Cloudy moon

[naskies (Dave)]

I looked out the window last night and saw and amazing view of the moon shining through a sucker hole in the clouds.

Main exposure: Canon 5DmkII, 1/15 sec, 372 mm, f/6.2, ISO 6400 with a Tak FS-60CB; plus a 30% mask of the cloudless moon at 1/800 sec, ISO 800 for crater detail.

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice one Dave!

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Good shot!

[hotspur (Chris)]

Great work Dave!

Good to see you getting away from the books for a few moments.You will a have to come up for a break,when studies end.Anthony came up last new moon and had a great time and imaging run.

[RickS (Rick)]

A great capture, Dave! Very moody.

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Dave.

Original!

Ross.

[naskies (Dave)]

Thanks Mike, Laurie, Chris, Rick & Ross!

Originally Posted by hotspur

Good to see you getting away from the books for a few moments.You will a have to come up for a break,when studies end.

Yes, it's great being able to back to astro tinkering. Sounds like a great idea for the summer!

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Great shot Dave I have often thought of doing a composite like this with the moon and clouds but I always worried about how they would blend together. This looks seamless.

[naskies (Dave)]

Originally Posted by obsidianphotos

Great shot Dave I have often thought of doing a composite like this with the moon and clouds but I always worried about how they would blend together. This looks seamless.

Thanks Greg! I've never had any success blending a brightly lit moon, but in this case the moon was naturally dimmed by the clouds to be properly exposed in the same shot. Unfortunately, the clouds were moving a little too quickly for me to get a sequence of shots for HDR blending of the clouds.

[Ric]

Lovely image Dave. very eerie.

Watch out for the werewolves.