Having missed the rising of the first 'supermoon' of August 2023 due to bad weather, I was determined to catch the second, rare, 'blue' supoermoon on August 30th as it rose above the horizon at sunset.
The weather forecast was looking good, with clear skies at sunset/moonrise predicted over north Wales and the Wirral peninsula.
But a rare and dramatic moonrise needs an equally dramatic foreground to match, and based on prior experience I decided that Liverpool's iconic Liver Building, on the banks of the river Mersey, would suit just fine.
The best view of the Liver Building isn't from Liverpool itself, but from across the river Mersey at Seacombe Dock, terminus of the famous Mersey ferry, and ideal spot to photograph the impressive Liverpool skyline from.
So, along with a goodly number of fellow photographers, all of us armed with impressively large lenses and tripods, my wife Liz and I took our seats on the promenade to await the arrival of the moon.
But, as usual, I was taking hundreds of still images to create this time lapse video, starting before the moonrise in order to catch the lights of the waterfront buildings glowing brighter and brighter against the darkening sky.
And then finally, after what seemed ages, the huge disk of the supermoon appeared right over the Liver Building, tracking south as it rose higher in the sky, passing behind the foremost tower of the Liver Building before clearing the skyline and heading onwards and upwards into the night sky.
I kept on shooting long after my fellow photographers had gone home, entranced at the wonderful sight of the moon rising over the Liverpool skyline.
An evening well spent, I think!
Filename - liverpool supermoon timelapse 02
Camera - Canon EOS 6DMK2
Lens - 100-400mm zoom @ 170mm
Exposure (start of sequence) - 1/2 sec @ f/5, ISO100
Exposure (end of sequence) - 1 sec @ f/5, ISO100
Filters - None.
Music - Night Snow - Asher Fulero
Shooting interval - 4 seconds
Location - Liverpool, Merseyside, North Wales
This clip - HD 720p, 30fps (4K and HD formats also available)
Clip duration - 23 seconds
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