Blue Moon Tree -Used the tricks I learned from Don's class to combine a daylight tree with a night-time moon to create I shot that I tried (and failed) to get in the camera.
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One of the three trees photographed during the scouting trip. This ended up becoming the donor image for the final "Blue Moon Tree" Composite.
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And that's no bull...oh, wait, it is.
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Altocumulus Standing Lenticularis clouds
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Me and Tommy waiting for the moon to rise.
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A red classic car blurs past us into the twilight.
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No, that's not E.T. in front of the moon, it's sycamore leaves. (or is that oak?)
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This was as close as I could get to my envisioned shot using my prosumer grade lens.
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By the time I got the lens switched over to the OM-D, the moon had already risen over the tree.
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Street light on the left, blue moon on the right. One of my favorite shots of the night.
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