Caught a quick break in the clouds and saw a beautiful view of Venus and the crescent Moon.
Nikon D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm Lens
400mm, f/8, 1/100 sec, ISO 6400 Auto WB
Craig
Marc G
Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England
CraigFair wrote:
Caught a quick break in the clouds and saw a beautiful view of Venus and the crescent Moon.
Nikon D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm Lens
400mm, f/8, 1/100 sec, ISO 6400 Auto WB
Craig
gr8 photo Craig
saw this last night from the UK :)
Just watched them this morning, great shot, I was hoping somebody would do the heavy lifting!
GT
CraigFair wrote:
Caught a quick break in the clouds and saw a beautiful view of Venus and the crescent Moon.
Nikon D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm Lens
400mm, f/8, 1/100 sec, ISO 6400 Auto WB
Craig
Nice shot Craig.
I was out with the family and saw the tail end.
Glad you were able to capture this one.
Marc G wrote:
gr8 photo Craig
saw this last night from the UK :)
Thank you Marc for looking in and glad you enjoyed it.
Craig
GTinSoCal wrote:
Just watched them this morning, great shot, I was hoping somebody would do the heavy lifting!
GT
Thanks GT it was an easy shot, just stepped outside and bang.
Craig
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Nice shot Craig.
I was out with the family and saw the tail end.
Glad you were able to capture this one.
Thank you Jim I always appreciate you looking in and commenting.
Craig
LOL
I went outside, saw it, and thought about getting the camera.
I got another cup of coffee :lol:
I'm glad you got it, so now I still get to enjoy it!
GT
CraigFair wrote:
Thanks GT it was an easy shot, just stepped outside and bang.
Craig
GTinSoCal wrote:
LOL
I went outside, saw it, and thought about getting the camera.
I got another cup of coffee :lol:
I'm glad you got it, so now I still get to enjoy it!
GT
Thank you GT, glad you enjoyed it.
Hope it was good coffee :D
Craig
CraigFair wrote:
Caught a quick break in the clouds and saw a beautiful view of Venus and the crescent Moon.
Nikon D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm Lens
400mm, f/8, 1/100 sec, ISO 6400 Auto WB
Craig
Nice shot Craig... I missed a good shot of Jupiter and the Moon a few weeks ago.... I saw it in Stellarium after the event had passed... :(
SonnyE
Loc: Communist California, USA
Beautiful, Craig.
Back in the early 1990's I met a new friend and his Ol Lady. (Bikers term for our S.O., girls of the time.)
We hit it right off and became very close friends.
Then one night a call came, Juanita was gone.
She had a really hard life, except for her last 2 years after she met Paul.
She had a severe alcohol problem and that was why they had a "dry" house. He kept her well shielded from the bottle.
One night after the news he headed for bed, and she wanted to take one of her long hot baths.
He awoke around 4AM and she wasn't in bed. He walked through the house looking for her. On his way back down the hall he noticed the light under the hall bathroom door.
She had snuck a bottle of Vodka into the house and drank about half of it before she past out and slipped under the water. She drown.
When that call came in, I took a walk to try and absorb the bad news. Looking up at the sky, there was that smile.
Juanita's smile.
And every time the moon is smiling, I think of her.
I wrote a poem for them. I didn't know how to give it to him, so I just left it in his bedroom.
His daughter and he were cleaning out her effects, and he happened upon it. He sat down and read it. His daughter noticed he stopped and sat down beside him. They read it together.
He asked me to read it at her memorial.
So, for me, that's Juanita's Moon.
And now you know the rest of the story...
SonnyE wrote:
Beautiful, Craig.
Back in the early 1990's I met a new friend and his Ol Lady. (Bikers term for our S.O., girls of the time.)
We hit it right off and became very close friends.
Then one night a call came, Juanita was gone.
She had a really hard life, except for her last 2 years after she met Paul.
She had a severe alcohol problem and that was why they had a "dry" house. He kept her well shielded from the bottle.
One night after the news he headed for bed, and she wanted to take one of her long hot baths.
He awoke around 4AM and she wasn't in bed. He walked through the house looking for her. On his way back down the hall he noticed the light under the hall bathroom door.
She had snuck a bottle of Vodka into the house and drank about half of it before she past out and slipped under the water. She drown.
When that call came in, I took a walk to try and absorb the bad news. Looking up at the sky, there was that smile.
Juanita's smile.
And every time the moon is smiling, I think of her.
I wrote a poem for them. I didn't know how to give it to him, so I just left it in his bedroom.
His daughter and he were cleaning out her effects, and he happened upon it. He sat down and read it. His daughter noticed he stopped and sat down beside him. They read it together.
He asked me to read it at her memorial.
So, for me, that's Juanita's Moon.
And now you know the rest of the story...
Beautiful, Craig. br br Back in the early 1990's ... (
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That is a really cool story Sonny. I'm glad you were able to ease their pain.
Craig
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