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Full Moon Drops Below Sierra on Easter Morning

Posted by
Dwight Morita (Honolulu, United States) on 21 March 2010 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

On a rare occasion when the full moon sets on Easter morning in 2008, The moon drops behind the Sierra Nevada overlooking Mono Lake. The water sufface reflects the colors of the sky. Tufa formations populate the distinctive waterscape of this lake.

NIKON D2X 1/6 second F/8.0 ISO 100 32 mm

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Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Your last few posts have all been stunners, and this has to be the best caught just as the moon settles in behind the mountain. A real pleasure to view Dwight.

21 Mar 2010 8:39am

@Curly: Thank you, Curly. Yes, these images took a bit of work to get ... early morning hike to get to the lake in sub-freezing temperatures. But once you are there, the colors and light just magically appear.

Ian from Warrington, United Kingdom

Stunning work Dwight - awesome atmosphere to this shot

21 Mar 2010 5:09pm

Paul from summerside, Canada

Great shot

21 Mar 2010 7:25pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Lovely shot!

21 Mar 2010 7:55pm

Julie from Easton, United States

Very mystical looking, what a nice shot!

22 Mar 2010 4:04am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

wow! this is just brilliant! well balanced light and excellent sharpness and detail - and that's even before one mentions the superb composition...

22 Mar 2010 4:35am

@DarkElf: Thanks for your kind comments, Darkelf. Yes, I have seen that you are also experimenting with ND filters so I thought you might be interested in knowing that I used a 2-stop graduated ND to hold back the sky for this shot. Although the twilight was not intense, the sky was still too bright to capture a balanced scene, particularly to preserve the colors that appeared.

Jeremy from Sydney, Australia

Absolutely fantastic. The light, the composition, reflection... just wonderful

23 Mar 2010 10:04am

Ansie from Paarl, South Africa

wow, that is all I can say!!!!

23 Mar 2010 6:24pm

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Spectacular!

25 Mar 2010 1:53am

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Beautiful exposure and excellent framing - I love the Tufa formations.

Dan

27 Mar 2010 12:27am

NIKON D2X
1/6 second
F/8.0
ISO 100
32 mm