Half Dome, Full Moon

Russell Mckane, on April 20, 2007, said:

Excellent - love the mood

JeffSullivan (www.JeffSullivan.biz), on April 24, 2007, said:

Russell, Thanks, I use the Navy's sun/moon rise time calculator to anticipate shots like this and be in the right place at the right time. Full moon rise shots are often best a day or two before a full moon so you can catch the moon clearing objects on the horizon (like Half Dome). Go to http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html to calculate moon rise times for your location.

steandeb, on June 22, 2007, said:

thats a fabulous photo jeff. you are a clever guy.!

rozhart, on February 7, 2008, said:

I have been to Yosemite Nat'l Park many, many times and this is the most beautiful photo of Half Dome I have ever seen.J Etzler/Sacramento,Ca.

greatdane1, on April 29, 2008, said:

How did you get the moon so big. do you got a speciel technic? Normally when I try I cant get it as big?

JeffSullivan (www.JeffSullivan.biz), on November 12, said:

If you'd like to recreate Ansel Adams' "Moon and Half Dome" shot, consider joining me in Yosemite Valley this December: Field Workshops.

his particular shot was taken with a 300mm lens from the Tunnel View location. Using a Canon Digital Rebel D-SLR further magnified the image 1.6X to make the image equivalent to using a 480mm lens on a 35mm or full frame D-SLR camera.

Jeff