This is beautiful. I wish I had a powerful enough lens to get this kind of shot. Fantastic.

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I love ur moon shots, amazing!!!

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Thank you so much Morgana, I'm really glad you like it - that means a lot coming from you - hope everything's going good on your part of the world

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Wonderful! And it's in focus. So many moon shots I see are blurry. It must have been a cold clear night.

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wow!

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thanks, the focus really is the hardest part when it comes to lunar photography - this was the result of several dozen photos taken at around the same time and then I sort through them to find the ones with the best photo quality, focus, lighting and composition - it's a lot of trial and error

I've also noticed that the majority of moon shots are way out of focus and I think I know why ... it is incredibly difficult to get the moon in focus because when you are looking through the viewfinder it never looks like the final print and there are only a few references like Tycho to focus on - it does take more than point-and-shoot to get a good and focused shot, but it's not something that the average person can't do, it just takes some patience to get it absolutely steady before the shutter opens ... I always tell people that they can take great moon shots with just about any camera but the trick is to get it into focus and I still stand by that

as far as the weather, this was taken almost a 1/2 years ago (Oct 27, 2006 at 8:18:58 PM) so I can't really remember what it was like outside ... but I will say that I don't set up my gear to dp lunar photos unless it's nice enough for me to be out there shooting for at least 2 hours and I almost always spend 3-6 hours out there once I'm set up ... but you were right about it being a cold clear night!

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make that 1 1/2 years ... doh

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Thanks for all the good info. I live near the ocean and I'm sure the moisture in the air affects the shot. I suppose I should look for a low humidity night. Or maybe go to the mountains. At 10,000 feet and away from the city. I'm sure the particles in the atmosphere absorb the city lights and that may affect the shot as well. I just need to get out there and try it. Full moon in a couple of days....

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Time flies!

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