Well, I did an experimental photo shoot tonight...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Let me know what you think, good or bad!

[In_The_Wind]

1. It's beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks, my dear In_The_Wind!

[In_The_Wind]

3. My moon shots never turned out well.

I gave up on 'em.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I'm sorry they didn't turn out well for you!

Part of it is what kind of camera you have. Mine allows all sorts of settings to be used.......normally I'm not adventurous, but tonight I felt like experimenting...and it paid off!

[applegrove]

4. Wow. Beauty. Is there a name for that kind of moon?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thank you, my dear applegrove!

It's nearly full. You could call it a waxing gibbous moon.

Waxing=getting nearly full. After it gets full, and proceeds to look smaller, we say it's waning.

Gibbous=not full yet, or after having been full. Any phase where the moon looks odd or oblong.

[applegrove]

9. You must have the best view out of your house Peggy.

[Adsos Letter]

7. I like it!

I like the tones.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I'm glad you do, my dear Adsos Letter!

It means quite a lot to old amateur me.

[Mira]

8. I'm so impressed

out of my mind, actually. That was very successful, I know you are proud as you should be. The colors are fabulous.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Thank you, my dear Mira!

I am (as we say) over the moon!

It was completely experimental. I've never even played with the manual setting before. I don't actually know what it does, exactly. But my results knocked my socks off!

[Mira]

12. I think of your photo work and mine as similar

Until now.
I have a fine camera, and a setting that says automatic. Whatever success I have with photos is in choosing subjects, and in cropping. I'm an unabashed amateur, but I take some good photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. That is about how I see what I do with my camera.

I crop judiciously and I also have a very simple Photoshop program that I routinely use.

I love taking pictures! And every now and then, I get a good one.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

20. Great shot CPeg

and if you right click on your home computer it will probably reveal the settings you used so you can duplicate it.......

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Thank you, my dear Dyedinthewoolliberal!

Actually, I think the photo itself has the settings in the file where I stored it.

I'll check!

But really I want to improve on it!

Monday is the full moon and the solstice, so I want to see if I can do that moon more beautifully!

[mnhtnbb]

14. Very nice, CalPeggy!

We've had a lot of clouds the last couple of nights. Didn't even know that moon was up there?

Nice detail and color!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thank you so much, my dear mnhtnbb!

I was just shooting it in my usual auto no flash, and the little photo on the camera's back looked awful. So I thought, WTH, let's try some other setting. And the rest is history!

I could not believe the detail!

[Mz Pip]

16. Looks great

I don't have much luck with moon shots.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Thank you, my dear Mz Pip!

I just put the camera on "manual" and let it do the rest. Literally, that was all.

If your camera allows this setting, you should try it. You do need a long lens, if you have one.

[ManiacJoe]

18. I like it.

Nice color.
Good placement in the frame.
I would probably crop it tighter while maintaining everything about the presentation.
Like most moon shots, it could probably use a little post processing love for sharpness and contrast (hard to tell at this size).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Thank you, my dear ManiacJoe!

I hear you about the cropping...I like to leave a little space. This time, it seemed as though the moon was shining to the right, so I cropped it in that direction.

My very primitive photoshop program doesn't have a sharpening feature, alas, and the more advanced programs are so complex that I am completely confused as to how to use them! I did use the contrast function. God knows I have much to learn!

Thanks for coming by and for your comments.