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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 6/15/2007
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Here is another view of the scene that night. The bright object in the upper left is Venus.
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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 6/15/2007
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This is a picture from May 18, 2007 when Venus (upper left), the Moon, and Mercury (in a straight line with Venus and the Moon just above the red section) made a lovely symetrical scene.
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Jan Graziano
{K:16525} 6/15/2007
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Three fantastic shots - the one on the 18th appeared on Sam's and my anniversary - and we even had a chance to notice the lineup ourselves! Thanks for sharing these - even prettier with a shimmer of moonlight reflecting off of the water!
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Czeslav Gavinkovski
{K:7127} 6/15/2007
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Very interesting lesson of astronomy.Great night photo.
Czeslaw.
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Larry Fosse
{K:65725} 6/15/2007
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Excellent technical work and great presentation Mary
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Michele Carlsen
{K:122895} 6/15/2007
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Great shot MAry !!!! I love the soft colors and the Amazing view of Mercury & the Moon together .... Excellent Night shot !!!!!!
Michele~
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Gilberto Santa Rosa
{K:11147} 6/15/2007
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GREAT!!!! 7+++
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Roger Skinner
{K:61853} 6/16/2007
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pretty as...
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Giuseppe Guadagno
{K:33980} 6/16/2007
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Great Mary! A real beauty, in my fav.
Have a pleasant weekend.
Giuseppe
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Baha Sadri
{K:13918} 6/16/2007
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Dear Mary,
A mesmerizing image this is,especially with the information you've furnished it with!!!
baha
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aida allam
{K:2112} 6/17/2007
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Excellent Mary,very beautiful colours.......Aida
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Gust@vo Sch3v3rin
{K:116995} 6/17/2007
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Un momento de gran calma y mistisismo.
Felicitaciones!
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Walter Scarella
{K:17231} 6/18/2007
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Excellent capture and great compo, perfect exposure and beautiful colours. Congrats...Regaards...Walter
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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 6/19/2007
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Hi Jan. That's right, your anniversary is two days after ours. Happy Anniversary. You had a lovely heavenly scene for your day.
MAry
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Diego Bullita
{K:14501} 6/19/2007
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hi Mary,
fantastic shot,
optimal colors for this "Project : Night Photography"
... a beautiful gift for me that I have not never seen splendid Canada ...
my compliments
regards
diego
( it pardons my English )
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Eren Gunes
{K:2442} 6/19/2007
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That's an amazing capture..and it so well presented..you have a great portfolio!congrats Mary
...and thanks for your kind comment
Eren
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stingRay .
{K:136763} 6/19/2007
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Three wonderful shots with beautiful moody tones to help illustrate this fascinating astrological treat. Well seen and well presented MAry......excellent work sweetie.....Very best wishes, 'see' you soon I hope........hugs from Ray
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 6/20/2007
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Beautiful...a very pretty sight to see the moon with the earthshine and the mars closeby.
Regards, Ahmed
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99493} 6/20/2007
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Soft and beautiful . . . like a warm summer night. Good timing for the capture as it works very well in the composition there . . . with subdued, yet magical light . . . and wondrous colors and reflections accented by those two heavenly 'jewels'.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99493} 6/20/2007
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Ok . . . after commenting I saw the other shots . . . . the surface of Venus is overexposed and I can make out NO details . . . oh wait . . . that was a different "photog" . . . - ;) - Just teasin' ya' Mary. We both know these are all stand alone quality shots by a skilled photographer. Congrats!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 6/20/2007
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Hi Doyle. Thanks for the compliment. I do not consider myself as skilled. However, I have learned a lot from trying things out, comments and suggestions from UF members as yourself, and viewing some terrific work on UF. My little camera has served me well. It now has broken--well one piece, but that eliminates a lot of options. Next week I am going to have get a new one. Oh well. ;-)))
MAry
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soul 21
{K:24665} 6/20/2007
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eccellente lavoro
romantica astronomia
ciao
gennaro
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Alicia Popp
{K:82240} 6/21/2007
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Impresionante captura... ese degradé desde el intenso azul hasta los tonos cálidos es una maravilla!
Felicitaciones!!!
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:16203} 6/21/2007
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Great Night-Sky Shot,very interesting comments too.
Guido
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22103} 6/21/2007
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Your fascination with photography and astronomy plays out well. Hopefully you can give us a primer on how to expose these scenes correctly some day - night photography is difficult to do with a digital camera. Noise problems, usually. Thanks for all the comments, find inspiration.
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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 6/21/2007
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Hi Michael. I'm glad you like this shot. This is a crop taken from the first picture I posted in the Comments area. Yes, originally it was a bit noisy. I ran it through NeatImage (a free download) to deal with the noise. My camera has proven to be decent. However, I do not really know how to use all the setting to their best potential. Also, I don't claim to really understand how to really use ISO and f settings, etc. To get these shots, I tried a few settings in terms of time. Actually, I tried that for a few nights before so I did not take time on these nights doing that. I left the ISO at 80 and let the f adjust on ts own. 2 seconds seemed to give the best results, so that's what I used. Timing is important. The thing to get these shots is to take them in twilight (or a bit before sunrise). Then you get the nice light and blue sky. When it gets really dark, these kid of pictures do not work for me.
Right now, the Moon is still dancing with some planets, but it is later and dark and doesn't work. As Astronomy is a passion of mine, and now so is photography, I keep track of when such scenes will occur at the right time.
I hope this explains what you were hoping. If not, just ask again.
MAry
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Linda Bique
{K:73856} 6/21/2007
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Mary this is very beautiful, I love the colors and the lines on the horizon. You're quite the astronomer too...I'd be like, what's that? LOL..I see Venus, Canopus, sp? and Sirius often but wouldn't know the others...very impressive, not only your skill at taking this shots but also your knowledge...:) Linda
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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 6/22/2007
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Hi Linda. Thanks for looking and for your comment. Actually, Astronomy has been a passion of mine for quite a while. Everyone needs a peaceful place. Mine is under a clear sky in a quiet place and as little light pollution as possible. With my telescope set up, I can enjoy viewing the wonders of our universe. When I get to ejoy it with friends from the wonderful Astronomy group I belong to, it is even better.
MAry
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art mccaffrey
{K:5374} 7/5/2007
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very nice mary,. love that blue,. interesting about & follow up in comments,. must try this aproach,. regards art,.
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soul 21
{K:24665} 8/5/2007
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c'è poesia in tutto....
basta guardare il mondo, le stelle... con gli occhi giusti.....
come hai fatto tu
ciao
gennaro
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:176811} 8/10/2007
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oh.. the astronomy is my little hobby, now i have so little time for all, also for UF, and he passion for the sky is only for one time, at the evening when (out of my house) i lokk the sky.. and all the best that, that we have above the head!!
:)
have all the best my dear ..
hugs
roby
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one gift.. moon staurn and jupiter.. :) |
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:176811} 8/10/2007
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so.. timing... on "7" for my decision on this one... and.. second gift!!!
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second gift... :))) |
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:176811} 8/10/2007
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...and sorry.. last gift for you..
hope you like it!
roby
have all the best and a nice week end..my dera friend!
hugs
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:176811} 8/10/2007
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..and [ also last comment... :) ] you have captured a very fine moon reflex on later!
caio
roby
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:176811} 8/10/2007
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...sorry, sorry, sorry....
JUPITER AND HIS SATELLITES...
:)
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John Loreaux
{K:85782} 8/22/2007
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Very cool photo Mary! An unusual photo! Love the sky colors!........................John
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Mary Brown
{K:67759} 9/4/2007
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Roberto, thank you for all the gifts. I appreciate your sharing them with me. My apologies for not thankng you sooner. Life has taken time away from my hobbies.
MAry
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:176811} 9/5/2007
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oh, dear.. is not a problem..
laso me i'm very busy, don't preoccupe for your feedback..
hugs, and al the best..
roby
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Ace Star
{K:20388} 9/22/2007
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i am little bit into Astrology and love watching this kinda view .... beautiful Moon Mercury :)
thanks for sharing
good luck
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Robert Chin
{K:20079} 9/29/2007
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Very moody capture 'Scientist' Mary,very infomative 'About' to go with a lovely image.
Take care
Robbie
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