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18-AUG-2008

8/18/08 - Moon and Pines

Went out before sunrise to make more sunrise and dew-covered spider web images. No clouds for sunrise interest and no dew. However, turning my back to the sun rising in the east I saw the moon setting in the west - and there was today's PAD. A bit of walking & tripod shuffling in order to get an interesting interaction between the moon & the pine branches - two branches "reaching for the moon" and one branch partially silhouetted.
Did several of these including a PAD "reject" done with the 35mm equivalent of a 630 mm lens. The PAD reject is all about the moon and very little about the pines. http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/image/101835853

Nikon D300
1/60s f/22.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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April 18-Aug-2008 21:37
I'm jealous! For framing the moon this morning, all I had behind me (to the West) was a lifeguard tower, some really scruffy looking trees, tall light poles over a baseball diamond, and some blocky apartment buildings with yellow street lights in front. I couldn't see an opportunity. ::sigh::

This is a lovely idea and capture.