The Moon- up or down! by salza

The Moon- up or down!

Which one is upside down!
Vikki @summerfield and I decided that since we both posted a picture of the moon on Wednesday (9 April) that we would both take another capture, share and post a collage showing the north and south versions together.
To see Vikki's version: http://365project.org/summerfield/365-still/2014-04-12#comment-18667687
Vikki is in Canada and I'm in South Africa

Alternate capture: http://365project.org/salza/365/2014-04-11
@summerfield My version. Your one looks so cool.
April 12th, 2014  
this is so cool - what a great idea !!!
April 12th, 2014  
Haha- they both are! (According to whichever hemisphere you live in that is)
April 12th, 2014  
Great idea and a perfect example of 365 friendships all over the world
April 12th, 2014  
hahaha! my moon looks like the poor cousin of your moon. we northerners are fuzzy wuzzies! :-D lovely moons, aren't they? i love this!
April 12th, 2014  
@summerfield this was really such a cool idea. We should try and do something similar in the future, not necessarily of the moon though.
April 12th, 2014  
@salza - we must! we must! we should think of other ideas!
April 12th, 2014  
now, i wonder how this looks in Australia? :-D
April 12th, 2014  
This is awesome Sally! I had to come post here as well. Great idea and so fascinating!
April 12th, 2014  
@summerfield I would imagine all northern hemisphere would look the same, likewise all southern hemisphere!
April 12th, 2014  
Wonderful idea - looking forward to your future collaboration.
April 12th, 2014  
Wonderful job - I still have had no luck with the details of a moon shot.
April 12th, 2014  
@linc Cheri I have found using a tripod and either a remote shutter release or self timer very helpful. I also use manual mode choosing my own shutter speed and aperture
April 12th, 2014  
Sally, I was talking to Vikki @summerfield about this collage of the moon shots you guys took. Had to come see yours too. Nice collage! I like the style of your collage too! Very nice! And I never had thought about the way we all view the moon. My students are going to LOVE this little fact and photo! I will show them on Monday when I return from Spring Break.
April 12th, 2014  
@espyetta MaryBeth since I started doing 365 I was fascinated by the difference between northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere views. When Vikki @summerfield suggested a collage I had to accept! I'm now wondering if there are other things that we see differently. It will be interesting to hear what your students have to say about this little detail!
April 12th, 2014  
@espyetta @salza - it just reminded me, i posted this in one of the discussions last week when people were viewing someone's photo and it's upside down, but a few of us sees it in the correct orientation.

that discussion reminded me of an australian who asked me if i have ever noticed the direction of the water's swirl when we flush our toilets here in north america. when i told him i didn't know and never really noticed it, he said that ours here should swirl clockwise because in australia which is in the southern hemisphere, the swirl is counter-clockwise. i still haven't investigated that. i probably will when i am so inclined. :-D

and yes, MB, you would have to let us know what the students have to say about this little "phenomenom".
April 12th, 2014  
what an interesting comparison! I'm so used to seeing it from Sally's pov I never gave it a thought! Where's @humphreyhippo when you need her!
April 12th, 2014  
Fabulous trivia...love it
April 12th, 2014  
Such an interesting shot. Thanks for sharing it.
April 12th, 2014  
Great idea for a shot
April 13th, 2014  
What a clever idea and so well done, both of you!!
April 13th, 2014  
What a great idea and great collage! It does look different looked from different hemispheres, I live in Finland so northern hemisphere it is for me
April 13th, 2014  
Really cool idea!
April 14th, 2014  
Now that's quite interesting...thanx for sharing!
April 14th, 2014  
@kwiksilver I'm still here ... ish. ;)
Great comparison. I'll never forget how freaked out I was to see the moon 'upside down' in New Zealand - even though I knew it would be. :)
April 14th, 2014  
@humphreyhippo YAY!!! Good to know you're still about ;) Do you still have the link to that wonderful moon movement sequence you sent me ages ago?
April 14th, 2014  
What a good idea, really interesting, both are great shots.
April 14th, 2014  
How cool - you can clearly see how they are completely flipped! Thanks for sharing these & thanks for @Weezilou for bringing it up!
August 1st, 2015  
@salza @summerfield @elatedpixie I was supposing I wasn't the first to notice (as you, Vikki & Sally had), but I was so struck by it when I noticed, I thought others might enjoy noticing it as well!
August 1st, 2015  
@elatedpixie @Weezilou the comparison idea was sparked by us joking around that the moon was upside down when we were looking at it from the opposite hemisphere!
August 1st, 2015  
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