James Clayton Sattel’s RI Summer: Moon Over Aquidneck
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Photographer James Clayton Sattel is passionate about Rhode Island, particularly those shores, crags, and vistas of his home island: Aquidneck. GoLocalProv is delighted to be collaborating with Jim this summer on curated sets of his images that capture coastal life so vividly.
With a big summer moon up in the sky this weekend, Jim chose a selection of his favorite lunar shots on the island. "Photographing the moon is a real challenge," he said. "Initially I would completely open the aperture, set an ISO of 300 and set a shutter speed of say 1 sec... and my results were simply awful. I'd get a big white disk and a washed-out backround. As I experimented, I began to decrease the shutter speed say to 125 and set the aperture to f16 or so. The result of those settings gave me good definition, texture, and color. Next, I wanted to catch the moon within 15 minutes of moon-rise and create a composition that included the moon and an interesting back-drop. You really want to plan your best angle and shoot from lighthouses, the bridges, coves, etc., which provide a good opportunity to take some unique shots.
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