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Old 26th of August 2008 (Tue)   #1
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Caught this in the night sky...


Just kidding, it's a gas flare at a refinery.
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Old 26th of August 2008 (Tue)   #2
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The second one is awesome!
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Old 27th of August 2008 (Wed)   #3
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Plus 2 on the second one. That is extremely creative. I attempted something similar to that last year, but it looks nothing like this. Very cool. What aperture did you use on that one?
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#2 is awesome....mind sharing your settings?


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Old 27th of August 2008 (Wed)   #5
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Great !! Had me wondering before I scrolled down to shot 2.
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Old 27th of August 2008 (Wed)   #6
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I agree, but it would be nice if the moon itself was sharper.
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Old 27th of August 2008 (Wed)   #7
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i like the second alot nice job!
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Thanks everyone for the comments!

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What aperture did you use on that one?
Aperture: f/8.0

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#2 is awesome....mind sharing your settings?


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Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 400.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0100 s (1/100)
ISO Equiv.: 400


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I agree, but it would be nice if the moon itself was sharper.
Yeah I wish that it would have been sharper too.
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you had me wondering what the heck in the first one too. very nice.

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Wow #2 is amazing, #1 had me thinking WTF? Good shots!
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