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
(2,565 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,928 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,928 posts)How the heck did you do that?
(I know nothing about photography.)
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 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
(47,928 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
(149,804 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,928 posts)Take your time.
Lunabell
(6,141 posts)That is an amazing photo of the moon! Gorgeous. Congrats, Ms. Peggy!!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,907 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,185 posts)Its a great shot and deserves to be there!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)HAB911
(8,946 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)niyad
(113,941 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)niyad
(113,941 posts)Permanut
(5,710 posts)Nicely done.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)think4yourself
(839 posts)I love this!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)-misanthroptimist
(832 posts)I'm impressed that that was just taken with a camera with no telescope involved. Very cool and a very good shot!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 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
(16,902 posts)I love the fine details in your pic as well!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)George McGovern
(5,420 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Your beautiful words brought the tears.
MontanaMama
(23,367 posts)Congratulations. Well deserved and the best thing Ive seen today.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Glad I improved your day!
You certainly gave me a boost as well!
elleng
(131,391 posts)Sending them a few greenbacks!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)edbermac
(15,951 posts)ISO, exposure, F stop?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 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
(693 posts)It's art
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Duncan Grant
(8,297 posts)Congrats! Its a nice acknowledgment and a lovely capture.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)GoneOffShore
(17,346 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)calimary
(81,605 posts)It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)And the same goes for your duplicate response! ?
calimary
(81,605 posts)But the message bears repeating. It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.
nocoincidences
(2,237 posts)You are a master!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Bo Zarts
(25,407 posts)Congratulations! Beautiful image.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)That's a wonderful thing to say. I really appreciate it!
et tu
(958 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)et tu
(958 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,782 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,804 posts)Owl
(3,647 posts)world wide wally
(21,760 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,277 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
(36,562 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
(28,821 posts)it's a stunning photo
justaprogressive
(2,252 posts)dozens surprised... ( )
blm
(113,132 posts)liberalla
(9,277 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.