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| The Perigee Moon from West Adams |
Last night was the night to shoot the perigee moon. I was conflicted about how to spend my time, so I combined a visit with my mom with a photo excursion. I was hoping there would be a good view of the moon from the garden at St John of God Retirement Center.
The view was "meh" at best - actually pretty bad. And I had not done my homework, so I didn't know where to look. And there was plenty of haze. Ultimately I did get a good look at the moon, but only after the light was gone and the moon was above the haze and I adjusted my gaze far enough south.
So I snapped this souvenir and I'll hope do better next time.
Here are three essential elements for successful moon photos. (A very long lens is nice, too.)
- Location scouting
- Moon position research
- Weather-conditions luck
The next perigee moon occurs in August 2014. That would be a good time to plan an outing. So here is the Los Angeles data for essential #2 from timeanddate.com:
- Date August 10-11, 2014
- Moonrise 7:40 pm at 102°
- Moonset 6:07am at 255°
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