Nice shot, I really like the ghostly reflection! I would crop out the rock on the left as it distracts from the great subject you have in the center of the frame.
If you posted a pic in that last comment, I can't see it. But I concur that at 600mm, there is not much you can do if it is not on a tripod.
Even the Canon IS lenses have that internal movement when you initiate the shutter release button. It does take a while to get used to. In the early...
Work out your exposure times before you go so you have an idea of how long you can leave the shutter open before you start to see some blur in the stars. This will save you some trail and error time in the cold of night. Without the lack of light that late at night, you probably will want some...
Good color and detail in that one Kirk. Too bad about the camera shake. Were you bracing it on anything? I used to love to shoot the moon back with I had my 500mm f4 L. It on my 20D with a 1.4x made for some serious reach! Now that my longest lens is the 70-200mm, I don't really try and...