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Half Way to the Moon

2008.02.15
Looks a bit better when enlarged

The other night, we had a glorious moon, in a cloudless sky (unusual for Melbourne). I took quite a few pics with camera on tripod, different settings etc. but this one I think is the best of what I took.
14 Comments
jet28 Stunning shot - love the faint shadow of the tree!
jet28 · 2008-02-16: 02:12
Maxine That's nice! Better than any moon pics I've ever taken myself.
Maxine · 2008-02-16: 03:03
Cherax Yes, I like the faint shadow too.
It's really hard to photograph the moon. One day I'll get a bigarsed lens and give it another try.
If I recall, you have a good compact (non-SLR), so the following might work for you. Please forgive me rambling on for a bit:...

It's best to put it into Manual mode, and set aperture & time yourself. On auto, it will try to average the brightness for the whole scene, making the moon too bright.
During the eclipse last August I had the aperture on f28 and 1/4 second. Maybe f11, and a shorter shutter speed would've worked better, but it's very hard to focus on the moon in the dark. It's a bright moon tonight, so maybe I'll try again.
Cherax · 2008-02-16: 04:40
Cherax Kovac's just posted a moon shot too. Way better than mine, and I'd say he has expensive gear. Doesn't say what settings he used.
Cherax · 2008-02-16: 04:43
photopoet there's something mysterious about this photo
photopoet · 2008-02-16: 08:58
angeldevil1980 wow I love how the other half has faded out but just a little - great work
angeldevil1980 · 2008-02-16: 15:22
nadoune Wo00w amazing shot !!!
nadoune · 2008-02-17: 18:50
Lizzi lovely..I like the halo
Lizzi · 2008-02-18: 10:15
instantsfutiles Excellent!
instantsfutiles · 2008-02-19: 00:25
Emazull Hi there !!

It is great to view all your photos that I missed due to my very2 hectic schedule. This one in particular is special because, moon in Australia looks bigger than in my place (Malaysia).

Emazull · 2008-02-25: 01:46
munchinees Wow! Love this shot! Can see both half of the moon.
munchinees · 2008-02-27: 03:57
TTThanh verry nice..............
TTThanh · 2008-02-27: 23:35
maryamrs lovely... :)
maryamrs · 2008-02-28: 12:53
marcinescu and i was thinking it is 30 seconds ;)
marcinescu · 2008-08-17: 12:34
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