Nikon D300

Blown out moon or not, I agree that it's a great photo with a lot of interest. Your biggest problem is the brightness of the moon exceeds that of Venus and Jupiter by a range greater than the dynamic range of your camera. A properly exposed moon would barely show Venus and Jupiter would be too dim to see on the image or would show up as a couple of faint pixels.

There is a 10 magnitude (the brightness scale used by astronomers) difference between the illuminated portion of the moon and Jupiter which means the moon is about 10,000 times brighter than Jupiter.

Saw this forum mentioned on another forum I frequent, clicked on it and thought the place looked interesting... so here I be.

I'm an older retired geek who spent 38 years working with computers, long distant switching machines and long-haul digital carrier systems in the telecommunications industry. Been taking photos since I got my Brownie camera more than half a century ago and one of these days, I'm might get good at it!

Presently shooting with a Nikon D300 through a variety of lenses. Favorite subjects include the grandkids, flowers, birds and scenics.

Look forward to enjoying everyone's photos.

Eric in Atlanta

Black neck stilt - Green Cay Wetlands


Buttonbush flower - Everglades


Canyonlands National Park