Moonset over Noosa River

Adam Gormley

Moonset over Noosa River

Finally I got some luck with the Full Moonset and no clouds.. Not a cloud in sight this morning, and the moon was beautiful setting over Mount Cooroy. I have been doing tests lately with composition of moonrises and moonsets. If you take the shot with a massive zoom, from a few 1000 metres away, the moon is beautiful and large! I have learnt to throw away the 10mm lens for these kind of shots!

Moonset of Thursday, 6th August, 2009 – 6:04am. Over the Noosa River, Noosa Sound, looking over Noosaville.

Canon 5D Mk II, 800mm (400mm + 2x Tamron). Available very large, and best viewed Large!

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Moonset over Noosa River by Adam Gormley
Moonset over Noosa River by Adam Gormley
  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Awesome

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Ann, appreciate it! :)

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Fantastic image!
    Amazing colors and the moon is awesome!!!!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much for the kind words! :)

  • David Hibberd

    David Hibberd

    Love it well done mate

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch David mate! :)

  • Matt Duncan

    Matt Duncan

    Well done Adam. Very nice indeed.
    P.S. It must have been nice and chilly at that time. :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch Matt, wasn’t too bad this morning actually.. I was surprised the moon was so distorted right on the horizon, about 3 minutes after this shot. I thought is was the heat that made it do that, maybe the earth is still hot I guess.. ?

  • Veronica Schultz

    Veronica Schultz

    Wow!!! That is a fantastic shot!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Veronica!! Gald you like it :)

  • EmeraldSun

    EmeraldSun

    Beautiful capture and colors, Adam! GREAT JOB!!—Hugzzzzz—Bea :D))XXXXXX

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Bea for your kind words!! :)

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Wonderful capture. Love it.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Cee! :)

  • RichardKlos

    RichardKlos

    Excellent!! And thanks for the tip!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    No worries Richard mate, thanks for the comments! :)

  • Vanessa Barklay

    Vanessa Barklay

    Gee whiz Adam, another amazing shot, just incredible! :O)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Vanessa, glad you like it! :)

  • tanmari

    tanmari

    Totally breathtaking!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Tanmari!! :)

  • tanmari

    tanmari

    What size “massive zoom” did you use? One that costs 30.000$?

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Nah, just a Sigma 120-400 with a 2x Tamron.. You’ll need a tripod of course, and remote shutter. So many shots get ruined by the slightest of shake. I usually have the lens and stuff in the description too :)

  • Tanya Snowden

    Tanya Snowden

    Awesome shot Adam! Sounds like you must have had an early morning too, I was awake since 4am, so decided on some sunrise shots at Currumbin… Great time of day, but geez I’m feeling it now!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, I used to get up at 9 every day, all the stuff you miss!! Thanks bunches for the comments, I hope you got some good shots! :)

  • Aerhona

    Aerhona

    WOW!! Totally surreal! Beautiful!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Aerhona, glad you like it :)

  • Scott Bricker

    Scott Bricker

    yup, you nailed it on this on, Adam! excellent image…

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Scott mate!!

  • Bunny Clarke

    Bunny Clarke

    A gorgeous capture. Splendidly done.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Bunny, appreciated! :)

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    Dear Lord, this is amazing!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Terezadelpilar, glad you like it!! :)

  • sfmilner

    sfmilner

    Greetings Adam; Outstanding, beautiful and very stunning photo !
    steve

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Steve mate!! :)

  • Atheum

    Atheum

    Beautiful capture, Adam. Extremely well done.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Atheum!! :)

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Wow, absolutely brilliant! Fabulous colours and reflections.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Bevan mate!! :)

  • Mark Maloney

    Mark Maloney

    Amazing Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Mark!! :)

  • Helen Corr

    Helen Corr

    this is brilliant Adam – my moon shots are usually too glarey – i put hte exposure to as dark as possible … how do you get such definition and no glare?

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Helen for the comments, bmail sent to help you out :)

  • Marilyn Baldey

    Marilyn Baldey

    Great job, so big.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Marilyn, glad you like it!! :)

  • Lensman2008

    Lensman2008

    Stunning capture!!.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much mate, appreciated!! :)

  • BigD

    BigD

    Awesome

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much BigD, glad you like it mate! :)

  • David Clarke

    David Clarke

    Superb shot, Adam!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much David mate! :)

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    wow, that’s so impressive Adam…what amazing gold colour and so large! Great capture :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Louise!! :)

  • fatdade

    fatdade

    Wow, just wow! Makes me wanna get up early…almost…;-)
    perfect shot!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, thanks bunches mate! :)

  • Martyn Baker

    Martyn Baker

    WOW, great shot & composure

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Martyn!! :)

  • Nick Milton

    Nick Milton

    mmm artistic but gotta question this shot is real.

    still looks good though.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Grab a 800mm or larger and give it a shot mate, I think you’ll be surprised.. Pump the ISO up too, get that shutter speed up :)

  • lefty1

    lefty1

    this ROCKS!!! excellent work Adam!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much John mate, appreciated! :)

  • Ron Wilson

    Ron Wilson

    nice shot adam
    man you are lucky i was out to do the same thing but overcast here bugger

    awesome great comp great colour

    can wait to see more

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch Ron mate, this is the first time there has not been a cloud in the sky for a moonset since I have been trying (12 months), so I was very excited!

  • ookpik

    ookpik

    What a capture and what colors??? Great pic!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much mate, appreciate that! :)

  • Shamus Macca

    Shamus Macca

    Amazing shot, did you do any photoshop work on this?

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Nothing serious, only noise reduction, as the ISO was high, and curves etc.. thanks mate for the comments!

  • Nick Milton

    Nick Milton

    i saw the moon was large and red, and i know the area,ive tried but cant get it like that,havent got an 800 though,the reflection looked odd, still well done.

  • lizalady

    lizalady

    This is fantasic. Very nice. Love the colors.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Lizalady! :)

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Fantastic work

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Joy! :)

  • lozzar

    lozzar

    It looks like you could reach out and touch the moon!! Great pic.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Lorraine!! :)

  • Australis

    Australis

    what a place and sight for getting up early. well done.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Australis! :)

  • BigD

    BigD

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks bunches BigD mate, appreciate the feature, I’m honored! :)

  • Philip Golan

    Philip Golan

    Excellent shot. Well done.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Philip mate! :)

  • Sooty6

    Sooty6

    WOW, I thought this couldn’t be real, untill I saw the reflection in the water.
    Excellent shot Adam. You live and learn every day.
    Keep it up. Cheers

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sooty, was a beautiful sight! Oh course it was not this close to the naked eye, wouldn’t that be amazing! :)

  • JerryDaMan

    JerryDaMan

    You really need to check out this thread on DPReview, if you haven’t already. This picture has generated a bit of a firestorm over there as to whether the image is “real” or not. Here’s the link: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=32603937

  • sHanzek

    sHanzek

    Adam, I think it is a beautiful image. Was reading the link posted above by JerryDaMan at dpReview; I apologize for some of the people that feel that if the image wasn’t taken directly from the camera, with no photoshop work, that it isn’t a real photo. And some of the posters are pretty rude in their comments.
    steve

  • JerryDaMan

    JerryDaMan

    I should have mentioned in my original comment that I also feel that many of the posts were quite rude. I agree that the image is quite beautiful and I would be delighted to have something of that quality in my own portfolio. Very nice work.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks bunches for the comments and letting me know about this mate! I think it’s great that people debate about it, means I have successfully pulled off something out of the ordinary.. I appreciate your support.. Once again, thanks mate!!

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    Excellent work, Adam… and I very much appreciate your adding this to ‘Shoot The Moon’.. it’s what the group is all about!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    No worries LavMoon, I appreciate you running such a fantastic group! Thanks also for the kind comments! :)

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    Superb moon! Well done! :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Tania!! :)

  • Tim&Paria Sauls

    Tim&Paria Sauls

    Beautiful!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Guys!! :)

  • Kim Pease

    Kim Pease

    Oh my gosh, Adam!! I love this picture and I want to go there. Absolutely beautiful work. :o) Kim

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Kim, appreciate the comments!! :)

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    awesome Adam, this one must have sneaked past me!

  • Rambler25

    Rambler25


    Your Special Featured Work is displayed towards the bottom of the group Home Page,

  • Mark Snelling

    Mark Snelling

    Great work, straight in my faves..

  • Luke Jones

    Luke Jones

    Cool, incredible shot…..

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Aloha Adam, congratulations on your feature in Going Coastal, it is a sensational beauty.

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Outstanding!!!!!

  • Patricia Howitt

    Patricia Howitt 19 days ago

    WOW!

  • Linda Yates

    Linda Yates 16 days ago

    Adam this is beautiful! Well done!!!

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