Plane crossing middle of moon.

[suma126 (Shane)]

great shot chris

[michaellxv (Michael)]

Wow, what a great shot.
As well as other suggestions LPOD would like it too.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

I've seen a couple of shots of planes across the moon, but this is by far the best by a long way. Fantastic scale and detail! So well done! I reckon most would be flukes, but you set this up intentionally! Kudos!

[DavidU (Dave)]

Now on my desktop. Fab image again Chris.

[Quark (Trevor)]

What a super shot you have there Chris,

Very well done, congrats on a top result.

Cheers
Trevor

[hotspur (Chris)]

Hi All.

Thank you to those who have commented and viewed.

I had a very quick PP in CS 5 today,here are the results.

regards Chris

[iceman (Mike)]

This is now IOTW.

Fantastic shot! No luck involved - plenty of preparation and practise paid off!

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Congratulations on the IOTW mate! It's truly a unique and awesome shot.

Hope my comment about "flukes" wasn't misinterpreted. I was in no way saying yours was luck. In fact, I said the opposite. Yours was intentional and it paid off!

Oh, and I'd definitely send it in to APOD! Gotta give that a go!

[RB (Andrew)]

Congratulations Chris.
What a great shot and worthy of IOTW !
Well planed and executed.

[sasup (Stacey)]

that is the coolest thing all day

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

late to come across this thread..bravo, well done sir!
a fine result indeed

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very cool! Nerves of steel alright... one single shot? Mate you're game.

[bartman (Bart)]

Chris that is an amaaazzing shot!!!!
Absolutely well done and executed!
I have a similar flight path situ and have always wanted to this kinda shot!
Now just to be patient and figure out when the moon will be in the right spot at the right time.

BTW welcome Noel!

Bartman

[ChrisM]

Great shot - perfect timing.

Well done,
Chris

[Virgs]

Excellent in every way

[hotspur (Chris)]

WOW!IOTW!

Thanks everyone for the comments.Yes-lots of Planning and Preparation.

The plane follows the same direction every day-in a similar portion of the sky,I have seen it cross the moon 5 or 6 times over a few years,so I knew what I was doing was achievable.

I have noted the moon phase always one day after first quarter to four days after first quarter.

The hardest thing-was pulling that trigger! for real!,Yes Marc,only one shot-reason,I felt most comfortable with the trigger with one shot-and I just had to go by feel and to go by what I could see was going to look the best.

The other reason is the 450D is slow in quick shot mode,I was in RAW as well as JPEG,and I did not want the plane to be 'poking its nose out' from moon,or tail 'sticking' out.So one shot,I felt most comfortable with.so that's what I went for-yes-very game!

I have a 50D so may be next attempt might give it a go,but will do some dry runs first.Even then I am not sure if I will take quick burst of shots.for the above reasons.

Anyhow-adds to the 'thrill of the chase'-like a 007 movie "You only have one shot Mr Bond"

[erick (Eric)]

And you didn't leave the focussing mask on

The lighter one showing the lovely red on the tail is great! Against the blue sky - I like!

IOTW - congrats Chris!

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by DavidTrap

What about IOTW Mike?

DT

Forget about Image of the Week.
That is Image of the YEAR!

Absolutely Stunning!!!

Waiting for that exact split second the old heart must have been pounding in your ears, pulse racing, stomach churning, and sphincter muscles jammed tight.

I can only imagine the feeling of exhilaration when you knew you got it

An extremely wonderful piece of work

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

Fantastic shot. Great advertising potential for QF and Bombardier? Makes me want to strap in and take-off. Puts the romance back into flying.

...the props seem to be in sync...

[Manav (Yugant)]

I havent commented to many IOTW but this one is an exception! Well done