Venus and crescent Moon (14 June)

[alexch (Alex)]

Hi All,

After disappointing Queens Birthday weekend weather it looked promising last night so I made a quick trip to Cape Schanck to get Moon and Venus.

Attached are two twilight shots from the cape.

By the way, what is the general consensus - should such images be posted here or in the "Terrestrial" forum?
Cheers,
Alex

[RobF (Rob)]

Wow! That first one if just wonderful Alex! I love the lighthouse beam, and venus and moon exposed better.

Who cares which forum - just keep posting if they're going to be this good!!

[alexch (Alex)]

Thanks, Rob!

The second image is taken a bit later and Moon is slightly overexposed, however I decided to keep it because of the lightpath on the water from Venus.

Cheers,
Alex

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Beautiful images Alex! Great stuff.

Cheers,
Stephen

[michaellxv (Michael)]

Both fanastic, the lighthouse sets the first one off. And in the second, i've never seen a Venus beam before.

[alexch (Alex)]

Thanks, Michael!

The Venus beam on the ocean was very nice to observe visually as well.

Cheers,
Alex

[mbaddah (Mo)]

Alex your photos are amazing, well done

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Its a solar system image to me Alex. Beautiful work

[Quark (Trevor)]

Simply Sensational Alex, for me the 2nd image is outstanding, it is so beautifully balanced. I think the little extra texture in the water and the effect of the glowing Sunset on the clouds is sensational along with the reflections make it a truly extraordinary image.

Exceptional images.
Regards
Trevor

[h0ughy (David)]

nice work Alex

[Spanrz (Brett)]

Mind blowing. Keep it up.

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow, if you could combine both of them it would be the best. I love the lighthouse in the first, but the mass of dark grey rocks is distracting. I love the glow and stars in the second, but the longer exposure means the moon is out of shape.

So yeh, both of them please

Brilliantly done.

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Very nice shots indeed! Thanks for sharing.
That reflection from Venus is quite spectacular. Well done, I like both - it would have been absolutely stunning if the lighthouse had been in the 2nd one too

[lesbehrens (Les)]

very wow. good shot

[suma126 (Shane)]

both photos are excellent but i like the second one the best

[alexch (Alex)]

Thanks everyone, your kind words arevery much appreciated.

Originally Posted by iceman

Wow, if you could combine both of them it would be the best. I love the lighthouse in the first, but the mass of dark grey rocks is distracting. I love the glow and stars in the second, but the longer exposure means the moon is out of shape.

So yeh, both of them please

I'll write a letter to Parks Victoria and ask to relocate the lighthouse onto that lower rock due to popular demand

Cheers,
Alex

[Troy]

I'm glad you posted in the Solar System Section
Love the second one what a cracker
Well done Alex

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Stunning Alex!!!!

Cheers Petra d.

[venus (Lydia)]

Wonderful images an inspiration!