Ships of Desert in a full moon night

 

Ships of Desert in a full moon night

Gear: Nikon D7000 with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR

Focal Length: 105mm (35mm equivalent ~157mm) 

Exif: f/5.6, 1/13(handheld), ISO 1600, WB: Manual

Location: Sam Sand Dunes, Sam, The Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), Rajasthan, India

   (Note: You may have to tilt your device / its display at an optimum angle to see the image clearly and obviously the brightness of display would matter.)

   Nature takes on a totally different look on a clear full moon night. And that is true whether it is a sea beach, a river side, snow covered mountains, the open desert, or even a thick tropical jungle. It is very difficult to describe and even more difficult to capture. I am sure all those who have spent nights in the open would agree with me as it can only be experienced and not explained or captured. Remember the Bollywood movies of 70s and 80s, where night action sequences were shot in day using very dark blue filters, but I feel it resulted in relatively bright highlights and sharp shadows unlike real moonlight which I feel is kind of more diffused with lesser contrasts. The camera still can not match the eye, the modern days digital devices (camera/mobile) left to themselves try to turn the night into day until limited by the exposure triangle of ISO, aperture and shutter speed, unless its night shot of manmade lights (city etc) which they do a good job of capturing.

   I tried my best to capture the mood of a moonlight desert night, though am still not fully satisfied with the result, but I tried my best.