Seneca Rocks moon and sunset

[Dave Johnston]

The rising of the (nearly) full moon through Gunsight Notch in Seneca Rocks Thursday night coincided with the last light of the sunset creeping up the rocks, leaving a window of only about two minutes where both were happening. I have been really lucky in having a clear shot at this phenomenon every time it has occurred for the last four months. This one is the last time the moon can be viewed rising in the notch until next November. I wanted to do at least one of these as a panorama of the full run of the rock fins, and this night afforded a good opportunity to show that along with how the sun and moon interact with the rocks.

Comments and suggestions welcome!

Dave

 

[Ben Egbert]

Well planned and executed for a lovely image.

 

[AlanLichty]

Great result from some careful planning. Nice combination of weather and light for your last of the season image of this scene.

 

[JimFox]

Really amazing Dave! I like this wider pano as it does show the fins, and you get to see the last gasp of the sun on them. Well done!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very nice Dave. Good planning and execution.

 

[Dave Johnston]

Thanks Ben, Alan, Jim and Jameel!

Dave

 

[Bart Carrig]

That's an awesome image Dave. Well planned and executed.

bart

 

[Debbie Stahre]

Nice capture Dave! You must have planned your location ahead to get it rising there.

 

[Dave Johnston]

Thanks, Bart and Debbie!

@Debbie Stahre I was originally involved in a project last fall (which didn't happen because of clouds) that required knowing the exact time (within seconds) and place (within feet) to be to have the moon enter a certain point within the notch. Having worked out the methods for that, I looked for similar opportunities in the future, and found them over the last four months, without clouds! This is the last time this will occur until next fall.

Dave

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nice work. The only thing you could have done better would have been to coordinate with a slackliner to be in the middle of the gap!

 

[Graeme F]

Really nice composition. Love the framing. Was this a composite image? Curious how you got everyone wonderfully sharp

 

[Graeme F]

*everything not everyone!

 

[Alisa]

Beautiful light!

 

[Craig Zerbe]

Nice image and light, though if you could photoshop in a couple of mountain goats.....

 

[Dave Johnston]

Thanks Jim, Graeme, Alisa and Craig!

@Graeme F this was a single shot. The sunlight on the rocks was bright enough to allow for the same exposure for the rocks and the moon, with brightness adjustment in Photoshop, especially for the non-sunlit rocks below. The rocks were far enough away to allow me to focus on them and still have the moon in good focus at f/11.

Dave