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
(2,551 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,436 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,436 posts)How the heck did you do that?
(I know nothing about photography.)
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 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
(47,436 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
(149,715 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,436 posts)Take your time.
Lunabell
(6,111 posts)That is an amazing photo of the moon! Gorgeous. Congrats, Ms. Peggy!!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,879 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,082 posts)Its a great shot and deserves to be there!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)HAB911
(8,916 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)niyad
(113,581 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)niyad
(113,581 posts)Permanut
(5,643 posts)Nicely done.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)think4yourself
(839 posts)I love this!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)-misanthroptimist
(821 posts)I'm impressed that that was just taken with a camera with no telescope involved. Very cool and a very good shot!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 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
(16,876 posts)I love the fine details in your pic as well!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)George McGovern
(5,420 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Your beautiful words brought the tears.
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)Congratulations. Well deserved and the best thing Ive seen today.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Glad I improved your day!
You certainly gave me a boost as well!
elleng
(131,129 posts)Sending them a few greenbacks!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)edbermac
(15,947 posts)ISO, exposure, F stop?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 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
(625 posts)It's art
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Duncan Grant
(8,291 posts)Congrats! Its a nice acknowledgment and a lovely capture.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)GoneOffShore
(17,341 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)calimary
(81,501 posts)It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)And the same goes for your duplicate response! ?
calimary
(81,501 posts)But the message bears repeating. It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.
nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)You are a master!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Bo Zarts
(25,404 posts)Congratulations! Beautiful image.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)That's a wonderful thing to say. I really appreciate it!
et tu
(910 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)et tu
(910 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,429 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,715 posts)Owl
(3,644 posts)world wide wally
(21,755 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,213 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,969 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
(74 posts)CONGRATULATIONS!
CrispyQ
(36,525 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
(28,811 posts)it's a stunning photo
justaprogressive
(2,234 posts)dozens surprised... ( )
blm
(113,095 posts)liberalla
(9,262 posts)Absolutely GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing it with me, DU and the world!
Exquisite!
Callalily
(14,895 posts)By the way, great photo. I may not always comment on your moon shots, but I always view them.