I managed to get as far as 9 o’clock this evening without having taken a photo so I was very grateful to see this almost full moon when I popped out to do the weekly food shop. As soon as I got home I grabbed my camera with my longest lens and extender and set about taking some photos. Sadly, a even 200mm lens with a 1.4x extender on a cropped sensor camera just doesn’t get you close enough to the moon so this has been heavily cropped. There was a little hazy cloud across the moon by the time I took this so I’ve had to do a little tweaking in Lightroom to add a little clarity to the surface of the planet. One day I’ll win the lottery and be able to afford a super-dooper long lens to do this heavenly body justice….

WOW; great job!!~ urmysunshine · 2009-05-05: 17:32

I think it looks just fabulous! Mgb527 · 2009-05-05: 17:35

Gorgeous!! Najeli · 2009-05-05: 17:48

Great work!! lookagain · 2009-05-05: 18:53

Fantastic work, Helen!! :O ????? · 2009-05-06: 07:27

Thats a fantastic shot, I'm very envious as my camera could never take anything as clear as this busybee36 · 2009-05-06: 09:34

what an eyecatching shot and a favorite song:) sparkybennett · 2009-05-09: 10:22

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