Moon Rising over the Riverton Yacht Club

The Moon is rising over the Riverton Yacht Club on the banks of the Delaware River in this composite image. Because of the wide dynamic range of the scene, two separate photos were necessary - one properly exposed for the foreground, and one properly exposed for the Moon.

Image Specifications:

     •  Instrument:  Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L
     •  Camera:  Canon 20Da
     •  Filters:  None
     •  Mount:  Fixed Tripod
     •  Guiding:  None
     •  Time / Date :  December 8, 2006, 8:40PM EDT
     •  Location:  Palmyra, NJ
     •  Weather:  Clear, Windy, 25degF
     •  Primary Exposure :  Composite of two exposures, 1sec, f2.8 for foreground, 1/400sec, f4.5 for Moon
     •  Calibration Frames:  None
     •  Image Processing :  Photoshop CS2, NoiseNinja