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9 comments to “Photo Of The Day – Full Moon Rising Over Puget Sound”

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   egilje Says: December 4th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

   Holy smokes that’s a cool shot!

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   Amie from Ciao Bambino Says: December 4th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

   OMG Peter this is amazing. I’m a huge moon junkie and like nothing better than watching the moon rise. How did you get this shot?

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   GotPassport Says: December 4th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

   wow an amazing shot!

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   TheWordWire Says: December 4th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

   What a stunning shot! I love the composition with the moon and the light in the window. Thanks for sharing!

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   Peter West Carey Says: December 4th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

   Thanks everyone!
   Amie, it’s a straight forward shot from the roof of my truck. I took it in part for a tutorial that’ll be posted on another site later (I’ll link when it’s up).
   When the moon first came up I was parked further to the left and the moon was right over the roof. Not a good composition. I pulled forward as far as I could go and got lucky that the composition lined up right.
   I had to underexpose the shot by about 4 stops, of use spot metering right on the moon.
   I then made a few adjustments to the over light and a spot burn in Photoshop for just the moon. Really, nothing you can’t do in a real darkroom (yes, I learned to use one of those many decades ago).

   Long story short: practice. I’ve got plenty of bad shots over the years.

6. 
   Sharlene Says: December 4th, 2009 at 10:39 pm

   I swear we saw that exact moon while we were driving across the desert the other night. It looks even more beautiful on the Sound. Amazing shot!

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   Wanderluster Says: December 5th, 2009 at 6:47 am

   Holy S*%&, Peter. (I can say that here, right?) What a shot.

8. 
   Kymri Says: December 5th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

   I used to love watching the moon set from the other side, over the Olympics. That’s a beautiful shot! I appreciate your comments on what it took technically – I’ve taken notes!

9. MJ’s Travel Favorites 12-6-09 | Traveling with MJ Says: December 6th, 2009 at 10:40 am

   [...] The Carey Adventure has a beautiful photo of the full moon over Puget Sound.  Despite it being the rainy season here in Seattle, there have been some gorgeous fall days, remind all of us why this is a great place to live. [...]

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