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Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent
Morgan


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Challenge: Something Old (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D1X
Location: Toronto
Date: Aug 2, 2002
Aperture: 22 (effective x2)
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/4 second
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2002

You can not get any older than this very large piece of rock in our night skies! Photos have been taken of the various phases of the moon for more than 40 days (July / August). On July 20th, 2002, it was 33 years ago since the Apollo 11 crew landed.

Shot using a Nikkor 1000 mm f11.0 catadioptric lens, with an old Nikon x2 convertor, on a Nikon D1X camera. Effectively creating a x60 magnification (digital CCD x1.5, plus 2000 mm of optical magnification).

Shot exposed in the "fine" / "large" JPEG mode (3008 x 1960), with centre-weighted metering, on a tripod with a cable release. Resized and cropped.

Statistics
Place: 119 out of 180
Avg (all users): 5.0734
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 4.9773
Avg (non-participants): 5.1732
Views since voting: 1662
Votes: 259
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/11/2002 11:24:00 PM
I drool over zoom like this.
08/11/2002 10:52:00 PM
A lovely shot, but isn't that a waxing crescent? (Doesn't affect my scoring, just like to check these things out.)
08/11/2002 10:41:00 PM
You can wax it in a couple of weeks. Why did you trim part of it away? Nice job on the BLACK sky!!! By the way, isn't this moon only about 23 days old?---10
08/10/2002 08:45:00 PM
Okay, you have to know that this picture totally rocks! Only thing...I wish that it hadn't have been cropped quite so close on the bottom. But this is definately a 10. Great job :) !!!!!!
08/08/2002 10:01:00 PM
This was my original idea...Unfortunately, I could not get a good shot of the moon and I don't have a telescope so, I abandoned that idea on Thursday....Great photo :)
08/08/2002 04:47:00 PM
Gorgeous shot. I love this. Would definitely hang it on my wall! karmat

PS -- How did you get it so large?
08/08/2002 03:34:00 PM
Good quality picture but Im not sure at all about the framing.
08/07/2002 09:47:00 AM
This is a great picture, and I think the moon is about as old as you can getâ€Â¦ (9)
08/07/2002 08:41:00 AM
Wow! Now that's a camera! :) Do you use a telescope for this kind of photography? It's a beatufiul photograph. Perfect composition. 10! lecalan
08/06/2002 07:50:00 PM
I don't like your cropping but other than that, very original
08/06/2002 04:10:00 PM
I would not have cropped the bottom so close but I still like the image...7
08/05/2002 10:37:00 PM
Cool shot! Very nice
08/05/2002 08:34:00 PM
Very nice choice of subject. Maybe a little less cropping on the bottom and sharper/more focused details. I'll give you an 8 because I'm jealous of whatever zoom lens you have. Can't wait to see the technical details.
08/05/2002 07:55:00 PM
NICE! The cropping in this is great. Yeah, you're a show-off with that great telephoto lens of yours....haha says the envious onlooker. Guess you get NO. 1 for OLDEST! Wonderful work. 9
Ruthann
08/05/2002 07:55:00 PM
good job! nice detail. love the lighting/shadow
08/05/2002 12:10:00 PM
i was waiting for someone to take another shot of the moon. well donebut I don't like the bottom of the moon being cropped off
08/05/2002 12:00:00 PM
The moon is definitely old... the sharpness on this image is a little weak... - jmsetzler
08/05/2002 10:44:00 AM
The idea behind this is very clever, but the focus is very very soft.
08/05/2002 09:47:00 AM
I like the subject. I had this idea, too ;-) A little more sharpening would have been better. The composition also could be better for my taste. Either zoom even more in or zoom a little out so that the edges aren't cut.
08/05/2002 01:55:00 AM
Are you the one who commented on the moon in the forum of the Something Old thread :) Very cool picture! And it sure is old! I marvel at the clarity of the texture.
08/05/2002 12:20:00 AM
everyone is probably going to say this... but I wish you didnt crop the bottom or the top of the moon... anyways, still get high marks- 8


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