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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:30:23 -0400
References: <127BF34AF3734E88874C6F00D7636DF5@jimnichols>

That is gorgeous!  I'm glad sunny 16 worked for you!  I'll try it tonight if
the clouds don't roll in.

Tina



On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 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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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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