Photography
Related: About this forumMy moon photo from last night is on EarthSky's website! The link is below:
https://earthsky.org/earthsky-community-photos/entry/65638/unweird
(2,564 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,785 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,785 posts)How the heck did you do that?
(I know nothing about photography.)
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Really good equipment (camera AND lens) and wanting to keep getting better at taking moon photos.
That's it in a nutshell. More details if you want them!
Irish_Dem
(47,785 posts)This is a very artistic shot, and requires a good sense of aesthetics, balance and composition.
The rough gray highly texturized moon slice pops out at you up against the solid smooth black darkness of the rest of the moon.
And then the perfect symmetry of the slices, light and dark.
But I guess I wondered about a couple of things.
Why don't more people show the rough surface of the moon in pictures of the moon?
And does it take an especially advanced camera to see the surface of the moon like that?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,785 posts)Take your time.
Lunabell
(6,135 posts)That is an amazing photo of the moon! Gorgeous. Congrats, Ms. Peggy!!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,897 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,165 posts)Its a great shot and deserves to be there!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)HAB911
(8,945 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)niyad
(113,817 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)niyad
(113,817 posts)Permanut
(5,700 posts)Nicely done.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)think4yourself
(839 posts)I love this!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)-misanthroptimist
(830 posts)I'm impressed that that was just taken with a camera with no telescope involved. Very cool and a very good shot!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)The lens is a 100 to 400mm and there's an extra feature in the camera that's called the 2X extender. It's a sort of electronic zoom and it works wonderfully!
Thanks for your kind words!
Docreed2003
(16,899 posts)I love the fine details in your pic as well!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)George McGovern
(5,420 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Your beautiful words brought the tears.
MontanaMama
(23,366 posts)Congratulations. Well deserved and the best thing Ive seen today.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Glad I improved your day!
You certainly gave me a boost as well!
elleng
(131,349 posts)Sending them a few greenbacks!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)edbermac
(15,950 posts)ISO, exposure, F stop?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Olympus E-M10MarkIV
Focal Length 400.0 mm (400.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/7.1
Exposure Time 0.005s (1/200)
ISO 1250
DoBW
(673 posts)It's art
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Duncan Grant
(8,297 posts)Congrats! Its a nice acknowledgment and a lovely capture.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)GoneOffShore
(17,345 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)calimary
(81,571 posts)It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)And the same goes for your duplicate response! ?
calimary
(81,571 posts)But the message bears repeating. It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.
nocoincidences
(2,236 posts)You are a master!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Bo Zarts
(25,407 posts)Congratulations! Beautiful image.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)That's a wonderful thing to say. I really appreciate it!
et tu
(946 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)et tu
(946 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,726 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,777 posts)Owl
(3,647 posts)world wide wally
(21,760 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,264 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,970 posts)Your photo made my day!
I also want to thank you again for your photo from some time ago, that I use for my desktop photo. The black background with the crescent moon has a dramatic, classy look that I like for my computer screen.
JustinBulletin
(75 posts)CONGRATULATIONS!
CrispyQ
(36,557 posts)I've never seen a U-shaped moon & had to look it up.
When the crescent Moon travels straight down toward the horizon, you will get the 'U' shaped Moon. Many describe this as when the 'horns' of the Moon point upward. This can happen once or twice a year, again depending on the latitude of your location.
barbtries
(28,818 posts)it's a stunning photo
justaprogressive
(2,250 posts)dozens surprised... ( )
blm
(113,131 posts)liberalla
(9,275 posts)Absolutely GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing it with me, DU and the world!
Exquisite!
Callalily
(14,900 posts)By the way, great photo. I may not always comment on your moon shots, but I always view them.