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Offworld Moonset

Last month I received an overseas communique(text message) from a Flickr friend inquiring about my whereabouts on a Thursday night.

It was my buddy Ralf Rohner otherwise known on Flickr as Skypointer.

The astronomer turned nightscaper was to be in-town looking for something to shoot, so last Thursday I took the night off and met up with what I used to call a Flickr friend, but I think Ralf is much more than that now.

An airline pilot by day and amazing photographer by night, that guy is crazy quick and had his tracker setup before I even acquired my first exposure.

As we scouted our composition and waited for the moon to set below the horizon we talked about the possibly of combining a moonburst into a nightscape with a Milky Way sky. We still had a while to wait until astronomical twilight so why not snap a few as the moon dipped below the horizon and see what we get.

 

Here's the resulting photo taken on a distant planet. :-)

 

 

This is a single exposure, at f2.8 lit using two LED panels on light stands using the Low Level Lighting technique.

www.lowlevellighting.org/

 

I'm so happy to announce that I have been ask to return as a guest speaker at the Nightscape Photography Conference in Kanab, Utah on May 20th-23rd 2020.

Click the link below to book your seat today before it's all sold out!!

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Thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, I am always thankful for your views, comments, faves, and support, they are greatly appreciated!! Have a great day my friends!! :)

 

Always Respect Mother Nature And Your Fellow Man, So:

****TreadLightly>LeaveNoTrace> PackItIn/PackItOut****

 

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Uploaded on September 27, 2019
Taken on September 5, 2019