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Went to Salem last night to catch the moonrise by Fort Pickering Lighthouse on Winter Island. Moonrise was immediately following sunset which was behind us. No clouds or crazy color but the sunset left a nice pastel gradient in the sky. At first I thought maybe I’d misread the time because the moon didn’t appear when expected. Turns out it was hidden behind a large schooner that was out there for a sunset cruise. The crowd on board got quite a treat with a huge pink moon rising up beside them.
Winter Island Light Sunset Moonrise by SharonCat..., on Flickr
186mm/f13/30s/ISO200
I wasn’t quick enough to get the lighthouse in the shot above as we didn’t see the moon until the boat passed it and the boat was quickly out of the frame. I only had time for 2 frames before it was gone. Fortunately I got another chance at that when a smaller, slower boat came along a moment later. The moon rose very swiftly! This was at 101mm. The surroundings there and the lighthouse being so close to a ledge prevented me from backing up and getting more lens compression with the 70-300.
Winter Island Light Sunset Moonrise by SharonCat..., on Flickr
101mm/f13/30s/ISO200
Eventually the moon rose enough to lineup for a close up.
Winter Island Light Sunset Moonrise by SharonCat..., on Flickr
196mm/f13/30s/ISO200

186mm/f13/30s/ISO200
I wasn’t quick enough to get the lighthouse in the shot above as we didn’t see the moon until the boat passed it and the boat was quickly out of the frame. I only had time for 2 frames before it was gone. Fortunately I got another chance at that when a smaller, slower boat came along a moment later. The moon rose very swiftly! This was at 101mm. The surroundings there and the lighthouse being so close to a ledge prevented me from backing up and getting more lens compression with the 70-300.

101mm/f13/30s/ISO200
Eventually the moon rose enough to lineup for a close up.

196mm/f13/30s/ISO200