Campsite shots

[cruiser]

Haven't had much of a chance lately to photograph due to the cloud cover at home, so when I went camping last weekend decided to see what I could get with the camera.
Didn't take the scope gear as it was full moon (and nowhere to fit it) so just went with the 40D and assorted lens's.

1st one is a campfire shot with the southern milky way in view. Used the 10-22m lens for this.
2nd was a quick grab and shoot when I spotted the full moon rising above the road into the campsite. Didn't quite get the exposure right for the moon as its amazing how quickly it rises when you trying to fiddle around with settings. Used the 75-300mm (@300).

[MidnightSun]

Nice, I'm going to a dark sky site in the mountains for 4 days on the 24th. Seeing that gets me more ready to get out there....:D

[BigB778]

Nice shots...

[rclester]

Very nice. Do you know your settings for the campsite shot (including ISO)?

[obnoxiousmom]

I like them. The moon looks more like the sun to me in shot two but its an amazing shot

[cruiser]

Thanks,

It was taken at 10mm with the 10-22mm lens. 80sec @ f4.5 and iso800. Had to adjust the colour of the sky in PS as it was a bit brighter due to a full moon over my left shoulder.

Brett