The moon stepped across the sky

[Shay Stephens]

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[proteus9]

Beautiful!

I take it that each image was shot about every 2.5 minutes? Do you use a stop watch for timing?

Jim

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Kimberly85208]

Man, I need to get a thesaurus if you're going to keep posting these incredible shots. All I can say is WOW!! And of course, once again, Shay has outdone himself!!

BTW, just realized what time it is where you are. You've been up all night haven't you?
--
--Kimberly--
I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs...

 

[technophile]

Truly incredible shot. I wonder if the NASA folks have seen this one yet? ; )

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Shay Stephens]

Yes, a stop watch is the only way to get the consistent spacing. It's tough paying attention that long to a stop watch. I would love to rig up an electronic button pusher to do it automatically

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Shay Stephens]

hehehe very astute I have been up all night yes. I thought about going to bed,, but I think I would do better with no sleep than a couple hours and waking up a zombie. Maybe an afternoon nap or something ;-)

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Shay Stephens]

They will when they wake up ;-)

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Yves P.]

It is stunning ... In full size, it must be amazing. It is aleready very impressive even at such a short scale. The image is incredibly noiseless. (That WOULD be a winner at Photosig, you should post it) It is a definitive POTD winner and this is per the usual Shay's quality imaging ...

Kudos my friend.

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

--
If you don't snap it, nobody will snap it for you ...
Kafrifelle (Yves P.) Owner of DSC-F707,
No BFS, No hassle but strong vignetting on left
VCL-MHG07A, HVL-F1000 and some close up lenses ...
http://www.pbase.com/kafrifelle

 

[Shay Stephens]

Here is a crop to give you an idea:



Not too shabby for point & shoot huh ;-)

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[ybnormal]

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

Shay, Talk about sleepless in Seattle. Wanna borrow a couple of toothpicks? Not only NASA should be knocking your door down- does Seattle or the State of Washington know you first hand or appreciate you? Talk about City PR. You got it all & then some.
I'm at a loss for words.... which is almost impossible... 8-D Shayron

--
ybnormal (aka Shayron)
I used to have a photographic memory, but it was never developed....
http://www.pbase.com/ybnormal/galleries

 

[faye67487]

Shay - that is spectacular! We're going to be seeing a lot of this one - I think it will be 'famous'!

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

--
Faye

 

[Joe Jones]

Shay, this is just beautiful! It looks so complete with the moon leaving the field of view. And it combines the high res city images that you are famous for, with the staggered moon shots that you are also known for, for one great photo. I agree, we will be seeing a lot more of this image. Congratulations! Joe

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

--
Faye

 

[Dan Theman]

How did you do this? Did you just take the best cityscape and paste the moon from the other 49 pictures?

Dan

 

[peggy]

Shay, you are simply amazing This is spectacular!

--
Peggy - Sony Mavica CD1000 and Sony DSC S85
http://www.pbase.com/puck

 

[Ann McRae]

beautiful, beautiful.
Fantabulous.
Thanks for sharing.
ann
--
Canadian Ann
http://www.pbase.com/canadian_ann
http://www.stfchallenge.com
http://www.cs.duke.edu/~parr/photography/faq.html

 

[Nate McGarry]

Once again shay you are unbelievable. How in the world did you figure it would take precisely 2.5 minutes between shots? What settings did you use. Incredible!!!!!!!!

Kudos my friend.

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

--
If you don't snap it, nobody will snap it for you ...
Kafrifelle (Yves P.) Owner of DSC-F707,
No BFS, No hassle but strong vignetting on left
VCL-MHG07A, HVL-F1000 and some close up lenses ...
http://www.pbase.com/kafrifelle

--
SAM

Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a duck!

 

[Nukester]

Shay, Can I ask, what settings did you use on your camera.. Those are awesome. I would have no idea what settings to use to get such great shots...

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[kudbegud]

great shot shay. patients pays off. really nice, thanks.
--
kudbegud
you pay for what you get, but you don't always get what you paid for.
F707,TCON-14B,MCON-35,ETX-90 http://www.pbase.com/kudbegud/galleries
http://www.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=2471

 

[Ann Chaikin]

Wow! As I said in the title of this, you continue to amaze me! Awesome image. Ann C

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

--
also known as PT Kitty > ^..^

http://www.pbase.com/ptkitty/galleries

 

[Alan Potocki]

Shay,

What can I say that hasn't already been said.....I'll simply echo all of the above posts!! GREAT JOB!!!

Alan

ps - I wish I had the time to do half of what you do!!!!!

It turned out to be a lovely evening in Seattle. The clouds stayed
away for the most part, and after much planning (6 months really) I
finally got the kind of moon shot photo I have been wanting to get:



It is a composit of over 50 individual images (most detail, but
some to reduce noise) and spans more than two hours. This scene
wont repeat for another year, so I was glad to get it tonight!

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

--
also known as PT Kitty > ^..^

http://www.pbase.com/ptkitty/galleries