Moon & Venus over Adobe House
Taken by Alan Dyer on December 5, 2013 @
near Rodeo, New Mexico
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/2.5
ISO: 800
Date Taken: 2013:12:05 19:04:16
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The waxing crescent Moon shines above Venus and our rented adobe house in New Mexico.
Tonight, December 5, the clouds cleared in time for us to catch a glimpse of the crescent Moon above Venus, now at its most brilliant for the year.
They shine above the main house at the Painted Pony Resort where I am this week for a stint of astrophotography with a dozen other Canadians escaping winter up north. But it’s cold here, too – it might go down to freezing tonight. Horrors!
For this shot I made liberal use of shadow and highlight recovery at the Adobe Camera Raw stage and in Photoshop to recover as much detail as I could in the overexposed Moon at top. However, the long exposure nicely brings out the stars in the moonlit sky. I also like the contrast of pastel colours.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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