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comments appreciated, thank you!

Lovely "Moonshot", my aim is to do the same one day!!

Very nice

Exceptional stellar travel, excellent example of good photographic technique. Congratulations. Best wishes. Vicente.

perfect shot and nice congratulations, best regards Jorge Luis

Fantastic capture. Very nice clarity. best regards Christine

Wonderful capture ... really great details. Best wishes.

Awesome! Beautiful shot! A very good example of astrophotography! Best regards, Linh Dinh

Beautiful image! So clear and sharp. Well done. Regards, Jean-Marc

Thank you all for the very kind comments. This was a learning experience for me. This was the first time that I noticed how much the mirror actuation vibrates the camera on the tripod. I also realized that I forgot to turn off the VR on the lens. I'm anxious to try this again.

 

Best regards,

 

Dick

I really like the rim of light separating on the circumference. Always fascinating to view the moon with such good detail.

Unbelievable detail, Dicky. I have tries so many times to capture the moon - never clear and always with a halo. Great work my friend. Have a good week. Regards, Lawrence.

Dick... The VR and shutter slap shot doesn't seem to have harmed this at all. I was attracted to the shot immediately, and pleasantly surprised to find it yours (only your third "moon shot" and the first closeup). A really good shot of the moon. Thanks for sharing... Mike

 

Thank you very much, Jim, Lawrence and Mike. I think that part of the key to a decent shot of the moon is to take the image at twilight. The sky was really blue in the background and I darkened it in processing. I shot this in 14-bit RAW and decreased the exposure by 1.5 stops in post processing. I also brought up the luminance of yellow and red a bit and there is some sharpening and increased contrast. I've been aware that I need a more solid tripod. I've been using my old Bausch and Lomb from my spotting scope. I also have never used the mirror lock up feature on my camera which is supposed to be specifically designed for this type of shot. I'll have to pull out my Thom Hogan book again. Anyway, my daughter and I did this together in our front yard. It was a lot of fun.

 

Best regards,

 

Dick

Awsome shot Richard. The deatail and clarity are brilliant.

Best Regards Glenn

"there are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls"

 

George Carlin (comedian)

Thank you, Glenn!

 

So good to hear from you, Ton! I had breakfast on Sunday with a surgeon from Belgium(not exactly where you are but close). We had an interesting discussion about how payment for health care works in Europe. You can see that we are struggling with that issue over here. Anyway, thanks for the comment...I enjoyed it!

 

Dick

Great image with awesome detail. Good work.

Congrats on a job well done!

One of the greatest shots with the moon, excellent details captured on it!

Thank you very much, Bill, Kathy and Razvan!

Looks GREAT!

Thank you, Michael!