How I did it--Last month I met some PSA friends at Bosque and then White Sands, N.M. where this image "Moon Rise-White Sands" was taken with a tripod mounted Canon 7D and 18-270 Tamron lense. It was shot with a manual release as I selected 100 ISO, f11 at 43mm. This image was shot from 3 different positions for about 20 minutes, including several attempts at HDR. The moon was blown out on each shot so I used one of the early single shots.

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Jerry Appel	Lovely tones, sharp as can be throughout the entire image. The image is somewhat split by the two plants being that so equally positioned in the frame, but in this case I can easily live with the composition as is.
Bill Buchanan	Many years ago Kodak published a set of "Here's How" books with various photo tips. One was called Moons in the Refrigerator. Paul Yarrows, PSA member and Kodak Ambassador had a technique were he would expose full moon on a full roll of Film in various noted locations. When needed he would take out the roll of film moons and double expose to get moons in his photos. The real secret was proper exposure. The Sunny 16 rule applies. I do prefer f11 at a 100 ISO. Your image has two centers of interest with the yucca plants. I hope you tried other positions and formats, horizontal and vertical. Since the plants are high I might prefer the vertical format. The mood exposure is quite good.
Joe Hearst	Wonderful balanced composition with perfect placement of the moon and the small plant to the left of the moon. And I think the exposure is great. I assume you don't mean they were 20 minute exposures, unless you put the moon in later.
Guy Davies	This is a delightful image with the moon as the visual focus, nicely placed between the two silhouetted plants. The delicate sky colours have been captured very well and the shaded foreground white sand is showing up blue from the deep blue sky above. Would it help to darken the sky at the top? I wish I had been there to see this.
Karen Kotner	Eric, this is one of my favorite shots that you have submitted to study group. The composition is great , the soft lighting wonderful and the overall feeling quite erie . The way the desert plants frame the moon is extremely effective. I also think the small plants on the horizon really add interesting detail to the image.
Ann Schonlau	Nice technical work. Love the color, make the sand surreal. Like the angle, the composition, and placement of the moon. All together, very appealing to the viewer.

Member Bio

Erik Rosengren - Biography While in college, in the late 50's, I was given a Kodak camera. It was used for record shots of family, friends and vacations. This format would continue until the mid 80's. Purchasing a Canon T90 raised my photographic bar. After taking a Photo Safari to Kenya, Africa I joined the first of two photo clubs in the Buffalo, NY area. The Club experience proved to be a turning for me. This new learning experience can only help one become a better photographer. In 1997, due to a family illness, my wife Pam and I decided to retire. After months of travel in our RV we settled in Largo, Florida. This area has nurtured my love of nature photography. I am the current President of the Suncoast Camera Club of Clearwater as well as a member of the Central Chapter of PSA. In 2005 I will apply for my second star in Color Digital Images and third and fourth stars in Nature.