Huntington Beach Super Moon Eclipse

[JimFox]

Another lunar eclipse from yesterday morning. I was in Huntington Beach shooting up on the pier to get some elevation and to also be able fill the bottom of the frame with just water, and to be able to move horizontally in the composition to place waves (which I added later as I started to shoot wider) in the frame where I thought were more pleasing.

So as I was shooting I saw this seagull flying up into the frame and I started shooting. The DOF and shutter speed were not fast enough to totally freeze the seagull, but I think I like the softness of the bird to add some depth and motion.

Also, there were no clouds this morning, the coloring on the horizon is from the Belt of Venus. As the light of the sky got brighter it was amazing to see how much the coloring from the Belt of Venus was reflecting off the water as it was. It was cool seeing the moon still being partially eclipsed as it descended towards the horizon.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

That's pretty neat - I like the bird - the placement in the frame adds a lot of interest. The pastels in the sky are quite pleasant to look at as well.

 

[Ben Egbert]

This is very nice, I might be inclined to crop off some of the bottom

 

[JimFox]

That's pretty neat - I like the bird - the placement in the frame adds a lot of interest. The pastels in the sky are quite pleasant to look at as well.

Thanks Alan! If I could have controlled every aspect perhaps I would have placed the bird slightly different, but I think it works.

 

[JimFox]

This is very nice, I might be inclined to crop off some of the bottom

Glad you like it Ben. Feel free to show and Post in here how you would crop it, it would be interesting to see your idea.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Not as easy as I expected. The white water is not working for me, so I wanted to reduce or eliminate it. But then it centers teh horizon, so I went even further to get off center. Here is the result, not sure I like it better.

 

[JimFox]

Not as easy as I expected. The white water is not working for me, so I wanted to reduce or eliminate it. But then it centers teh horizon, so I went even further to get off center. Here is the result, not sure I like it better.

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That is really cool Ben. I was liking the white water in the bottom, but now you have me rethinking on that.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Beautiful, soft color and you need to take the Gull a fish, he placed himself perfectly.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I like Ben's crop. The colors in the sky, reflected color in the water and the moon are all nice. Not sure about the bird as it is not in focus.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

It looks like you tried the impossible here, Jim. To get that bird in sharp focus you would have to be shooting at a speed that is the inverse of your focal length as well as a great depth of field like f-11 or more. I am pretty sure that you weren't thinking about a bird flying into your image. It is however, an interesting image. I like the foam at the base of the image.