Dorset Landscape : Full moon over Colmers Hill
19th January 2011
Dorset Landscape Photography :
Full moon rises over Colmers Hill
A full moon was due tonight at 9pm, so at around 4.30pm when it rose, it was almost there ..... to the naked eye anyway.
I decided to catch it rising behind Colmers Hill, a local landmark here in Bridport and West Dorset; a small hill with a collection of trees on top which can be seen for miles around.
There was a mist forecast which would have looked great, swirling around the hills and valleys, but alas, it didn't arrive. However, as the moon rose, the sun had only set a few minutes earlier and the clouds/mist/smog sitting on the horizon turned a pale warm pink colour to warm up the sky. Unfortunately, it also made the moon a little misty.
I used the new Nikon 70-200 F2.8G lens for this shoot, mostly on the tripod with VR turned off.
As it was an almost cloudless sky, I decided to check out the moonset the following morning too. See next post.
Full moon rises over Colmers Hill
A full moon was due tonight at 9pm, so at around 4.30pm when it rose, it was almost there ..... to the naked eye anyway.
I decided to catch it rising behind Colmers Hill, a local landmark here in Bridport and West Dorset; a small hill with a collection of trees on top which can be seen for miles around.
There was a mist forecast which would have looked great, swirling around the hills and valleys, but alas, it didn't arrive. However, as the moon rose, the sun had only set a few minutes earlier and the clouds/mist/smog sitting on the horizon turned a pale warm pink colour to warm up the sky. Unfortunately, it also made the moon a little misty.
I used the new Nikon 70-200 F2.8G lens for this shoot, mostly on the tripod with VR turned off.
As it was an almost cloudless sky, I decided to check out the moonset the following morning too. See next post.
Comments
By Marion Taylor: Hi Graham ,
Congratulations on your fabulous photos of Colmers Hill . I am a Bridport artist who frequently paints Colmers and I wondered if I could use your photo as the basis for a painting ?
Many Thanks
Marion