Nikon D7000 18mm, f/3.5, 20s exposure, ISO 320, Dolica ST600 Tripos
I went to the edge of this street by my house where you can overlook the 91 Fwy and 241. As I was taking my shots I noticed this light coming over the hills. I thought it was just city lights from Riverside (which is over the hill) but then I noticed it was actually the moon rising. I was freaking out because I've never witnessed the moon rising. Then I remembered the Gizmodo video challenge for the time lapse so I set my interval timer and took about 1150 shots. Also, while I was there a bunch of people were driving their cars down the street and taking pictures of the massive full moon (It looked so much more beautiful in person) but I thought I was going to get robbed or something even though this is like one of the safest neighborhoods ever. And it was really windy so I was afraid that my new tripod wouldn't perform, but it did. So thank you, Gizmodo, for giving me the chance to realize the potential of my tripod.
-Aman Singh
