shooting the supermoon // dorset, england

Shooting some rare superman conditions! Luckily our time down in Dorset coincided with April’s Pink Supermoon, and we made the most of it by shooting it both at moonrise and moonset.
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Supermoons aren’t that rare - of the possible 12 or 13 new moon’s each year, usually 3 of 4 of them are classified as ‘super’. Which is when the full moon coincides with pedigree - when the moon is at the closest point to the east in its elliptical orbit. The result is a moon that appears up to 14% larger and up to 30% brighter - a photographer’s dream. The thing that is rare and quite difficult thing is having the super moon align with the perfect shooting conditions where you are: the time of day of the moon rise/set, how the sun/rise/set is going to effect it, and what the weather and cloud cover will be like is the biggest challenge. You really need all of these things to align, just to set you up with a good chance of getting a beautifully clear, big and vibrant supermoon - and if all of those boxes above are ticked, you then need to find yourself in a location to create a composition and image that you’re happy with.
Everything aligned perfectly for us and we had the perfect mix of all the variables, and even managed to plan a couple of great locations to shoot. Firstly we headed to Agglestone Rock on the Isle of Purbeck to capture the moonrise from a distance using long focal super-telephoto lenses. Despite some haze on the horizon, we managed to capture some incredible images which further fuelled us to get up after just a couple of hours sleep and head out in the night to capture the moonset on the Bat’s Head at Durdle Door. Cap these two events off with ice cream at Lulworth Cove, and you’ve got one of the best 24 hours periods imaginable.
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Gear and Equipment:
Jack & Sarah combined Sony gear for the shoot: Sony A7Riii, Sony A7iii, Sony G 200-600mm f5.6-6.3, Sony GM 100-400mm f4.5-5.6, Sony G 70-200mm f.4, Sony 2x Teleconverter, DJI Mavic Pro 2
Matt: Canon EOS 5D iv, Canon EOS-1D X ii, Canon 500mm f4 L ii, Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L ii
Photopills & TPE (The Photographer’s Ephemeris): Both these apps allow you to see the paths and projections taken by the sun and moon and plot them on a map at various times of the day.
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Jack Anstey is a freelance photographer based in the UK, and is usually living and working remotely in his van. Specialising in outdoor and adventure photography, most of Jack's work takes place in more remote and wild areas of the landscape, working for outdoor brands and spanning across a range of photographic genres: product, clothing, tourism, accommodation and automotive.
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[@tammydevilliers3842]

Exciting little adventure! Great turnout!! 😍😍

[@JackAnstey]

Yes it was! Really great.

[@Alexhannam100]

Great images Jack!

[@JackAnstey]

Cheers dude.

[@darylswalker]

@ 6:30 hahah nice work man! Miss that frantic moon shooting

[@JackAnstey]

You know it. Always so frantic.

[@iliasalovf1363]

Beautiful video man🔥

[@JackAnstey]

Thank you very much!

[@SChapps]

Proper bangers these 👌

[@JackAnstey]

Cheers man.