1st Qtr -01c-sml

1st quarter moon, captured from over 10,000 ft (3,000m) elevation in the Uinta

Mountains. Rendered to display all available color. Comments and feedback requested

and always sincerely appreciated.

David, the different colors of rocks show up nicely.  It is interesting that even with the moon's location high in the sky that the chromatic dispersion caused by the atmosphere is detectable - there is a slight blue fringe at the top and red fringe at the bottom.

Was your camera on a tripod, or a motor-driven mount?

David.I like how the colours stand out as I believed the moon was just white.Well represented with the craters in detail as well.

where are the Uinta Mtns??

Hope you didn't have to lug your gear all the way up there! Interesting shot . Maybe the moon is made of blue cheese??  :) G

Mark; thanks for viewing. I'm still working this one to preserve the colors and remove the CA. I'm still on the learning curve for that exercise. This was taken from a fixed tripod.

John; I'm glad you like it. The only way I have found to pull these colors out is to make a JPG in the camera with vivid settings, and then add more saturation and exposure adjustments in LR or PS. Otherwise, it's just grey and white. The colors are there, but they are so blown out by the sun's reflected light that we never see them with our own eyes.

Greg; the Uinta's are in north-eastern Utah, just south of Wyoming. They are the only major mountain range in the continental US that run east-west. I'm lucky in that a paved highway runs up and over a pass at 11,000 feet, so my back and knees were spared. Thank you for your time and interest.

Viewing this image inspires me to make sure I look at the moon tonite and to bay at it to the extent it deserves.  Excellent job capturing the detail along the dividing line between dark and light sectors.  And, better still, you've taught me a lesson about the power of a camera when compared to the human eye.

My best,

michael

Michael; I am always pleased when you find my images interesting and engaging. I stumbled upon this processing sequence quite by accident. Have fun baying, but not too much fun. It might be interesting to hear who answers. Thank you for your kind words.