Even though I typically photograph mostly birds, animals and other wildlife I have always been fascinated with taking pictures of the moon. A good telephoto lens acts a lot like a telescope and gives you a tiny peek at the moons surface.
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difficulty with photographing the moon is finding the right exposure. Typically you are trying to photograph a bright spot that is floating in a sea of darkness. Every once in a while you get lucky though and the moon is visible when the sun is up, this usually happens near dusk or dawn mainly during the winter. At those times you can get a great pic of the moon with a beautiful blue background, like the photo above.
The difficulty with photographing the moon is finding the right exposure. Typically you are trying to photograph a bright spot that is floating in a sea of darkness. Every once in a while you get lucky though and the moon is visible when the sun is up, this usually happens near dusk or dawn mainly during the winter. At those times you can get a great pic of the moon with a beautiful blue background, like the photo above.
You captured the moon perfectly! I love how you can see all of the details in it.
ReplyDeleteI love the beautiful blue sky with that great Moon! Wonderful capture.
ReplyDeleteSo right you are about the difficulty in getting the right exposure--but you did it!
ReplyDeleteGood capture, all mine are at night, maybe I will have to set out from an evening shot like this.
ReplyDeleteYou got the exposure perfectly in this one. Very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! :-)
ReplyDeleteDid you see Ivar's moon shot?
Here! ;-)
And what a beautiful capture it is! Happy SWF. :)
ReplyDeleteYou might like to see the moon I shot and posted. It is huge and looks different.
ReplyDeleteIt is on my Brookville Blog
http://brookvilledailyphoto.blogspot.com/
I'm glad i checked out your page, the moon is almost out of reach, it looks likes when you took a picture of it, your just a hand away from it... amazing....
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You're right, this IS very Beautiful & absolutely perfect for Sky Watch Friday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sky Watching!
Great capture and thanks for explaining how it is done.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful!! The telephoto lens really helps to add detail to the surface of the moon!!
ReplyDeleteThat moon looks like a pregnant belly to me!
ReplyDeleteYou did a fabulous job here... outstanding!!
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Oh this is indeed beautiful. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThe clarity of this shot is amazing! What a great capture- such detail in the craters!
ReplyDeleteA different shot from the rest of sky watch. I bet you have the right gadjet to capture this beautiful scene.
ReplyDeleteI get my telephoto len a year ago and I agree with you that the visible of moon is so nice during sunrise at dawn & that is the great time to shoot the moon.I love the photo,,beautiful moon with blue background.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see the moon with a blue sky. Nice work!
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What a great shot! I'm always trying to capture the moon, myself... I should get a better lens, I think.
ReplyDeleteI've actually managed to post this week, and I've once again combined my Friday's Feathers with my SkyWatch. I hope you'll visit when you get a chance.
http://flamingofotos.blogspot.com
I love the moon! Beautiful! Greetings from Sweden!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful moon image!
ReplyDeleteYes. It's such a treat when the moon is out in full daylight. Nice capture.
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