I was feeling stronger today, so I decided to attend a Gem and Mineral show up in Fallbrook. I manned the gem and mineral identification and testing booth as a volunteer all afternoon. Then stopped for a nice Greek dinner on the way home. Great to be able to do things a bit more.
On the way home I noticed that we had a full harvest moon rising. As I drove by the Veterans Memorial on Mt Soledad I saw the high clouds lighting the big cross in an interesting way. The harvest moon had drawn a crowd. Having never used my Leica M10-P for any kind of night or long exposure images, I thought I would stop and give it a go. This is a 4 second exposure, but I found I can set up to a 4 minute exposure right in camera. Nice feature. I shot this one standing right next to my car with the camera in a desktop tripod resting on the hood. I liked the motion in the people, and the clouds.
I also found the flare with the double spots in it interesting. I shot 4 frames total. That flare only showed up in this frame. Therefore, I don't think the flare originated from the moon. My guess is that it is an artifact from a car's headlights pulling in or out of the parking lot at the memorial. This would explain the double spots, as well as the absence in the other frames. In any case I liked this flare in the image.
Enjoy.
LEICA M10-PSummicron-M 1:2/50 lens50mmf/4.04s200 ISO-0.3 EV
jeffersoncasey wrote:
Always amazed by the smooth gradual tonality transition from a Leica combination. One doesn't need a medium format to achieve this.
Thanks Jefferson! I have been very happy with the b&w conversions I've been getting from my M10.
Thanks for the kind comment, always appreciated. I am glad you enjoyed the images.
It is a fun project. One that I can do local, or anywhere, so very doable long term. Helps keep me motivated, and learn my M camera, which is perfect for it.
