IntrepidXJ's Adventure Blog

I’ve wanted to try and get some pictures of the moon many times before, but until recently never had a lens that was even close to handling that task. While a lens with more zoom than 250mm would work even better, I’m happy with the results I can get at 250mm on my new lens. I practiced a few nights ago and then hoped to get a good shot of the full moon tonight. It was pretty clear most of the day, but as soon as the sun went down, the clouds rolled in. Luckily, I went out a little later and managed to get a photo of the moon while it was in an opening in the clouds.

After hiking the Serpents Trail at the Colorado National Monument earlier today, I stopped at one of the overlooks to take some photos for my project. Here’s the one I chose as a backup in case the moon photo didn’t end up working out.