A night......the town!

When I heard there was another super moon coming, I thought I would try photographing it. Then I remembered my sons large camera lens. We went and picked it up two days early so I could get a little practise with it. I pretty much know the setting I need on my camera now to take a moon shot. So for practise, I thought maybe a trip to Mt Gravatt lookout to see some city lights, so a friend picked me up and away we went.

Well, do you think I could get anything except a black screen.......fiddled and fiddled with the settings and just kept getting black! My friend suggested we just use the camera on auto so we could at least get a city lights shot of some sort!

Yes, we had a couple of photos! But it really annoyed me that I couldn't get a correct setting on the manual mode. Ah ha!!!! I was previewing the auto photos and noticed the setting....inside.....down the bottom of the preview screen.......ISO 3200!!! Oh wow! That is the one that I just hadn't turned up enough. ISO.......Is the Sun Out!!!!????? 

Anyway, here is a pic of the city lights of Brisbane. I wasted so much time, now I will have to go back again!! 

I will try for the super moon tonight in preparation for tomorrow night, Sunday 10th. Hopefully the clouds will be gone by then.

And the Gateway Bridge from many miles away!!! :)