Comments | egg_shell: moon tonight

egg_shell

moon tonight

Jan 06, 2012 23:40

Dave and I went out to eat at El Toro again. I finally found the perfect meal. It's not on the menu but if I ask for the salad that comes with the fajita meal then I get what I want - a plate of rice, refried beans, lettuce, diced tomatoes with spices, sour cream and guacamole with 3 soft tortillas to make my own vegetarian tortillas. After dinner ( Read more... )

18 to 200 lens, hipstamatic, moon, ipod touch, date night

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earthmother45 January 7 2012, 04:56:17 UTC

Two great moon pix. Lots of detail in that second one. What was your camera setting.
But I like more the first one. The composition is fabulous with those huge globes and tiny moon in the distance!

egg_shell January 7 2012, 05:27:11 UTC

Thanks. Manual settings of f/10 and 1/320 of a second - just the first thing I tried - didn't do any more experimenting cause I wanted to get back inside quickly. But those seemed like pretty ideal settings. I had the ISO on the very lowest setting.

justapostcard January 7 2012, 05:17:41 UTC

i liked the sherlock movie VERY much!

maybe we could go to el toro for lunch one day. i haven't been there since it changed hands.

egg_shell January 7 2012, 05:28:34 UTC

I didn't used to like El Toro that much but now that I have found my perfect meal I really like it there. Yes, lets go!

duccio January 7 2012, 06:08:29 UTC

That handheld #2 is amazing.

egg_shell January 7 2012, 13:48:57 UTC

Thanks. It was amazing to me too - but it's probably because the lens has Vibration Reduction built into it and the fast shutter speed (1/320 of a second) that made it possible. I'd like to try it with a tripod and see if I could do even better!

duccio January 7 2012, 16:36:01 UTC

When you use the tripod, better sit down when you view the results: they're going to be totally stunning. Plus, maybe we'll be able to see those alien space craft.

egg_shell January 7 2012, 18:15:59 UTC

That would be cool!

kabuldur January 7 2012, 11:34:35 UTC

Glad you had a good night out and...

Oh wow, you have taken a really good moon shot there!

egg_shell January 7 2012, 13:53:41 UTC

Thanks - now that we usually have Friday nights out it has improved our relationship. It's so good to get away from the house - we seem to talk on a more intimate level when we are away from here!

I was very pleased with the 2nd moon shot too - I have always wanted to be able to get a shot of the moon and show the craters and all.

justapostcard January 7 2012, 15:42:28 UTC

i just looked at the first pic again. i thot it was the moon rising behind TWO lights! but now i see the tiny real moon up high. i LOVE it.

egg_shell January 7 2012, 17:53:19 UTC

Yeah, we think of the moon being this big dominate thing in the sky but when you look at the big picture it's pretty small.