First Quarter Moon

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Taken last night with my new Olympus lens, 100--400mm.

[CrispyQ]

1. A wonderful shot! -nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thank you, my dear CrispyQ!

[Mousetoescamper]

3. Your new lens got a crystal-clear image of a mountain in a crater. I think it's Archimedes. That

grabbed my attention right away. Stunning photo, Peggy! I love this.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Omigod, my dear Mousetoescamper!

Thank you for telling me. I knew this lens was sharp -- but what you told me goes beyond sharp!

I was not using a tripod; it was hand-held!

Thank you so much!

[Mousetoescamper]

6. You've got a steady hand! I had to use a tripod and a remote shutter release

to get this shot in 2013. The lens was a 75-300 Canon. Quite a difference in clarity compared to your shot!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Hey, your photo is amazing too!

My hands are often shaking. The image stabilization in the lens as well as in the camera talk to each other which increases the overall stabilization. It’s amazing!

[Diamond_Dog]

5. WOW! Very sharp, very detailed!

Well done, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thank you so much, my dear Diamond _Dog!

This photo exceeded my expectations by quite a lot!

[Alpeduez21]

9. That. Is. Awesome.

Thanks It's so cool that people can take those photos and not be an observatory or part of NASA. I can't but thanks for showing this.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. You're very welcome, my dear Alpeduez21!

I appreciate your response very much!

[Lionel Mandrake]

11. Here's a riddle: When is a quarter equal to a half?

Answer: when we're talking about phases of the moon.
This almost-first-quarter photo has great resolution.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Awww....thank you so much, my dear Lionel! ♥

You're exactly right on both counts, and no surprise there!

right back!




PS--for those wondering, Lionel is my husband of many years.

[Lionel Mandrake]

13. Also I used to have a Lionel train.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I remember you talking about that, so long ago. . .

[Tracyjo]

15. Nice new lense

It looks great.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thank you so much, dear Tracyjo! I am really happy with it. n/t