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CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts) Mon Apr 14, 2025, 12:44 AM Apr 14

Well, I was bored, and the moon beckoned me . . .

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Well, I was bored, and the moon beckoned me . . . (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 OP

So beautiful. riverbendviewgal Apr 14 #1

I really appreciate your very kind comments, my dear riverbendviewgal! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #2

Beautiful! (Still not pink) but generates hope that perhaps someplace there is peace question everything Apr 14 #3

Thanks so much, my dear question everything! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #6

Your photos are always fantastic ! Inkey Apr 14 #4

Wow, my dear Inkey! Thanks so much . . . CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #7

It was beautiful tonight, large and here in RVA, very yellow-orange. Thanks. 58Sunliner Apr 14 #5

Thank you so much, my dear 58Sunliner! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #8

Beautiful, Peggy! SheltieLover Apr 14 #9

Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #14

I see a dog in there. Facing camera-left. calimary Apr 14 #10

Hmmm, my dear calimary! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #15

Like I can reach out and touch it JohnnyRingo Apr 14 #11

Ah, my dear JohnnyRingo, I thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #16

Nice! I'll never forget looking through my then latest Digital SLR Camera that had electric_blue68 Apr 14 #12

Thanks for your illuminating remarks, my dear electric_blue68! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #17

Sounds like a great camera! 👍 keep on snapping. electric_blue68 Apr 14 #23

Aooooooooooo Pas-de-Calais Apr 14 #13

Thanks for the chuckle, my dear Pas-de-Calais! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #18

It has been a while since the moon last beckoned me. Last time, it almost worked! DFW Apr 14 #19

That's lovely, my dear DFW! Love the craters. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #20

Not exactly the most sophisticated photography DFW Apr 14 #21

And the main thing about what you did (damn clever, BTW) is that It Worked! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 14 #22

riverbendviewgal

(4,348 posts)

1. So beautiful.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:00 AM

Apr 14

Great photo, Peggy. Thanks for sharing.

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

2. I really appreciate your very kind comments, my dear riverbendviewgal!

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:05 AM

Apr 14

Thank you so much.

I always feel like sharing, for what good is a photo if nobody sees it? Sharing is in my DNA!

question everything

(50,109 posts)

3. Beautiful! (Still not pink) but generates hope that perhaps someplace there is peace

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:16 AM

Apr 14

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

6. Thanks so much, my dear question everything!

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:23 AM

Apr 14

It didn't look pink to my eyes; it looked more like some vanilla ice cream. Too rocky to eat!

We always hope for peace someplace.

Inkey

(383 posts)

4. Your photos are always fantastic !

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:16 AM

Apr 14

CaliforniaPeggy you always capture a unique slice of life we can appreciate.

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

7. Wow, my dear Inkey! Thanks so much . . .

Reply to Inkey (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:25 AM

Apr 14

Your comments make me very happy!

58Sunliner

(5,674 posts)

5. It was beautiful tonight, large and here in RVA, very yellow-orange. Thanks.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:16 AM

Apr 14

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

8. Thank you so much, my dear 58Sunliner!

Reply to 58Sunliner (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:27 AM

Apr 14

It was bright here as well, but the color was more very pale yellow, almost the same as vanilla ice cream. My camera couldn't capture it.

Where is RVA?

SheltieLover

(66,961 posts)

9. Beautiful, Peggy!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:49 AM

Apr 14

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

14. Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 03:41 AM

Apr 14

calimary

(85,984 posts)

10. I see a dog in there. Facing camera-left.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:54 AM

Apr 14

Short snout, white fur, short black ears that hang down.

Either that, or a somewhat portly guy in profile, facing camera-left, dark hair, maybe balding on top, with bald spot covered by what looks like some sort of dark-colored, pointy brimless, service cap.

I haven’t had a toke all day. I think I’m just a bit weird.

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

15. Hmmm, my dear calimary!

Reply to calimary (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 03:44 AM

Apr 14

I see something like what you described, but for me it's facing camera right.

Hope you enjoyed it, whatever it looked like!

JohnnyRingo

(19,864 posts)

11. Like I can reach out and touch it

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 02:11 AM

Apr 14

Did you use a tripod?
You take such great pix of the moon, you must be born under Cancer, the Moonchild.

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

16. Ah, my dear JohnnyRingo, I thank you!

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 03:47 AM

Apr 14

I always use a tripod. The camera/lens combo is fairly heavy for me, and a tripod gives me huge amounts of stability!

In fact, I'm using a new tripod that's a lot sturdier than my lightweight one.

Alas, I am not a Cancer. I was born under the sign Sagittarius.

electric_blue68

(21,072 posts)

12. Nice! I'll never forget looking through my then latest Digital SLR Camera that had

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 02:13 AM

Apr 14

Hmmm, 12 Xs Optical zoom, with 40X digital increase; and looking at The Moon. Around the '10s.

While it wasn't as a close up as I'd seen decades earlier w a friend's telescope while in College having a get together w a bunch of us - seeing about 1/8th or even closer of it: the 12Xs got me to actually get to see the craters, and shadows without even having to have a telescope, or without having to pay a boatload of money back when I had a film SLR to get a ?600mm or so lens.

The tech had advanced so far, I could just have a camera. It was amazing!

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,599 posts)

17. Thanks for your illuminating remarks, my dear electric_blue68!

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 03:53 AM

Apr 14

I hear you about seeing the craters for the first time. It is plainly mindboggling!

I feel very lucky to have a great zoom (100--400mm) with an internal zoom (2X extender) as well that is digital. Push a button and the photo shows the object as much larger with no loss of detail! I love it.

Glad you enjoyed seeing my photo tonight!