The Moon and Venus

macpro88 · May 23, 2012

Just sitting on the back deck and noticed this:

7D, 1/4, f/5.6, ISO 1600

As always, C&C welcome!

Twilight Pair by macpro88, on Flickr

macpro88 · May 23, 2012

No thoughts on this?

even if its bad say something, only way I'll learn!

TheKenTurner · May 23, 2012

Well I like it! (y)

WesternGuy · May 24, 2012

Neat - I always like to see what others have done in their "astrophotography". I am curious about your exposure - why f5.6, and nothing smaller/wider - lens? I am also curious as to whether or not an increase in the contrast would bring out some more of the detail on the surface of the moon - don't know, just asking.
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Frequency · May 24, 2012

Well, i like it for its simplicity...and hmm... i think some music ...or is it the song of silence?

Haya.H · May 24, 2012

I know this doesnt capture the point you wanted. but when i saw the picture this version hit me right away

Nice picture by the way!

pgriz · May 24, 2012

The justapositon of the two is good, and you succeeded in capturing the earthglow on the dark side of the moon. However, from a strictly pictorial point-of-view, the foreground is not very interesting in itself, and does not enhance or contribute to the enjoyment of the two heavenly lights you have captured. This is where having a conveniently placed pictureque mountain or other foreground object can add to the image. Unfortunately, few of us have the ability to conjure up landscape to order, so we have to use our feet to position ourselves appropriately.

macpro88 · May 24, 2012

The pic was more of a, "o look a pretty sight, grab the camera!" lol taken from my back yard and unfortunately, living in norther Ohio, we don't have mountains lol I was lucky enough to even have a tree line lol. So it was more of a quick pic than an actual composition, but I think it turned out decent for what it is.

Also, no tripod yet

next on the list though, probably why I had to use a smaller aperture... i had quite a few blurry ones before I got a good shot.

Also, if anyone wants to mess around with it and post edits, I will attach the original RAW file below!

Thanks everyone!

http://db.tt/6U4bOCFn