Moonlit Sunrise

[AlanLichty]

When you get out to the beach to shoot the sunrise and the sun hasn't arrived yet what do you do to entertain yourself? In this case shoot by moonlight instead

C&C always welcome.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Works equally well. Nice moonlit scene.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I really like this Alan, I am a big fan of the more even light provided by moonlight.

 

[John Holbrook]

Very nice image.

 

[JimFox]

Yep, great way to entertain yourself Alan! Good work.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Alan, this is a nice & blue mood.

Oliver

 

[Ken Rennie]

Nice image. I think that the horizon is down on the left.

 

[AlanLichty]

Works equally well. Nice moonlit scene.

Thanks Jameel

I really like this Alan, I am a big fan of the more even light provided by moonlight.

Thanks Ben - I don't often go out of my way to get moonlight shots at the beach but it can be some interesting light to work with.

Very nice image.

Thanks John.

Yep, great way to entertain yourself Alan! Good work.

Thanks Jim.

Alan, this is a nice & blue mood.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - yup - definitely blue hour. This is a 30 second exposure at f/4 ISO100.

Nice image. I think that the horizon is down on the left.

Thanks Ken - the horizon being off was my original thought as well but upon close examination of the original at 100% it turns out there is a low fog layer and clouds that add some confusion to where the water line is under the moonlight. What is a dark blue horizon on the left side of the island is a light color on the right. At the small tip of the island on the right the bright line is the waterline horizon and all of the water on the right of the island show the moon reflections.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Thanks Jameel



Thanks Ben - I don't often go out of my way to get moonlight shots at the beach but it can be some interesting light to work with.



Thanks John.



Thanks Jim.



Thanks Oliver - yup - definitely blue hour. This is a 30 second exposure at f/4 ISO100.



Thanks Ken - the horizon being off was my original thought as well but upon close examination of the original at 100% it turns out there is a low fog layer and clouds that add some confusion to where the water line is under the moonlight. What is a dark blue horizon on the left side of the island is a light color on the right. At the small tip of the island on the right the bright line is the waterline horizon and all of the water on the right of the island show the moon reflections.

I see it now and it may be perfectly level however it still looks tilted

 

[AlanLichty]

I see it now and it may be perfectly level however it still looks tilted

Not going to disagree - those layers near the surface make a confusing visual. I headed for the ruler tool as my first edit when I started to process this and didn't spot the correct horizon until I tried to fix it and discovered it was already correct.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Very nice Alan. I liked the mood in this.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice Alan. I liked the mood in this.

Thanks Kyle - I timed my trip based on the moon cycles and in this case the king tides. My target was the extra low low tides at sunrise so this spot is typically 1-2 feet underwater even during a normal low tide. Better yet is having a bigger than usual beach to myself as no one else showed up until at least 45 minutes later.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Great shot, Alan. I like the color scheme on this.

 

[AlanLichty]

Great shot, Alan. I like the color scheme on this.

Thanks Kurt - Mother Nature provided the palette for me in this case.

 

[Timmeh]

The moonlight highlighting the water around the rocks really sets off the scene. Very nice!

 

[Jim Sanderson]

The early bird catches the worm. Nice worm..........

 

[AlanLichty]

The moonlight highlighting the water around the rocks really sets off the scene. Very nice!

Thanks Tim - the tide flats are good for little water features like these.

 

[AlanLichty]

The early bird catches the worm. Nice worm..........

Thanks Jim - the road into the day use area which includes this beach is closed off overnight but there is a trail from the campground so I can be down shooting before the gates are unlocked.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Drop dead gorgeous. Goodonya for getting up and out there so early. I like the scattered line of rocks leading out to the sea stack, but the glint of moonlight along with the blue hour color takes it over the top. This might be my favorite shot you have posted from the OR coast.

 

[AlanLichty]

Drop dead gorgeous. Goodonya for getting up and out there so early. I like the scattered line of rocks leading out to the sea stack, but the glint of moonlight along with the blue hour color takes it over the top. This might be my favorite shot you have posted from the OR coast.

Thanks Jim - this is one of my favorite places along the OR coast because of all the shoreline rocks like this to frame scenes around.