Sky Watch Friday!

night blind-ness

The lines and color from the blinds intrigued me, as did the concept of catching a reflection of the moon last Friday.

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The idea didn't work out quite as I had hoped, but I learned something from this shot, and hope you agree that it was worth sharing.

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I tried this photograph twice. Once manually focusing on the blinds and once on the moon. I like this one better. This was my attempt to capture a sharp image of the moon. I did not use a tripod, but braced myself against the brickwork next to the door. You can almost see some details from the moon, but it's blurry. If I could do it over again, I would use a tripod and take several more shots, to increase my chances of getting a perfectly still door. I think it was blurry because someone was walking around inside.

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One more interesting tidbit. It was 8PM, and the sky was no where near as dark as it appears in the photo. In fact, I took this next photo seven minutes later. The very dark appearance in the first shot was caused by the spot meter. For more Skywatch participants please visit Tom at Wiggers World.