Moonset

Moonset, originally uploaded by todd*.

Look for the cactus hidden in the silhouetted mountains!


We were driving home, heading West, when we saw the moon setting. I rushed to the house, grabbed my camera and tripod and zoomed back out to a desert area 1 mile from the house, setup the tripod and snapped away.

This one goes to Richard, who just bought a nice heavy tripod. The majority of photos I took had camera shake, because my tripod and mount aren't sturdy enough to hold the camera and zoom lens steady. This one, taken at 3200 iso was fast enough to avoid camera shake. My other shots were at lower iso and slower speed, resulting in significant blur.