I decided to take another crack at the moon last night. Unfortunately, this meant I was standing in my yard between midnight and 2 am. I still heard fireworks going off somewhere after midnight, and I was surprised to find many of my neighbors still awake. The light was different from a few nights ago, but I still had fun processing these moon images Waiting for the moon. Camera Settings: 150mm, ISO 800, f/5.0, 0.5 sec. Moon behind leaves. Camera Settings: 450mm, ISO 800, f/6 1/100 sec. Camera Settings: 600mm, ISO 800, f/10, 1/8 sec. Camera Settings: 600mm, ISO 800, f/10, 1/8 sec. Camera Settings: 170mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/10…

Last night as the family was retiring for the evening, I let the dog out to do her business. I looked up and immediately went back in to grab my camera and tripod. The moon was mesmerizing with the heavy cloud cover and light reflecting off the clouds. Of course, when I came back out, the moon was gone, but it did not take long for it to appear again. For equipment, I was using my Nikon D500, Tamron 150-600 lens, tripod, and remote release. The trick was to get the best camera settings. I maximized the lens zoom to 600mm, set it to the widest aperture of f/6.3, and…