Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg Locke wrote: > > At 10:26 AM 21/12/99 -0800, you wrote: > > > I will be going to the Golden Gate ferry pier, right behind the > > Gabbiano's restaurant for the moonrise. From this angle, you will > > see the moon above the Bay Bridge. Tomorrow night, I will try going > > to Marin Headlands. > > > > I am armed with an M6HM (with Rapidwinder) and Elmarit 90mm, as well > > as, ahem, a Nikon F3/T with a 180mm lens. I have my trusty Leica > > tabletop tripod in my chest pocket. > > > > SIGH! The sun is starting to go down here now but I won't be doing any > moon shots tonight. Solid overcast and SNOW!!!! > It was no different in Boulder, but I'll soon be enjoying some of that balmy Bay Area weather when I visit family for the holidays. Ahh, there's nothing like hearing folks complain how they're freezing--and it's almost 50 degrees outside ;-) By the way, the gibbous and crescent phases of the moon can be especially dazzling at higher magnifications; it's like the difference between shooting during "magic hour" and high noon! - -- Jeff Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado