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cbacarella
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 01:37
Hello everyone!

This is my first post over in this section but i'd really like to share something that i have never seen to this day in my life...(although im a huge 19 years old!haha)

Anywho, around 1am here in Michigan, USA, the moon appeared with a circular halo around it so i decided to step outside and capture it!

Im no moon photographer at all, mostly stick to photojournalism type work, but i grabbed a tripod and a fisheye and took off to capture it! My 17-55 wasnt wide enough. Oh, the fisheye was full manual and i have never used it before so the buildings look OOF...but the moon is the main focus so idk..haha

Here are the results!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/4074555312_e5b60bf49e_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/4073797169_4c19e7615a_b.jpg


I guess i didnt notice the telephone lines going through the photo...haha

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4073797175_abccbda621_b.jpg




Well, thats it! Hope you enjoyed them!



>Chris Bacarella
Adrena1in
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 04:36
Wow, those are fantastic shots...really like them.

I've been seeing the halo around the moon quite a lot lately, due to "adverse" weather conditions, but I've never seen it quite as clear as that, and haven't captured it like that either. It's usually a halo hidden amoung clouds for me, rather than a smooth mist like you seemed to have there.
VIGER
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 07:47
Cool
digidiva
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 08:02
I'm a lurker in A & C, but I have to say these are BEAUTIFUL!
We had a lovely effect here in Kent, UK last night too. There was cloud (light), and the moon light shining through it created a wonderful coloured 'halo' effect. I got some shots but certainly nothing fit to show here.
cbacarella
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 10:00
Thanks everyone!

It certainly was a very neat effect that looks quite cool in photo form.


>chris
carlmorrell
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 10:24
Ring at night: Sailors Delight.
Ring in the morning: Sailors take Warning!

I'm afraid to take my moon shots from 11/2 off the camera. I know they suck.
Celestron
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 10:47
Very nice . Love the FE lens effect . Which lens was it ?
cbacarella
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 23:46
Thanks everyone!

FE lens used was a Bower i think. IDK...i borrowed it for this shot. Its a full manual lens so it took me a quick sec to figure it out but it got the job done!

.Chris.
AxPhoto
5th of November 2009 (Thu), 01:25
Cool shots. Those are good captures for sure!
kellieprinzel
5th of November 2009 (Thu), 01:30
Wow, these are incredible!
cbacarella
5th of November 2009 (Thu), 01:40
Thanks i appreciate it!

:-)
MidnightSun
8th of November 2009 (Sun), 10:15
Nice captures.....
Kraig C
8th of November 2009 (Sun), 21:42
Nicely captured, the Halo is caused by a prismatic effect of the moons reflected lite, through small ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Do an image search for "parhelia" "sundogs" and "sun pilars" to see some more interesting halo effects. There's another saying "count the number of stars in the ring around the moon to know how many day's till it was going to rain"