Winked at the Moon by filsie65

Winked at the Moon

In memory of one of the bravest adventurers. Squinted up at the moon tonight, and gave it a wink. This was taken with my telescope and is SOOC (though turned and cropped to compensate for the reflector) plus the flag which I added for Neil Armstrong.

Thank you for your kind wishes for today, my lasering went swiftly and the headache etc have all worn off now. I'll post a photo if I get a chance to take one on my next visit!

And I was delighted to see your kind comments on the river view yesterday, thank you all.
Awesome Capture of the old Moon! Glad to hear all went well with your laser surgery.
August 30th, 2012  
Great wink
August 30th, 2012  
Beautiful moon shot and a fitting tribute.
August 30th, 2012  
Beautiful shot...great clarity.
August 30th, 2012  
Wow what a fantastic shot, wonderful detail and clarity!!
August 30th, 2012  
A beautiful moon shot Phil
August 30th, 2012  
Wonderful capture of the moon and tribute to a great Man Phil!
August 30th, 2012  
Great tribute and wonderful capture.
August 30th, 2012  
Amazing capture!
August 30th, 2012  
Cool shot
August 30th, 2012  
Beautiful Moon tribute shot :)
August 30th, 2012  
Great moon shot, nice tribute.
August 30th, 2012  
Fantastically detailed and a fine tribute to the original "moonwalker". How did you take this with your telescope? Is there some kind od adaptor?
August 30th, 2012  
Wonderful wink- and the perfect added touch with the flag!
August 30th, 2012  
@cromwell Hi Crom - not that I'm aware of, just very careful balancing with no moving at all! I set my camera to macro and hold it right up to the telescope eyepiece, angle it until it gets a good view through the camera viewfinder and click with a 2-second delay to try to alleviate shake. Had to do it numerous times last night as 1-it was a bit windy and 2-the moon was so bright I experimented with lowering the exposure.
My favourite moon shots are when it isn't full, and you get all the texture at the edges in the shadow ... my ixus only has a 3x optical zoom, my new camera has more than twice that and I can't wait to open it up....!
August 30th, 2012  
Great shot and very inventive capture method. :)
August 30th, 2012  
Bob
Excellent shot!
August 30th, 2012  
I never can do the moon. Ah, you have a telescope! Beautifully done.
August 30th, 2012  
Bev
Glad the lasering went well! This is a great moon shot! I will be up past midnight getting my full moon tonight, as it's called the blue moon. I won't have the luxury of the telescope. Just my P&S which has proven its worth when it comes to the moon! I love this shot. Great tribute to the astronaut too!
August 30th, 2012  
I tried another moon shot last night but mine was rubbish. This is fab and a great nod to Neil Armstrong xx
August 30th, 2012  
Great moon shot & tribute. Amazing detail, wow!
August 30th, 2012  
Great shot.
August 31st, 2012  
Gorgeous shot.
Glad the headache is gone and the procedure successful! And you do know how to have fun.
August 31st, 2012  
Lovely shot :)
August 31st, 2012  
Lovely sentiment and shot of the moon! Feel better soon.
September 1st, 2012  
Amazing shot--thanks for explaining how you captured it and glad to hear all is well with you.
September 1st, 2012  
great shot of the moon - glad the laser operation went well
September 1st, 2012  
FAV
September 1st, 2012  
wow....beautiful moon!
September 1st, 2012  
Nat
As the mother to a budding astrophysicist (and astronaut) we also winked at the moon. Glad to hear that all is well with you :)
September 1st, 2012  
Rob
This is a wonderful shot of the moon! Love the detail!
September 1st, 2012  
Wow! This is GORGEOUS.
September 2nd, 2012  
Whoa - Nailed it! Fav.
September 2nd, 2012  
nice shot
September 2nd, 2012  
Wow! It looks so close. Great shot!
September 3rd, 2012  
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