A Harvest Moon
As we were driving home from the hospital the other night after Sheila's first afternoon of radiation treatment, the moon appeared just over the horizon, larger than life. The moon actually appeared far larger than any 'supermoon' I've ever witnessed. The moon was so distracting that it was difficult keeping our eyes on the road.
The moment we arrived home, I quickly made my way to one of my longest lenses to see if I could capture a shot or two of this moon. Only two minutes had passed but the moon was now obscured by clouds by the time I looked out our living room window. Since the moon covered so quickly by clouds I figured I should step outside and wait for some clouds to pass... hopefully, just as quickly.
On the positive side, the clouds gave me a little time to choose some camera settings and get the camera set up correctly. I set up my shutter speed, my aperture, and the ISO, checked my focus settings, and then just waited for the clouds to start breaking up so I could catch a glimpse of the moon again.
As the moon came into view from behind the clouds, I started shooting photos. I was propped up over the roof of Sheila's car... bracing myself against the car and trying to keep the long lens as steady as possible. As I controlled my breathing and holding the camera and lens as best I could, I started shooting photos.
This last shot is from last night. The moon was shining brightly again last night so I snapped a quick photo through our open living room window.
Today, I hope to straighten up the house a bit and do some laundry. Then we're headed back to the hospital after lunch for more radiation treatment.
Sheila's exhausted again (as am I) and has a rather scratchy throat this morning. Other than that, she's feeling relatively fine so far.
The moment we arrived home, I quickly made my way to one of my longest lenses to see if I could capture a shot or two of this moon. Only two minutes had passed but the moon was now obscured by clouds by the time I looked out our living room window. Since the moon covered so quickly by clouds I figured I should step outside and wait for some clouds to pass... hopefully, just as quickly.
On the positive side, the clouds gave me a little time to choose some camera settings and get the camera set up correctly. I set up my shutter speed, my aperture, and the ISO, checked my focus settings, and then just waited for the clouds to start breaking up so I could catch a glimpse of the moon again.
As the moon came into view from behind the clouds, I started shooting photos. I was propped up over the roof of Sheila's car... bracing myself against the car and trying to keep the long lens as steady as possible. As I controlled my breathing and holding the camera and lens as best I could, I started shooting photos.
This last shot is from last night. The moon was shining brightly again last night so I snapped a quick photo through our open living room window.
Today, I hope to straighten up the house a bit and do some laundry. Then we're headed back to the hospital after lunch for more radiation treatment.
Sheila's exhausted again (as am I) and has a rather scratchy throat this morning. Other than that, she's feeling relatively fine so far.
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