Photo 365 - Day 80 (The Moon)

Day 80 (September 22nd, 2010)
Title: The Moon

On September 22nd, there was an amazing Super Harvest Moon; basically when the moon rises within a very short time of the sun setting, giving it a) the illusion of being larger and b) more dramatic colors (red, amber, yellow).  Now, while all of those thing are really neat - and they are, it was basically moot because I didn't have my camera when it happened (after the sun completely sets, the effects of the Super Harvest Moon are greatly reduced).  But, rather than let the moon mock me like that ("Hey!  Look at me being all photographic and artsy!  Oh, you don't have your camera?  Ha, ha!") I decided I would just shoot it anyways! 

Technical bits: f/10 at 1/640th (using spot meter to get the correct light reading), using 70-300mm lens at 300mm. 

Moral of the story:  The moon is a punk. 

Photo 365 - Day 29 (Kite Day 2)

Day 29 (August 1st, 2010)
Title: Kite Festival, Day 2

Today was the second day of the Berkeley Kite Festival and at first I was thinking, "I got pictures of the kites yesterday, so I don't need anymore today... "  But then I saw this GIANT squid kite, that was at least 3-4 times larger than the kites from yesterday.  They were still flying some of the "smaller" ones from yesterday.  They are on the left side for comparison.  This squid was massive!  It was also great to see so many people out there flying kites (if you look closely, you can see hundreds of people flying hordes of kites!)  I think next year, I might actually go down to the Berkeley Marina to get close-ups of the kites, rather than the "long-range" shots.  Also, if you look in the background you can see both the new and old Bay Bridge. 

Photo 365 - Day 28 (Kite Festival)

Day 28 (July 31st, 2010)
Title: Kite Festival

Today was the Berkeley Kite Festival, and I thought all of the kites flying around looked really cool.  At first, all I saw were the large kites (although from our window they look small).  I used the zoom lens, took some shots, and later when I zoomed in on them, I realized that the "small" kites were actually HUGE and that the people were flying hundreds more kites that I couldn't even see with the naked eye!  (Look at all the "specks", those are kites!)