A photographer from St Albans who captured stunning photos of the aeroplanes passing in front of the moon has revealed just how he did it.
Aaron Cooper, who runs Still Cast Photography, took the photos from his own back garden, admitting he spends a lot of nights out there "waiting for something special to happen".
That's exactly what happened on Monday, March 27, when stars, as well as an aeroplane and the moon, aligned to create a beautiful image.
"When I can’t get out to take photos for one reason or another sometimes I sit in my back garden on clear days and evenings looking up waiting for something special to happen, but no aliens or UFOs yet... Well maybe one, but that’s for another time", he told the Herts Ad.
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"On this particular evening I was waiting and watching jets come and go in the clears skies above flying by the moon, but nothing that would make a great shot.
"I then saw this one that was heading in the right direction to pass in front of the moon from the limited horizon I have in the garden."
Aaron still had plenty of work to do to capture just the right shot, but he didn't have long to do it.
"It was keeping a straight path so I kept my camera on the moon and waited for the jet to enter the frame and then took a few snaps of it," he continued.
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"This was the second of three shots I took of the plane, one was just before it passed in front of the moon and the third the plane was just leaving the frame.
"To get a shot like this is a balancing act on the camera to get the shutter speed and aperture right so the moon and plane are sharp, but I try and use very little ISO to avoid a noisy image.
"The good thing is even though it can be very low light all around the sky in general to capture images like this, the moon is very bright so it sure does help to get a nice image."
To check out more of Aaron's photography, visit www.stillcastphotography.com.
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