Very nice framing by the limbs Lynda!! danrav · 2011-02-21: 07:51

Magical! davidcardona · 2011-02-21: 07:53

As you have no doubt noticed by now, shooting the moon is rather problematic, especially with a compact camera. The problem is quite simple: the moon is extraordinarily bright relative to the night sky / landscape. We usually counter this by taking one shot of the moon with the light meter focused on it, and one shot of the whole thing before combining the two. It helps enormously to use a tripod. Your camera has increased its ISO sensitivity beyond what I would consider an acceptable level (very grainy sky) in order to capture the foreground and has also burnt out the moon leaving just a white disc. In the future, prop your camera against something and use the timer. Force the ISO not to exceed 400. Take two shots, one metered on the moon (there is something called spot metering, as opposed to evaluative or centre-weighted, but you'll have to read the manual), the other as standard. You then superimpose one on the other. Hope this helps. revenant · 2011-02-21: 08:45

Wow such a mystical capture mystic1 · 2011-02-21: 08:56

Very beautiful! gtundeeva · 2011-02-21: 09:14

I like the way the one branch almost touches the moon and then drops off as if it has been melted. karmankwarner · 2011-02-21: 09:27

I like how the sky looks somewhat purple! HoosierAtHeART · 2011-02-21: 09:56

well done Lynda!!!! urmysunshine · 2011-02-21: 10:50

Nice shot. joycephotography · 2011-02-21: 11:54

That explains why I came over all peculiar and snarly. UNCLE DODO · 2011-02-21: 12:09

great ! pietermanphoto · 2011-02-21: 13:02

I actually quite like the grainy sky as it gives a spooky kind of atmosphere. I like the composition of the shot too cariad · 2011-02-21: 13:07

Beautiful! wildduck · 2011-02-21: 14:06

Beautiful!!!!! SunFlower1990 · 2011-02-21: 15:05

Nice one. I love that deep blue colour. Jarvo · 2011-02-21: 15:18

It is, as Stefan says, a very difficult subject. I tried several nights to shoot the full moon, with very poor results. Although this shot lacks detail in the moon itself, it makes up for it in atmosphere. SADHYA · 2011-02-21: 16:37

I think it's beautiful! liveandletlive · 2011-02-21: 19:09

The moon is always beautiful however you shoot it :-) Nice work.. All I did was shoot before it got dark and it came out fine.. NellyBly · 2011-02-21: 20:23

I love the colors of this and the limbs surrounding the moon. Very nice picture. paintbox · 2011-02-21: 23:38

Very nice and interesting shot!!! Well done Lynda!! :) Nukee · 2011-02-21: 23:54

great and voting for this although Stefan has all the technical tips about getting the moon perfect I like the dreamy colours and atmosphere in your shot MoMac · 2011-02-22: 03:52

I agree -- there are wonderfully detailed photos of the moon, but the atmosphere (no pun intended) is very good here! I'm curious -- it seems there's a halo around the moon (unless that's just from the light) -- if there was a halo, did it rain the next day? ????? · 2011-02-22: 13:07

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