The Moon Also Rises

The Moon also rises on Monte Sano.  I remembered to look up what time moonrise was going to happen at 5:40.  Moonrise was at 5:41.  This was taken at 5:52.  It had to clear the haze layer before you could see it.  And is faded into the daylight about 20 minutes before sunrise (which was at 6:47 AM CST). 

From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama. 

For the learners out there, I had to use the high ISO because the Moon moves.  (Okay, the Earth rotates.)  As I've said before, F8 is my default F-stop. It's the middle of the road between sharp and fast.  Even at ISO 4,000 I was still shooting at one second or better (I bracket exposures with the shutter speed) and I wasn't at all sure it would be enough to keep the Moon sharp.

Nikon D7200 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR

300mm

F8@1.3 seconds

ISO 4,000

Cropped

(DOL_0385)

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