were shot at f5.6, some were even shot at f3.5. A few were at f8. So here are a few, starting with one for Steve Batson. He'll know why I shot it. :) Not the greatest moon shot ever done, but it's liveable. It's just a full-resolution crop. I was zoomed in at 300mm... For a GOOD moon shot I'd need 450 or 500.
Anyway to start the night, I decided to do a proof of concept photo, because at the beginning I wasn't entirely sure I'd be able to get away with moonlit photos without a remote. This is the shot that made me want to take more. Question though... why would the county put up a huge pile of sand to block the boat launch? There are at least 5 directional signs pointing how to get to it!
The Tisdale Bridge is something I had only heard about, but nobody I asked could direct me on how to get to it! After months of research online and some educated guesses, I found the thing. Here's a streetsign approaching the bridge from the North.
Someone help me out here, is the green due to reciprosity failure? This is a pump house downstream from the bridge. The light certainly didn't look green from where I was standing.
Finally, a picture of the bridge itself. This is a location I'm going to return to at different times of day for sure!
YES, there are more. If you want to view them all, you can at http://www.thechances.com/gallery/TisdaleBridgeNight/. Thanks for looking!
Greg
