Another day, another some (barely) noticeable presence of clouds around the sunset.
This time around I decided to get off my comfy chair and actually drive/hike to the Sunset Hills so I could take pictures from over Bard Lake, which is next to impossible when launching from home since the said hills would completely block the signal.

With the cloud coverage being so-so, my primary goal was to improve on the SOP by identifying timing, angles, etc.

Below are the few frames from tonight.

#1. As a bonus point, it was almost a full moon (3x5 with telephoto lens)



#2 Bard Lake



#3 Bard Lake Dam



Thank you for stopping by!

Nice - and great bonus!

Great moonshot.  I see that Bard Lake is man-made, as a reservoir. And in the last shot you got a smile out of it

Great shots Darth.   

Absolutely brilliant shots Darth.    Perfect timing on catching the moon in that shot.  I really like the perspective that the shot over the lake provides.  Worth leaving the comfy chair to get it.

Depp Posted at 8-10 21:31
Nice - and great bonus!

Thank you!
Yeah, moon was unexpected.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-10 21:45
Great moonshot.  I see that Bard Lake is man-made, as a reservoir. And in the last shot you got a smile out of it

Thank you!
Yes, most if not all local lakes are like that.

DAFlys Posted at 8-10 22:29
Great shots Darth.

Thank you!
I'll try to redo when the light is better.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-11 02:41
Absolutely brilliant shots Darth.    Perfect timing on catching the moon in that shot.  I really like the perspective that the shot over the lake provides.  Worth leaving the comfy chair to get it.

Thank you!
Yeah, I got lucky that moonrise coincided with sunset. Does not happen too often.

DarthSLR Posted at 8-11 05:46
Thank you!
Yes, most if not all local lakes are like that.

Gotta conserve water everywhere at the moment

Blériot53 Posted at 8-11 06:01
Gotta conserve water everywhere at the moment

Yeah... We are on one day per week lawn watering ration these days...

DarthSLR Posted at 8-11 06:44
Yeah... We are on one day per week lawn watering ration these days...

Complete ban in some areas of the UK already. Others likely to follow soon.

DarthSLR Posted at 8-11 05:49
Thank you!
Yeah, I got lucky that moonrise coincided with sunset. Does not happen too often.

My pleasure Darth.    Sometimes it is truly all about the timing and this time you hit a home run.  

Blériot53 Posted at 8-11 07:22
Complete ban in some areas of the UK already. Others likely to follow soon.

Ouch, that hurts...
Unfortunately, we might follow you guys soon. Water is a very precious commodity here.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-11 08:18
My pleasure Darth.    Sometimes it is truly all about the timing and this time you hit a home run.

That's why I use the sunset timer. Not taking chances

DarthSLR Posted at 8-11 08:41
That's why I use the sunset timer. Not taking chances

What a great sunset time it is!  

DarthSLR Posted at 8-11 08:40
Ouch, that hurts...
Unfortunately, we might follow you guys soon. Water is a very precious commodity here.

Unfortunately, history teaches us nothing.
These crises crop up every few years.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-11 09:20
Unfortunately, history teaches us nothing.
These crises crop up every few years.

Yet I doubt they out any limit on how much of OUR water is used by Coca-Cola and their ilk for free.

DarthSLR Posted at 8-11 11:01
Yet I doubt they out any limit on how much of OUR water is used by Coca-Cola and their ilk for free.

Maybe you'll end up bathing in Coca-Cola

Hello there DarthSLR. Good day and thank you for posting these beautiful photos that you have captured. Great work and keep flying. .

DJI Stephen Posted at 8-13 21:41
Hello there DarthSLR. Good day and thank you for posting these beautiful photos that you have captured. Great work and keep flying.  .

Thank you!

DarthSLR Posted at 8-14 06:01
Thank you!

Hi there DarthSLR. Thank you for the reply and you are very much welcome. Have a safe and a happy flying always. .

Wow, stunning pano's!

Montfrooij Posted at 8-21 23:15
Wow, stunning pano's!

Thank you!

DarthSLR Posted at 8-22 05:51
Thank you!

You're welcome!

Very nice shot

Dominik__W Posted at 8-30 07:44
Very nice shot

Thank you!

DarthSLR Posted at 8-30 13:05
Thank you!

You're welcome