Through the clouds

[tkerr]

The rain had passed and the skies were clearing.


Hand Held, almost directly overhead.





Camera Maker: Canon

Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D

Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

Image Date: 2011-04-12 19:24:12

Focal Length: 400mm

Focus Distance: Infinite

Aperture: f/7.1

Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)

ISO equiv: 400

Exposure Bias: none

Metering Mode: Spot

Exposure: Manual

Exposure Mode: Manual

White Balance: Auto

Flash Fired: No (enforced)

Orientation: Normal

Color Space: ProPhoto RGB

GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined

Photographer: Photographer: Timothy L. Kerr

Copyright: Copyright:, Timothy L. Kerr

[Richard Lane]

Tim,


This is absolutely a special shot! I love the lighting and exposure too.


I really, really, love it!


The only suggestion that I have would be to crop approx. 2 inches off of the top and about 1 inch off of the right side, in order to put the moon a little higher and more towards the right upper portion of the frame and a little bit less centered (even though it's not totally centered now). This will still preserve all of the cool clouds on the left.


Great job!


Rich

[ddt0725]

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[tkerr]

Thanks, Denise and Richard.


Richard, I tried a couple other ways of cropping it but wasn't really pleased with the outcome. I tried the rule of thirds placing it at the upper right intersecting lines which is what you're describing. That was too much IMHO. I didn't want to crop away too much from the original picture, but enough to give the Moon a descent image scale within the FOV.

[Richard Lane]

Sure.., absolutely, whatever works for you is all that matters!

[Jon Ruyle]

Very cool, Tim!