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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:48:53 -0500
References: <127BF34AF3734E88874C6F00D7636DF5@jimnichols> <3103C1A2-A284-4461-93F4-9EABD2616B69@embarqmail.com>

Thanks!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee


> wow!
>
> ric
>
>
> On Mar 18, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Jim Nichols 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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