The Moon and Venus were unusually close this evening shortly after sunset which is always a joy to see. They have been closer at times, but tonight they were 3 degrees from each other. I thought they looked closer in this wider view. I'm not sure which photograph expressed this best, so as an experiment, I cropped the photo above much tighter in hopes they might seem closer, and the image is below. In which image do they seem closer?
The two were relatively low on the horizon, and we are surrounded by trees here, so I tried to photograph them in the trees. The problem is that they are so bright, that if I expose for the Moon, you won't even see the tree branches. So I overexposed the moon and it is larger and blurry, but you can see all the branches around the two in the photograph below.
I moved over into the far side of the side yard and was able to get both clear of the trees, but there were clouds so both the Moon and Venus have halos around them. And they are overexposed so that we can see the details in the branches. So even though the Moon and Venus are not sharp, I think that the photograph still has some value.
4 comments:
My vote is for the crispy closeup Moon & Venus shot, although I do understand why trees and branches in the foreground perhaps add interest.
They look closer in the top photo. I like the second photo because I can see more detail in the moon. Betsey
What great photos of the moon and Venus. The last photo is interesting to look at with the moon half-light and half dark. I especially like the photos with the branches and the clouds. It captures a cold winter's night and gives a feeling of peace and calm. Trace
Thank you all for the nice comments. And thanks for your detailed comments, Trace. You wrote so well about capturing the feeling of a cold winter's nite. Thank you.
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