While I did not have much luck with the Super Moon earlier this month, I decided to create a blue hour version by using a long exposure to build up the sky’s blue color.
Cormorants roosting under the super full moon in Baldwinsville, New York.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 2s, f/8, ISO 200, EV 0, 300mm focal length, tripod.
A few days before the Super Moon, I accompanied members of the Syracuse Photographers Association Meetup Group in a Spring shoot around Liverpool, New York. It was another cloudy evening and the sunset was non-existent. I decided to wait for Blue Hour and took these photos of a couple of the churches in town.
Liverpool First United Methodist Church steeple in Liverpool, New York.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 6s, f/11, ISO 200, EV 0, 180mm focal length, tripod.
Notice the difference in the artificial lighting from the Liverpool First United Methodist Church and the First Presbyterian Church a block away.
First Presbyterian Church in Liverpool, New York.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 6s, f/11, ISO 200, EV 0, 28mm focal length, tripod.
These photos are my submissions for Assignment 19: Blue Hour.
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Beautiful shots, the steeple is especially simple and lovely!
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Thanks, Barbara! That is what I liked about the steeple, too.
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Very beautiful blue hour photos, especially the third, this is my favorite. I wonder how many different blue tones there would be to catch in “one blue hour session”.
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Golly, that’s a good question. Once the “blue hour” starts there is no telling how long it will last. By varying the shutter speed, you can create different shades of blue.
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Oh so lovely, Scott …
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Thank you, Sybil!
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You have some truly beautiful blues here. Alas, I wasn’t happy with mine, so no post from me this time around! 😦
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Bummer, Karma! If you do capture it in the future, let me know! Did you have any issues I could help you with?
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I’m not sure Scott. I tried some of the aperture and shutter speed settings you mentioned, and used a tripod, but often the picture lightened too much, rather than becoming more blue. I could send you a few, along with the settings used, if you are interested.
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I would be interested. Send them along, please.
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Very special and beautiful ! The first picture is a dream in blue, I love it.
I did not participate this time, sorry Scott, I just did not manage to get the “blue” of this magic hour.
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I guess this was a tougher assignment than I thought. Hope you can find some mountain blue hour to share with us someday, Isa.
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