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The moon rises over the Vincent Thomas Bridge. (Original Post) Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 OP
OH WOW!!! elleng Mar 2022 #1
Thank you Ellen! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #13
Ooooo, lovely. Quietly dramatic. ❤️ electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #2
Thank you. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #14
What a stunning view, my dear Grumpy! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2022 #3
Thanks dear Peggy! ❤ Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #15
Stunning photo! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #4
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #16
Nice. Jetheels Mar 2022 #5
Thank you. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #17
Wow! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #6
Thank you! 😊 Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #22
Beautiful denbot Mar 2022 #7
Culver City Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #8
Love it! Yes, the moon looked huge and bright tonight. SunSeeker Mar 2022 #9
Thank you. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #18
Outstanding time exposure!! Duppers Mar 2022 #10
Thanks Duppers! ❤ Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #19
Very cool shot. mnhtnbb Mar 2022 #11
Thanks Betty! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #20
OUTSTANDING!! George McGovern Mar 2022 #12
Thank you sir! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #21
Wow!! Diamond_Dog Mar 2022 #23
Thank you. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #25
Amazing! StarryNite Mar 2022 #24
Thank you. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2022 #26
Fabulous shot! Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2022 #27
Thanks! I was proud of this one. Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2022 #28
Beautiful shot! Gato Moteado Apr 2022 #29
Thank you. Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2022 #30

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,560 posts)
3. What a stunning view, my dear Grumpy!
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 01:54 AM
Mar 2022

The perspective is great too.

Good luck with getting more detail out of the moon. But you're a master of this stuff!

It's truly gorgeous!

SunSeeker

(51,544 posts)
9. Love it! Yes, the moon looked huge and bright tonight.
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 04:18 AM
Mar 2022

I'm in Seal Beach. I've driven over that bridge many times. It's never looked as good as it does in that picture!

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
10. Outstanding time exposure!!
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 05:48 AM
Mar 2022

Perfect timing for framing the moon too. Wondering how long you must've waited to get this great shot.



My friend.


Grumpy Old Guy

(3,158 posts)
19. Thanks Duppers! ❤
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 01:05 PM
Mar 2022

Actually, "there's an app for that."

Full disclosure:

There are programs that allow one to precisely predict when and where celestial alignments like this will occur. My friends used an app called "PlanIt Pro" to find this shot. There were about thirty of us gathered on a hill in San Pedro waiting for the action to start. It all worked out great.

I know, I shouldn't divulge my secrets, right?

I was able to take a bunch of test shots while the moon was rising, and then I snapped this one to make it look like the moon was hanging from the bridge.

Of course, I did have to brave the San Diego Freeway at rush hour and five dollars a gallon for gas, so that's something.

mnhtnbb

(31,377 posts)
11. Very cool shot.
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 06:01 AM
Mar 2022

I'm fond of moon shots relative to something else: bridges, buildings, trees, mountains...and this one is quite dramatic!



Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
27. Fabulous shot!
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 12:03 AM
Apr 2022

I like to see the pix posted here by opening in new tab until I get to the photo on its own, but it's too time consuming to do it for every, or even most. Couldn't resist for this one. Very glad I did. Stunning photo!

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,158 posts)
28. Thanks! I was proud of this one.
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 01:23 AM
Apr 2022

I'm sure you've spotted this month's contest entry by now. I'm able to do an extreme amount of cropping with my 45mp Canon R5.

Thanks for the kind words.

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