Moonset

I was watching the moonset during the week as I ventured up the road where I live, here at the foot of the Sugar Loaf. I often get these bursts of energy to head outside in the middle of the night to watch the night skies. These moments are a magical experience and I am glad I decided to take my camera as a last minuet decision. The moon shun so bright that night and its light blanked out a lot of the stars but that didn’t bother me as it was the moonset I was after this time. My astro photography is not just about capturing the stars alone, but they are more like night skyscapes and I like to get creative with them depending on the surroundings. I did some long exposures with different angles while the shutter was still open and this captured the moon light trails in the movement of the camera. I love playing with colour afterwards when editing the photos. There is so much you can do and it is hard not to get carried away.