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First Lunar Epoch #2


 

BetterPhoto.com Editor's Pick   		First Lunar Epoch #2
First Lunar Epoch #2
This photo could have been taken billions of years ago; or billions
of years from now. We don't know
if civilizations with power lines
and car headlights have come and gone,
and will come again. At least, I hope
not.

Arthur Rosch

  
 
 

Patricia A. Cale 		 

Fantastic image, Art. Composition, color and detail are excellent ... now how did you accomplish this? :)


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October 31, 2004

 

Arthur Rosch 		  Thanks, Pat. I had to take the original picture apart, insert the moon photo (taken through my telescope and put it back together. The landscape image is a stack of three images but one image would have sufficed. I would like to have had longer star trails, but that may have overwhelmed the photo, so I left it as is. A car came through
the shot and left the light streaks. This is just a spot five minutes from my house.


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October 31, 2004

 

Arthur Rosch 		  Oh, and the airplane. And the fog. Just a lucky moment.


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October 31, 2004

 

Patricia A. Cale 		  Thanks for the explanation, Art. I agree that longer star trails may have overwhelmed the composition. I think everything worked very well. I love the moon. It's a beautiful shot.

And, aren't many photographic moments luck??


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October 31, 2004

 

Linda Murphy 		  Wonderful work here Art!


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November 18, 2004

 

Kathy Kult 		  Wow, this is a great composition! Just curious, what model of telescope do you use with your Canon 20D? Do you need some special adapter to attach it to your telescope? I'm wanting to get a telescope to use with my Canon Rebel, and was just wondering. Great photo!


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November 18, 2004

 

Arthur Rosch 		  Kathy, I use a Celestron 8 inch scope.
What's more important is the mount,
which is called a Losmandy G11. There
are photos of this in my "Gear" gallery.
If you're doing photography, you need
a sturdy mount that is designed to
be polar aligned, so that it tracks
correctly. These can run you from
800 dollars to many thousands. You
should start reading the astronomy
magazines and get on Orion's mailing
list (www.telescope.com) because their
catalog is a great educator. Good luck!

Art


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November 18, 2004

 

Kathy Kult 		  Thanks for the detailed information Art. This is fascinating stuff! Maybe I'll have to put that mount on my Christmas list :-)


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November 18, 2004

 
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