Thursday, January 27, 2011

A Gibbous Moon of the Vermilon River. A Post to Sky Watch.

1 Moon


2 Moon
A Gibbous moon is a moon that is greater than half but less than full. A waxing Gibbous moon is between a quarter and full. And a waning Gibbous moon is greater than half but hasn't yet reached the last quarter. I don't know if "Gibbous" is used any more here or is an expression used only in the U.K.

I had posted a moon earlier as part of a Sky Watch post. But only added the Gibbous definition in a note. So I repeated it here.

I also posted these new photos because I wanted to tell you how I did it. These photos were shot during late day with a blue sky. The EXIF's are as follows:
1) 300mm,F16, 1/320 sec,the EC is -4.33 step.
2) 300m, F16, 1/250,EC -4.33 step.

I used PS8 and increased the size and lightened the exposure to about 1.80, anymore and the dark sky goes grainy.The colour showing through the black sky in the grain is red, which I don't understand. These adjustments were made to the raw, and then sharpened and lightened in the fine tuning. So effectively I think I turned the sky black with the camera EC. And then was able to lighten the moon only.

A Post to SkyWatch  @ http://skyley.blogspot.com/

Wikipedia also has a good  moon explanation and a good chart  @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_phase I did not cite Wikipedia earlier.
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37 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Mighty fine! =)

    Happy SWF!

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  2. eileeninmdJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Beautiful moon shots, well done!

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  3. Kay L. DaviesJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Well, it's all Greek to me, Gary, but however you did it, the end result is super. Thanks!
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  4. theconstantwalkerJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    Lovely images Gary. I have a Moon phase widget on my blog which keeps me up to date.

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  5. AlJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Nice shots. I haven't had much luck with Moon shots yet.

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  6. KarenJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Wow Gary, these are so cool. As I looked at the photos, I thought "how'd he do that?". Then I saw the explanation, and I'm still thinking...how'd he do that! LOL Anyway, these are fantabulous.

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  7. SLHJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Very neat!

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  8. boniferJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Neat shots, Gary, I have dabbled in 'moon' shots a few years ago, not near as impressive as yours !!

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  9. FABJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    Well done Gary ... must try this sometime.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    Thanks Tricia.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Thanks eileeninmd.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Hi Kay. The greek words are just the camera settings in case you want to try this.

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  13. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    Hi Andrew. I got the idea for the copy from your post. I think "gibbous" is not used here anymore.

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  14. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Hi Mama Zen, and thanks for the visit.

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  15. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Hi Al. It's hard that's why I gave the settings especially the EC.

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  16. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    Hi Karen. If you have an SLR you can start by duplicating the settings.

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  17. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    Thanks SLH.

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  18. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Hi Bonifer. Thanks for the visit.

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  19. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Give it a try Early Birder, and let me know.

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  20. YoshiJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    F16 and 1/250-1/320 sec! I see that the Moon is so bright. I want to have 300mm!
    Thanks for the tips and beautiful moon photos.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Yoshi

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  21. Mark KreiderJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Having such honed photographic technique really pays off with every shot but particularly when shooting the moon... nicely done. Loved the beaver pond posting.

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  22. Martha ZJanuary 28, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Nice shots of the gibbous moon. We were both out to see it this month.

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  23. Bob BushellJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    A gibbous moon, it's fabulous. Well done Gary.

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  24. RajeshJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Beautiful shots. The details are captured very well.

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  25. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    Hi Rajesh. Thanks for the visit and kind words.

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  26. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Hi Yoshi. Thanks for the good words.

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  27. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    Hi Mark. Welcome to the blog and thanks for the great words.

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  28. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    I think we were both impressed by it Martha.

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  29. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Ho Bob. Thanks for the visit.

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  30. SpringmanJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Sweet shots Gary...Don't forget the tripod!

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  31. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Thanks Springman, but handheld in freezing cold weather!!!

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  32. KaHollyJanuary 29, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    All the camera talk is a little over my head, but your pictures are gorgeous!! I'll re-read it a few times to see if it starts to make any sense!

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  33. Johnny NutcaseJanuary 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    excellent moon shots! I rarely have the patience for night shots, well done!

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  34. UnknownJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Hi Johnny. Remember these were shot late in the day.

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  35. AdminJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    wow i was amazed by these images...you seems to be a pro..thanks for sharing..
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  36. UnknownJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Just an amateur Redruby. Thanks for the visit.

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  37. UnknownJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Hi Kahooly. They're just the settings for the shots.

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