Moonrise over Mono Lake

2013-10-29 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Canon, Canon EF, Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L, Canon Lenses, Mono Craters area

Getting an image of the full moon is no easy task, but as the orange harvest moon rose over Mono Lake I gave it a go at 560mm.

The contrast was too great to capture both the moon itself and its beautiful sheen off the lake, but a composite image gives the idea.

Full moon, actual pixels
Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS @ 560mm, 1/400 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 400

The water is not entirely sharp at 1/4 second, but amazingly I was able to get a usable image using the image stabilization feature.

Full moon rising over Mono Lake (composite image)
Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS @ 270mm, 1/4 sec @ f/46, ISO 400