Moon

[ianhind]

I was taking some photos of the moon the other night and was surprised at one of them:



On zooming in to full size:



And in another photo about 6 minutes earlier, there was another lunar explorer (too blurred to show here). I didn't realise that the airway that goes across East Anglia (TRENT to CLACTON?) was so busy.

Ian

[DaveB]

A nice couple of shots Ian. Tks for posting them ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Paul K]

Ian, what a fantastic shot !! Have you thought about selling it to a photo agency ? They are always on the lookout for things like that.

[airboatr]

hi Ian
Thats a great catch!

[speedbird591]

In this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards, the winner of the 'One Earth' section award was an almost identical photo to yours, Ian. It was entered by a Hungarian photographer who had been trying out his new 500mm lens and didn't realise he'd caught that shot until he uploaded the images on to his PC.

http://www.virginmedia.com/digital/scie ... hp?ssid=10

Here's a small version of it along with some of the other fantastic entries, but if you are out shopping in the sales, slip into a bookshop and see the full size version in the WPOTY portfolio 17. I get it every year as my christmas present so it's spooky that your photo should pop up at the same time!
Ian

[Garry Russell]

Hi Ian

Beautiful shot

I bet if you tried to do it it would be hard to get the moon in the right place.and the right weather and all

Worth having a go though

ATB xwink

Garry

[jab]

Nice shots there if our Moon :dance:

btw you got any shots of Mars?

James

[Garry Russell]

btw you got any shots of Mars?

James

One here James :roll:

http://www.aussiefavourites.com.au/corn ... ars60g.jpg

Garry

[Techy111]

Garry the composition of that shot is amazing.....The close up is fantastic.....So...er....reddish.. :tab:

Tony

[Garry Russell]

Hi Tony

Yes and if you peel the paper back you can see amazing surface detail with smooth plains and low rising sweeping hills.

Garry