Week Three

I visited the park 6 days in week 3, but managed to take pictures only two days.  We're still in the no snow doldrums here, which makes for pretty uninteresting scenery, and so I thought I'd experiment with a few black and white shots this week.

Leaving the house on Thursday for the dog's early morning walk, the moon was amazing - it almost looked like a lunar eclipse.  Its crescent shape was pronounced, but its whole shape was still visible, and it was surrounded by wispy, mysterious clouds.  I decided to try to go for a few pictures, even though I don't know at all what I'm doing for night shots, much less moon shots.  I don't even own a tripod.  Today, I looked up some Internet advice on how to take pictures of the moon, and this picture was essentially their example of what "not" to do.  The moon is too bright, and the surroundings too dark.  I was undone by my lack of tripod, and was shooting the moon at the wrong time of day.  Essentially, your best shot at a good moon picture is when the moon is still rising - apparently, there is enough light in the sky to illuminate the moon's surroundings, and won't give you so much glaring contrast.  Oh, well.  This blog's all about learning, anyhow.  Maybe by the end of the year, I'll get another shot at a good moon picture.