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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:46:22 -0400
References: <127BF34AF3734E88874C6F00D7636DF5@jimnichols>

wow!

ric


On Mar 18, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Bob Adler mentioned Thursday that the moonrise can be seen around sundown 
> in California on March 19th, so I started looking here.  In the East, it 
> rises too early in the day to make a useful photo.  I noticed tonight that 
> it was approaching an overhead position and I had a clear shot, though 
> there was a slight haze around the moon.  Not trusting the weather 
> forecast, I decided to do my thing tonight.
> 
> After trying several tripod shots that were disappointing, I decided to go 
> to the old standard approach, which Tina Manley mentioned sometime back.  
> Camera on Manual, ISO 200, Sunny 16 exposure, manually supported, but 
> leaning against a wall.  I gave up trying to manually focus, and set the 
> scale at infinity.  This was the best of five shots.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Moon+Over+TN.tif.html
> 
> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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