Strawberry moon photos.

[usonian]

Yesterday's photo (posted on AndyS's thread)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036102212
Why we are photographers . . .
The sky background was light, so the horizon shows nicely.


Darker sky tonight. It was later, so no horizon except for a tree.
1000mm effective focal length.

Enjoy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. The color is so interesting, my dear usonian. Almost like strawberries!

I rather like the tree in this photo. The effect seems to make the moon seem even larger than it is.

Nicely done!

Thanks for sharing your work.

[usonian]

3. I do minimal post-processing.

The colors are about as realistic as I could manage and still darken the shadows a bit.
Indeed, on the horizon, there is a longer air path to scatter the blue light, and the moon is redder.
The tree was nice. You're welcome.
My pleasure to share.

[elleng]

2. Thank you!

[usonian]

4. You're welcome.

Most prolific of photographers!
Keep up the good work.

[Cha]

5. Wow.. TY!

💙💛

[usonian]

6. Ya Welcome.

Enough practice and I'll get good at this stuff.

[Cha]

15. lol.. oh you're good!

💙💛

[calimary]

7. DAAAAAAAAAAAYUM...

What AMAZING shots!

Spectacular!

Thanks for sharing them with us, usonian!

[usonian]

8. Just having fun!

So glad you like the photos.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

9. Nice!!!!

[usonian]

12. High praise coming from Grumpy!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

16. Awww thanks!

Those are definitely my kind of photos.

[Siwsan]

10. I was outside at 3:30, this morning, moon gazing

It was absolutely stunning and the atmosphere was so peaceful.

[usonian]

13. I was just out this morning, till about 9

and the still air was PERFECT for flower photos, less the waving in the breeze.
Will process and share some later.
and get some sleep!

[brer cat]

11. Those a very nice, usonian.

Thanks for sharing.

[usonian]

14. Happy to share my good fortune.

There tends to be some haze on the horizon and since I am shooting across a "ravine" (I live on a ridge) there is usually a lot of turbulence. Stars often seem to dance around like, well, UFO's.

Very good fortune.

[summer_in_TX]

17. Stunning!

It was partly cloudy here in Central Texas so I never got a very good look. Thank you for sharing those!

[usonian]

18. Wow. You're welcome.

I am a bit underpowered compared to NASA and some pro's with longer lenses ( I have been using a Coolpix point and shoot for years) and I usually defer to them for space photos, or even Firefall in Yosemite (which gets way too crowded at the time).

I was hoping to see lots of moon photos on DU. I am happy to be the duty photographer. Especially for people who got clouds, bummer.

[George McGovern]

19. Real nice usonian!

[usonian]

20. Much appreciated, George.

I took advantage of some pretty ideal conditions.
Looking forward to more of your photos.