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To shoot this roll of film! Geez, either I'm slowing down, or I've been too busy, or maybe (most likely) I've got a touch of what Seb had. The last wedding I shot took a bit out of me.
At any rate, I tried something new on this roll. I've never taken a shot of the full moon before. The best times to shoot the moon are near first quarter and last quarter. You get the most shadows and the most detail that way. But looking at my moon shots, I realized I had never tried shooting the full moon. So I did. I bracketted more than usual for this one - five frames instead of three.
The second shot is a grab shot. I got up one morning and let the dogs out. The moon and clouds looked rather picturesque, so I grabbed the N80 and shot a frame. Minutes later the clouds covered the moon (and the whole sky), and the moment was gone. Looking at the photo, I wish I had bracketted the shot to capture the moon better.
Full moon shot taken with Celestron C-8, N80 at prime focus, Superia Xtra 400, 1/500th second. Cropped slightly to get it under 640 pixels.
Clouds and moon shot taken with N80, Quantaray 70-300mm, Superia Xtra 400. Reduced to 640 pixels.
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