Moon

Moon on 16.06.2011 at 00:01 CEST through some clouds. Lens: catadioptric system 5.6 / 1000 with modified lens mount adapter Camera: DSLR (APS-C) Mount: ball head on wooden tripod Focusing: manual with live preview Exposure: automatic, – 1 1/3 EV, AWB Video processing: 1.2x magnification of 1080p video, cropped and …

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The Moon taken at 42 percent illumination on the 1st April, 2009 during its waxing phase.

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December 22, 2010 I thought I was due to take another picture of the moon, so I did! The cloud coverage was perfect for the shot, so I snapped a photo with a about a second and a half shutter.

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A composite of two images. I shot this hanging water droplet on the tip of a Colocasia gigantea leaf from a low angle with the night sky and moon as a background. Since it was dark, I used a 60 watt bulb for back illumation. Instead of including this evening’s …

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The Moon taken at 82 percent illumination on the 8th October, 2009 during its waning phase. I find daylight moons so difficult to take. This photo is SOOC but was the best the camera could do under the lighting conditions at the time. After some consideration I decided to alter …

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Andrew VanWyngarden playing his St. Blues guitar. "This summer, St. Blues produced a custom guitar for Andrew Vanwyngarden. Andrew opted for the Bigsby Conversion with inlays of phases of the moon on the highly figured flamed Maple neck of his 61 South. He also wanted a special paint job with …

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December 22, 2010 I thought I was due to take another picture of the moon, so I did! The cloud coverage was perfect for the shot, so I snapped a photo with a about a second and a half shutter.

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The lunatic is on the grass. The lunatic is on the grass. Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs. Got to keep the loonies on the path. The lunatic is in the hall. The lunatics are in my hall. The paper holds their folded faces to the floor And every …

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Notte di luna come un viandante passi dall’altra parte del mare con la tua pallida lanterna oscillante. Io sono uno straniero, solitario e distratto; sul balcone lontano così tu mi incanti, e porti via il mio cuore…" Rabindranath Tagore

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After the World War II, the town hall of Stuttgart was rebuilt to the design of the winners of the planning competition, the architects Schmohl and Stohrer. The 61-metre-high tower, whose clocks show the time of day and the phases of the moon, has a glockenspiel with 30 bells which …

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