Perfect Moon

Today’s weather gave an unexpected opportunity which allowed me to dine outside this evening.  It was lovely to watch the sun setting behind ‘my oak tree’ whilst enjoying a few moments rest after work soaking up the atmosphere.   I had the additional pleasure of watching the moon rising.

14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2012

14 Responses to “My Moon Tonight”

  1. Andrew says:

    “My” moon”…

    I like your gall Cherie, now extending far beyond appropriation of a neighbour’s oak tree and all the way to the moon, even if the Americans did at least plant a flag on it. Now I am beginning to understand your reaction to a recent photo I took that made you claim I may have been in your garden :)

    Next time I photograph a sunset I’ll be sure to identify it as “CherryPie’s Sun” :)

  2. ....peter:) says:

    I like your moon tonight Cherrie… it is much the same as mine… i would post a picture of it but i have too many photos in the queue… so i will enjoy yours:-)….peter:)

    • CherryPie says:

      The same moon from different perspectives, I am glad you are enjoying mine :-)

      I know what you mean about having too many photos in the queue ;-)

  3. angus dei says:

    I tried mooning a while back-they arrested me…..

  4. Claude says:

    I never see the moon where I am. Thanks for the photo, Cherie. It looks actually like Canadian Cheese.

    • CherryPie says:

      I can’t imagine what it must be like to never see the moon…

      I have to admit it does look like cheese :-) I liked the photo because it is the first one I have taken where I have been able to capture the detailing on the moon.

      I am loving experimenting with my new lens :-)

  5. Lovely moon and I have enjoyed your vacation pics! Keep them coming!

  6. james higham says:

    Your moon or your half moon, Cherie?

  7. You must tell me how you get such good shots of the moon. I’ve tried before and all I end up with is grey blur with no features. I talked to a guy at work about it (really into his cameras) and he said it was because cameras “liked” grey as a neutral colour, and then proceeded to talk about a whole load of camera stuff that I didn’t really understand…

    • CherryPie says:

      I think it is to do with the camera itself (how good the sensor is) and the lens.

      This is the first time I have captured the detail in that way. I was testing out my new lens to see what it would do. I haven’t been disappointed with any of the photos I have taken with it.

      Basically it really boils down to, having the equipment that is able to take the photo and knowing how to get the best out of the equipment and that might just mean leaving it on auto (I took this photo on basic landscape setting) and having a good eye for a photo.

      So in a nutshell no technical knowledge was needed to get the shot, my equipment was equal to the task of getting the detailing, the framing of the photo was down to me and my view that night :-)