The Moon and Mount Baker

by Andy on Aug.19, 2008, under Sunsets, Vistas, Washington State

Mount Baker from Lynden, Washington.
August 16, 2008. 8:39 PM.
Nikon D300. Nikon 18-200mm VR lens @ 112mm.
Program Exposure. 1/4 sec @ f/5.3. ISO 200.

Here are few shots of Mount Baker from Uncle Jim & Aunt Sharon’s house in Lynden, Washington. We were just sitting down to dinner when my cousin, Derek, noticed the moon coming up. For this exposure, I used my dad’s classic technique. I dialed in ISO 200, threw the D300 in P mode, pointed straight up into the sky, half-pressed the shutter release to get a metering, tapped the AE-lock button, recomposed on the mountain and fired.

Mount Baker at 8:43 PM.
Nikon D300. Nikon 18-200mm VR lens @ 150mm.
Manual. 1/20 sec @ f/5.6. ISO 800.

I did not bring the “Manfrotto” with me, so I had to shoot hand held. As the light faded I boosted ISO and threw the camera into Manual Exposure mode. Since the 18-200mm lens gets rather slow at the longer focal lengths, I dialed in f/5.6 and started experimenting with different shutter speeds. I made the above capture after slowing the shutter down to 1/20th of a second.

I am very proud to have summited this beast back in July 2006. News of our feat even made it into the pages of The Bellingham Herald!

I took the above shots slightly after susnet. The frame below is from several minutes earlier while the sun was still setting and before the moon came up.

Mount Baker at 8:11 PM.
Nikon D300. Nikon 18-200mm VR lens @ 90mm.
Aperture Priority. 1/125 sec @ f/5.3. ISO 400.

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