Saturday, February 21, 2015

Tonight's moon


Apparently there was supposed to be a planet or two in close proximity to the new moon in the sky tonight but I couldn't see anything other than the moon so I took a few pictures anyway...

I used my Sigma 120-400mm lens at f8 for this shot and set the camera to spot metering rather than matrix metering otherwise the moon is totally blown out and way to bright to pick out any details.
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5 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlFebruary 22, 2015 at 4:13 AM

    what a great shot!

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  2. RonFebruary 22, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    This is a great shot. Lots of detail in that sliver of moon. Handheld?

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    1. PaulFebruary 22, 2015 at 6:51 PM

      Not quite handheld... I braced the camera up against the open door of my pickup truck. Let's see 4 tires on the ground does that mean I was using a quadrapod? ;)

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  3. Bethany CarsonFebruary 23, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Nice photo of the moon!

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  4. Quynh LeFebruary 25, 2015 at 3:01 AM

    Very details image. Good work!

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