Over the past several months I have been getting some photos of the night sky and other similar types of photos. I decided to take several of the photos and turn it into a post.
All the photos were taken with my Canon 70D camera. Most were taken using a tripod.
In the close up photo of the moon I used a Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L with a 2x extender.
In the next set of moon photos I was traveling east on I90 just east of North Bend when I saw the moon over the top of the cascades. It was around four in the afternoon and it was still light outside. The moon was noticed by many people several pulled off I90 to take photos. Many of these photos were taken with the stock EF-S 18-135 lens, f/5.6, 20mm zoom.
To experiment with long exposure I went to Western Whitman County where I know about an abandoned farm house and out buildings. It was shortly before midnight and there was very little ambient light. I left the parking lights on my vehicle illuminated on the off-chance a vehicle were to happen down the gravel road at midnight. But the red lights from the vehicle cast a red light into the photos. The photos had an approximately 25 second exposure with settings of ISO800 f/5.6.
I have wanted to do some night sky photos to see the stars. I see so many incredible photos. This is the first time I did it where it turned out okay. I would not say they are the best. But they are okay. I am happy because something other than a black sky appeared. I also tried to get a long exposure photo with the vehicle and the stars in the background. I need to work on that a lot. But again, I am happy it was not all black.
The last photo was taken on Christmas day in Renton, Washington showing a white Christmas.
The moon as seen from outside of Pullman, Washington.
The moon as seen from outside of Pullman, Washington.
A black and white version of the moon as it rises over the Cascade Mountains near North Bend, Washington.
A black and white version of the moon as it rises over the Cascade Mountains near North Bend, Washington.
The moon as it rises over the Cascade Mountains near North Bend, Washington.
The moon as it rises over the Cascade Mountains near North Bend, Washington.
The moon as it rises over the Cascade Mountains near North Bend, Washington.
The moon as it rises over the Cascade Mountains near North Bend, Washington.
An abandoned farm near Lacrosse, Washington. Taken at near midnight using a long exposure.
An abandoned farm near Lacrosse, Washington. Taken at near midnight using a long exposure.
An abandoned farm near Lacrosse, Washington. Taken at near midnight using a long exposure.
An abandoned farm near Lacrosse, Washington. Taken at near midnight using a long exposure.
The Big Dipper with any of its star friends over Western Whitman County
The Big Dipper with any of its star friends over Western Whitman County
Stars over Western Whitman County.
Stars over Western Whitman County.
Stars over Western Whitman County.
Stars over Western Whitman County.
Stars over Western Whitman County.
Stars over Western Whitman County.
White Christmas 2017 in Renton, WA
White Christmas 2017 in Renton, WA
Author: scotty
Cameras:
Canon 6D Mark II; Canon 70D (glass: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM; Canon EF 2.0X III Extender; Canon EF Lens 50mm 1:1.8 STM; Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS STM; Canon Compact-Macro Lens EF 50mm 1:2.5 with Canon Life Size Converter EF; Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM)
Nokia Lumia 920 (glass: Random binoculars)
Kodak Z612
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