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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:13:26 -0400

Oh yeah, I didn't notice you shot it on a 4/3 system. Even 500mm seems too
short for that view though!



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On 3/19/11 1:08 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Chris.  The 250 becomes a 500 on an Oly 4/3 camera, so that helps.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee
> 
> 
>> Wow, that Is incredible. Looks like it was shot through a telescope!
>> 
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>> Chris Crawford
>> Fine Art Photography
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>> 260-486-2581
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>> On 3/18/11 11:25 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 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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