So, this morning I awoke to see the coolest moon.
It was only a sliver, and yet, I could see the whole sphere.
I tried to get a shot of it from my bedroom window where I stood, but there were too many trees and power lines in the way. So I threw on my coat over my PJs and dashed outside.
The sun was just waking up, so the horizon line became lighter with every frame I shot. The sky was nearly cloudless and a few stars were twinkling. I stood in awe of the various shades of blue.
I am far from a photographer, but still proud of the shots that I got. I did not have a tripod, so instead, I steadied my camera against the garage wall to get this shot in focus. This shot is SOOC (straight out of camera). I have a Canon Digital RebelxTi and shot in Aperture Priority mode at f1.8, exposure at 1/2, and ISO at 200 (probably should have been more, but I didn't want a grainy photo if I tried to enlarge it).
I had my 50mm f1.4 lens on when I ran outside and in hindsight I wish I had grabbed my telephoto lens, but all in all, I love the outcome.
All I know about photography I have learned from Karen Russell at Snapshots of a Good Life. I took her Photographer's Workshop back in 2009 and recently purchased her 60 pg lesson called Making the Shot: Low Light Shooting. It has all been worth it.
With these skills, I feel ready to capture my family around our lit Christmas tree this year.
How about you?
