Drops of Jupiter

Drops of Jupiter, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

One of the awesome things about this year's harvest moonrise was that it rose in conjunction with Jupiter, which looks incredibly bright right now since it’s at its closest distance to Earth since 1963.

Every 399 days, Earth and Jupiter come into an astronomical formation called opposition. This month, Earth is nearly directly in a line between the sun and Jupiter.

Here are some more fun facts about Jupiter:

- Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in the Solar System. Its day is only 10-hours long.
- Jupiter is a gas planet held together by a massive gravity field.
- Jupiter is essentially a sun, but without the nuclear reaction at its core required to produce light.
- Jupiter has been visited seven times by spacecraft from Earth.

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 24-70L, f/22 @ 10s, ISO 500. No filters.

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Berkeley Summery Sunset

Berkeley Summery Sunset, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

I've been looking for this lineup location for about a year. It took me a long time to find it because of the eucalyptus trees in the way! While I'd like a clear view of the Campanile and the San Francisco skyline, I also like the interesting silhouettes of the eucalyptus trees.

It's been HOT here in Berkeley - I think it's 90 degrees today. These hot days make for beautiful balmy evenings, though. I love the Bay Area's indian summer!

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/11 @ 25s, ISO 50. No filters.

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Harvest Moonrise over Mt. Diablo: Day 2

Harvest Moonrise - Day 2, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

The second harvest moonrise was even better than the first! The combination of a later moonrise and a clearer day meant that the moon rose into a gorgeous alpenglow. You can see a few of the sun's last rays illuminating Mt. Diablo.

I took this photo from Grizzly Peak in Berkeley. I love how beautiful and wild the East Bay hills are just minutes from downtown Berkeley. On this evening, things got almost a little too wild, though: as Tim and I hiked out along a seldom-used trail to get to this lookout, we heard some low, intense growls coming from a dense bunch of bushes about 10 yards from the trail. We froze in our tracks, wondering if it were smarter to keep moving along the trail, or turn around and go back. We followed the common advice for mountain lion encounters and made noise and waved our arms (and tripod!) around and kept moving down the trail. Luckily we never saw the possible mountain lion, but I did keep looking over my shoulder as I shot the moonrise!

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/5 @ 1/5, ISO 50. No filters.


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Harvest Moonrise over Mt. Diablo

Harvest Moonrise over Mt. Diablo, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

Last night's harvest moonrise was a sight to see! I worried about the haze over the east bay, but it glowed a beautiful warm pinkish color after the sunset. I'm looking forward to capturing more moonrise photos tonight. Did anyone else capture last night's moonrise? If so, I'd love to see your shots!

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/5 @ 1/25, ISO 50. No filters. Adjusted in Photoshop and Aperture.


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Golden Gate, Pink Sunset

Golden Gate, Pink Sunset, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

A beautiful, hazy pink sunset hovered over the Bay yesterday evening. Looking forward to catching the moon rise tonight!

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/5.6 @ 1/80, ISO 400, no filters.

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Golden Gate: Lost at Sea

Golden Gate: Lost at Sea, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

The Golden Gate's south tower makes a brief appearance in a sea of late summer fog. Shot from the Berkeley Hills, about 10 miles as the crow flies from the Bridge.

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/5.6 @ 1/200, ISO 200. No filters.

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Golden Gate Sunset/Moonset

Golden Gate Sunset/Moonset, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

A gorgeous, 2-day-old moon hung low in a rich sunset over the Golden Gate yesterday evening. Just beautiful.

Taken from my roofdeck in the Berkeley Hills.

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/5 @ 3.2s

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September Fog

September Fog, originally uploaded by Della Huff Photography.

I love it when the fog is low enough for the skyline to poke up through it. It's been warm here as we start our real summer in the Bay Area. At the end of a warm day last week, heat radiated up off the Bay, causing the distortion you see in the image (which I like -- SF in the fog is like a mirage!)

Captured from my roof deck in the Berkeley Hills.

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100-400L, f/5.6 @ 1/100, ISO 200. No filters.

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Manisha & Rochan -- Presidio and Baker Beach, San Francisco

This past weekend I had the pleasure of shooting Manisha & Rochan's engagement portraits. Originally from the East Coast, they are planning to settle in San Francisco, and so we spent the session checking out some of SF's most beautiful locations, including the Palace of Fine Arts, the Presidio, the Legion of Honor, and Baker Beach. Manisha and Rochan are gorgeous together! Despite an extremely windy day and many outtakes due to blowing hair and wardrobe, I think we got a lot of beautiful images...