Movie Photos

For this assignment, we were supposed to shoot movie footage. However, my camera does not have this function. For an alternative, we could shoot continuous shots, a sort of a "stop action" series. My camera can shoot "high-speed" or "low speed" continuous shooting. I was looking for something with movement and since Tim was raking leaves, I did a series with him. I used my monopod for support, so the frames wouldn't be so jerky and adjusted the camera settings prior to my "shoot". This was a simple exercise, so I'd like to do more.

There was a full moon this evening, always one of my favorite subjects, so I decided to try this again. Also, the moonrise would be around the same time as sunset, so the light would be good. I had scouted out the overlook at Bee Tree Park this afternoon and thought that would provide a vantage point for a good view of the moon with reflection on the river. I returned in plenty of time to set up and waited for the moonrise, while the clouds piled up in the east. I feared the clouds would obscure the moon as it cleared the horizon, and when I finally caught a glimpse of the moon, it was far to the north, and my view was obstructed by the trees. I grabbed my equipment and ran about a half-mile through the park, until I could find an overlook which provided a better view. Of course, as I got set up the moon disappeared behind the clouds. It looked like the clouds would break up as the moon rose higher, so I started shooting every 10 seconds. I wanted to shoot until I got a good strong full moon image with bright reflection. It was getting pretty dark and I had to stop around 5:30 so I could get out of the woods safely. I am fairly pleased with the results, even though it wasn't what I had hoped for, as I wanted to capture the moon as it came over the horizon as it appears so much bigger and is usually a sort of pink/orange/yellow.