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Full moon photography – tips please

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 85mm 1.4G (ISO400, f4, 1/400) – used tripod.

Photog skills are rusty. Another skill to sharpen during this corona-tine.

Any tips for capturing moon shots?  And, in the foreground I had trees.  If I adjusted settings to see the evergreen trees the moon was too bright and washed out.  To get the craters in the moon I couldn’t figure out how to also include the trees.

Appreciate any of your photog tips!  Thanks!

My backyard in December through my Nikon D7000 and 85mm/1.4g lens (Danville, CA)

my lemon tree

My 855mm/1.4g  lens I hadn’t unpacked in over a year since we moved to California!  Yikes!

Port Angeles sunset with fire haze – magenta halo with Nikon D7000

Hey shutterbugs!  Anyone have tips on removing the magenta halo around sunset shots?  I have tried the natural and vivid picture settings and this halo shows up with both settings.  Appreciate the help! – Amelia

Raindrops on purple smoke bush (Danville, California)

Love our planet and all creatures big and small (dolphin – Big Island, Hawaii)

Celebrate the earth by taking care of this planet that feeds our hunger, quenches our thirst, and gives joy through playful dolphins, stunning sunsets, and colorful flowers.  This dolphin played in the wake of our catamaran earlier this year on the Big Island in Hawaii. The sight of this dolphin reminds me how much I care about keeping our oceans clean for our creatures to swim, play and be part of our lives. Our planet takes care of us and it’s up to us to conserve, keep our waters clean and our soils healthy and free of toxins.  How will you celebrate, show gratitude, and take care of our generous planet today…and every day?  When we take care of our planet, we take care of ourselves.  Love and light…

Happy Earth Day 2015 – Common Dolphin – Big Island, Hawaii

Good morning bird of paradise! (Danville, CA)

First springtime in our new California home…and excited about watching our first bird of paradise open up in our backyard! 🙂

Bird of paradise – springtime Danville, California

California coast sunset – San Francisco Bay Area

Blood moon lunar eclipse from Danville, CA

Amazing blood moon lunar eclipse from Danville, CA 4:50am PST. Snapped a few shots just with my Nikon D7000 and 55-200mm/5.6 lens. No tripod. ISO 12800 f/8.0 1/25

Whales! Photos taken from the shore near Monterey and Capitola, CA

I have neglected blogging, and taking photos, since we’ve moved to California but, decided it was time to share a few shots of whale sightings in the Monterey Peninsula.  It’s been such a thrill and delight to watch whales several times in the last few months, just from the shore. Powerful, peaceful and magical whales…they calm and astound me.

Humpback lunge feeding off the shores of Capitola, CA (July 2014)

Two of the six humpbacks I watched from Moss Landing near Monterey, California (September 2014)