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Gallery: LandscapePosted March 13, 2013930 views10 comments

This evening I went out as I usually do each month to photograph the new crescent moon. I saw it and photographed it as well. It was not a particularly exciting moon, but I happend to find some other folks out at one of my sighting locations set up with a telescope. I stopped there to inquire what they were looking for only to discover that a comet visible to the naked eye will be there in the night sky just after sunset AND just left of the moon!

Well...the rest of the story can be read on my blog Organic Light Pan

But here is the photo for your viewing pleasure.

Nikon D2x, Nikon 400mm f/5.6 at f5.6, 2 seconds, ISO 400

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 13, 2013 at 3:59 AM

Ya beat me to it, Youssef!

My vision sucks so i couldnt see it very well--but i knew i had it in frame! Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on March 13, 2013 at 8:46 AM

you and Stan are a partner

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on March 13, 2013 at 3:42 PM

Beautiful capture. The clouds add nicely to the composition.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 13, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Nice, Youssef! I'm glad you got to see, and capture this!

Chris

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 14, 2013 at 12:53 PM

An interesting look even without the moon in this capture, Youssef. The linked story was a nice read too and highlighted the photographic adventure you stumbled onto that evening.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 14, 2013 at 4:41 PM

I think your portrayal of the comet is more effective than Stans, perhaps its because there is only the sky and the comet.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 14, 2013 at 10:58 PM

One wonderful image, Youssef. I love how the comet is so nicely complemented with the subtle gradient of color and tone in the sky and your composition could not be better. Beautiful in every way.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 14, 2013 at 11:16 PM

This works very well Youssef. The clouds and color work well along with your placement of the comment in the scene.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on March 15, 2013 at 2:56 AM

Thanks for the feedback. Didi, I was using a 400 mm lens and it did not have the angle of view to include the moon. I was not using my own tripod so I was not thinking things through. Had I been in my right mind, I think I would have made a stitched image with the moon included. But thank you for your feedback. I did think the lone comet in the sky had a powerful feel to it.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on March 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Glad you were able to capture this Youssef. I think it works very well with just the comet in the frame. Next time check out spaceweather.com, lots of good info on there, all things sky related.

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