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BigV · 02-21-2008, 05:09 PM

Two more moonshots.

Pic 01 -- My best from the August 2007 eclipse. It was this red in real life then, and last night too. But I have been monkeying with the white balance and other settings on the camera, and the effects can be seen here.

Pic 02 -- This is a non-digital zoom from the same camera taken Sunday night. As you can see, the moon is waxing gibbous, unlike the previous post where it is full. What makes this shot interesting for me is that to get such a large clear image (with my pocket camera 6x optical zoom), I borrowed my friend's binoculars. I held the lens barrel of the camera firmly to the eyecup of the binoculars and then searched madly for the moon. Freeze. Snap (while still frozen). Voila! I think it turned out great! Certainly far far better than the majority of my other photos of the moon.

02-21-2008, 05:09 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Two more moonshots. Pic 01 -- My best from the August 2007 eclipse. It was this red in real life then, and last night too. But I have been monkeying with the white balance and other settings on the camera, and the effects can be seen here. Pic 02 -- This is a non-digital zoom from the same camera taken Sunday night. As you can see, the moon is waxing gibbous, unlike the previous post where it is full. What makes this shot interesting for me is that to get such a large clear image (with my pocket camera 6x optical zoom), I borrowed my friend's binoculars. I held the lens barrel of the camera firmly to the eyecup of the binoculars and then searched madly for the moon. Freeze. Snap (while still frozen). Voila! I think it turned out great! Certainly far far better than the majority of my other photos of the moon. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.