Full Moon Rise Over the Bay - San Francisco, California

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The plan when Kendra and I left the house, was to hit some new (new for us) spots around the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges. The plan worked pretty well. We finally found Marshall's Beach, and the exteme low tide was indeed nice, and I got some killer foreground images. Unfortunately, the sky was a weak sky. Uninspiring, and passable. Like red wine that's had water added to it, I'll pass.

The second part of the plan was to head over to the Bay Bridge and have the full moon above the bridge, and hopefully something wispy to catch some moon glow. Yes, it was nice, but once again, not what we had hoped for. So, the plan worked. We hit our spots as expected.

But in life, and photography, you have to be prepared for the unexpected. Plan for the unplanned, maybe? And that is why I chose this image to share. It was not part of the plan.

The moon rising over the East Bay was stunning. I'd be interested to see if there were more rear end auto collisions last night from people gawking at the moon and running into the car in front of them. Withing seconds of seeing the moon, I pulled over. Talk about lucky. How often can you find an easy pull out with a view in San Francisco within seconds of knowing you "want" an easy pull out with a view?

Anyway, we snapped some shots while the moon was glowing the most and the wispy clouds definitely added something to the scene. This is my first moon blending attempt, and I may try some more with other shots from the night.

Nikon D300
Nikkor 70-200mm @ 150mm
7 exposures blended, mostly for the moon @ f8, ISO 200

Taken on: January 12, 2009

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