I took these two photos earlier this week in Joshua Tree National Park. The first one was taken at 5:52 PM using a focal length of 52mm (78mm in full frame equivalent terms).
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| 52mm from closer |
I intentionally stood where the crescent moon would be between the branches. I like that composition, but I didn't stop there. I took several more shots of the moon and that tree.
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| 88mm from farther away |
The second photo was taken less than two minutes later. I stepped back several feet from the tree and zoomed in to 88mm (132mm). Simply moving changed the position of the moon relative to the tree. Zooming in also increased the size of the band of warm sunset color and made the moon appear larger relative to the tree.
Neither composition is "right". With all art, it is a matter of personal taste. I hope you enjoy one of these photos and get some value from this blog post. Please leave a comment and let me know.
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