Moonrise, Antarctica

Being privileged to spend multiple seasons in the Antarctic with National Geographic Expeditions, I sometimes get the opportunity to shoot beautiful icebergs during the blue hour. This is after the sun has set and the sky becomes a beautiful gradient from pink to purple. In this scene,
the full moon was rising over a sculptured tabular iceberg, creating a center of interest for the composition.
Capture the "blue hour." The best weather for shooting in the blue hour is when the sky is clear and there are no clouds. Half an hour after the sun has set, mount your camera on a tripod and be sure to photograph the moon just as it comes over the horizon so you can retain detail in the highlights. Very often I bracket the exposure times, since there will be just the right moment when the light on the iceberg, moon, and sky are perfectly matched. This moment in time doesn’t last for long. —Cotton Coulson

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