Static DSLR wide - Venus, M45, Moon

[Jonk]

I was out in the garden as you do, and watching the moon come up, Venus go down and the sky darken.

The local blackbird was screaming its head off which is great to listen to, and I thought 'I should have a camera out'.

So, the 70D with a70-200mm lens on the tripod came out and I took a few shots.

Very tricky to balance exposure time, iso and aperture with the ever decreasing light, and also had a flash on 2nd curtain sync to see if I could get some foreground detail.

These looked better in my head but thought I'd share to see if they cheered any one up!

 

[andy fearn]

very nice . I  like the last three particularly.

[Scooot]

Nice shots, the last one is my favourite.  

[Jonk]

Thanks!

I did a couple more moon shots this evening, just as it poked its face over the fence. Lucky to see it at all with all the cloud about.

Noticeably pinkish too.

 

 

 

[orion25]

Nice pink moon shots, Jonk! I really love Venus and The Pleiades through the tree branch ❤️ 

 

Clear skies,

Reggie

[maw lod qan]

Very nice and yes. Venus with the Pleiades is wonderful.

[Jonk]

As these are single shots, I need learn to do composites using a tracked star field and static foreground.

All ideas in my head!