Provia: Final moonset

Final moonset



Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA 200

very nice ed..the mountain silhoutte is perfect against the silvery moon!
regards
ulol

Ed Leys said:

Final moonset



Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon
went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times
people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But
there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA
200

Click to expand...

Hi Ed,

Your sun bright moon is a pleasing for the eye. Venus is even with you to complete the photograph.

Let's go to the stable and admire who brought the light,

--jacques

Again, beautiful poetic and photographic work Ed. The minimalistic means and some subtelties in them is very very fine

Thank

Ruvy

Ed Leys said:

Final moonset



Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon
went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times
people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But
there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA
200

Click to expand...

--Ruvy

Simple, and simply beautiful, Ed. How did the "star" effect land on the moon?

Marilu

--Marilu (Nikon 990) http://www.pbase.com/canyonlu/galleries

Very serene shot Ed. And nice effect on the moon. You have observed the solstice well.

Happy shooting, Rick

Ed Leys said:

Final moonset



Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon
went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times
people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But
there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA
200

Click to expand...

Perfection, Ed. The last picture I'll view tonight so I can fall asleep with it in my mind. Jan

Masterful and perfect. I am just astounded at the level of quality, artistry, and seeing that dominates your work. This really is outstanding, now how are you going to ever top this image. I really like this one!

My best,

Jim

Ed Leys said:

Final moonset



Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon
went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times
people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But
there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA
200

Click to expand...

--JimK/Canada

Now this is a real treat, Ed....I'm viewing this from a Mac laptop using AOL 5.0, and the version of Internet Explorer it uses actually allows the whole image to be viewed without scroll bars, so that your latest masterpiece hits this viewer exactly as it should be viewed. So very lovely with its color palette, the "twinkling" moon, and the minimalist landscape. You are truly one of the finest observers of the solstice, and photos like this are ageless...I shudder with anticipation wondering how many more fine images are cooped up somewhere on your hard drive or on a slide waiting to be scanned. But I've said that before, haven't I?

My best regards,

Robert

Ed Leys said:

Final moonset

Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon
went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times
people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But
there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA
200

Click to expand...

This is wonderful, Ed. You've captured such a perfect amount of detail in the land...another mystical and fantastic creation!

I always feel like I'm looking into a dream when I study your pictures. A few more seconds of staring into this one, then it's sleepy time for me!
Thanks for the sweet dreams in advance,
Tammy

Whoops, taken 31 December, 2001 (NT)

Hi ulol,

Well, thank you my student. I like your comments. In fact I always enjoy them.

I hope you don't mind if I do not give you specific asignments. I thought about maybe giving you some, but you would probably laugh at me like dust and show me how someone truly creative approaches photography.

My very best,

Ed

Hi jacques,

I think your invitation is not at all a bad one.

Now, there are two matters that I would like to address. First of all, given that the "smaller" celestial object is angularly quite close to a full moon, I have deep doubts that it is Venus. I'm sure you will agree.

The second thing is that my intention was to say that I took the photograph on the morning of 31 December, 2001 - which is correct and why I call it "Final moonset". The date I put in the post is not only incorrect, it makes my entire point meaningless. Of the two matters, it is the second one that I truly feel is important.

Your confused brother,

Ed

Thank you Ruvy,

I enjoy the way you express your comments, they mean quite a lot to me.

I like to find quiet touches in photographs. Of course, that does not mean that I can put them in when I want to. But dark is very simplifying itself. A lighted world can show too many distractions. Fortunately for my photography and my moods, there is more dark than light here at this time of year.

Thank you and kind regards,

Ed

Hi Marilu,

Thank you for looking in and for your comments. Ah, the "star" effect...

It was just the lens flare pattern from having the lens stopped down to f/11. I certainly didn't use any filters. And, since I just checked, you've seen it before when I used the same lens a few months prior (to the 31 December, 2001 date I really took this):

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&message=1661178

Though, it wasn't the moon that time, and the moon flares a lens a bit less.

My very best regards,

Ed

Thank you very much Rick. This wasn't intended to be part of my Solstice observations, I just felt that I couldn't post this till they were completed. Of course, putting the incorrect shooting date in this did nothing to clarify matters. Yikes!! I may be human.

My very best,

Ed

Thank you very much, Jan.

Well, I don't know if it's perfect, but I really appreciate your comment.

My very best,

Ed

Jim,

You have suggested a few times that I make big prints of the specific photograph, frame it and put it on my wall. Actually, I just might print out the comment you put on this, and frame it and hang it. Oh yeah, I certainly love what you said.

Thank you deeply.

How am I going to top this? Well, I don't try to do things like that, and I'd probably drive myself crazy worrying about matters like that, besides. Anyway, different photographs draw different people's attention differently. Or not at all. (And I don't worry much about that either.)

No, I'll just try to put myself where the photographs are, and see if I can't lure a couple of them into my camera...

My very, very best,

Ed

JimK/Canada said:

My best,

Jim

Ed Leys said:

Final moonset



Very early in the morning 31 January, 2001. The last time the moon
went down that year.

Yes, I well understand this is less than current. In these times
people often think that "right now" is the thing that matters. But
there is also worth in the long view.

Besides, the Solstice needed to be observed...

Nikon FA; Nikon f/4, 25 ~ 50mm zoom; Fuji Provia 100F pushed to ASA
200

Click to expand...

--
JimK/Canada

Click to expand...

No scroll bars, Robert, Yes!!

I get that with Opera 6.0 as well, but unfortunately if I post more than two or three replies with it, this site starts to confuse it greatly, and new replys go off to Phil's never never land. So, Opera is for when I'm purely browsing. When I'm replying, I'll probably keep it up for viewing and looking at albums, but only IE lets the replies go through more or less smoothly.

Thank you once again for your fine comments. They are ones I always look forward to--it's not only your photographic expression that is meaningful.

Well, perhaps you've seen my correction on the date. Oh my, mortality sits hard upon me...

Everything in this post tied into the date I actually took this--31 December , 2001. and it wasn't intended to be part of my Solstice Sequence, I just had needed to complete its observation before I moved on. Like to the final day of the year. So far, my most recent photographic date. But there are a few more that might go up for it.

By the way, I just read through you writeup in the 'Black and white - give me a break' thread. Geez you express yourself well. And you always put real things to say behind it. Man, you consistently impress me...

Once again, my best,

Ed

Thanks very, very much Tammy. This is just the right time of year for me for photography. You got your fog, your clouds, your dark, your mystical events. Yep, I'm fat and happy.

And if you get enjoyment out of them, why, that's even better...

By the way, I've passed on your http://community.webshots.com/user/queenoftheamazon address to two photographic friends at work. Don't you be gettin no big head now, but they both like what you've done quite a fair amount. Well, it's no surprise to me...

My very best,

Ed