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Rising above the Ridge
Rising above the Ridge
hahn23


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Challenge: Extreme Supermoon (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Mar 19, 2011
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10s
Galleries: Landscape, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Mar 20, 2011

 Extreme SuperMoon. Shot through thin haze cloud cover. Single image.

This image would easily pass Advanced Editing validation. Did not need Expert editing.

A pre-vote comment on the silver moon. There was zero color adjustment or desat to the moon in my image. At high altitude, we have no humidity or pollution to cause long wavelength light to prevail. The orange/yellow/red colors seen in moons at sea level are due to light passing through a lot more atmosphere, humidity and pollution.... allowing mostly long wavelength light to reach the viewers' eyes.

Statistics
Place: 35 out of 85
Avg (all users): 5.7919
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4583
Avg (non-participants): 5.9200
Views since voting: 1171
Views during voting: 423
Votes: 173
Comments: 2
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/01/2012 08:43:28 PM
Exceptional shot, Richard. I see I gave you a 9 but left no comment. At the time I wouldn't have realized it was a straight shot, being in a challenge full of manipulation.
It's interesting to read your notes about altitude and colour. I live at 1525 feet above sea level and the moon is usually fairly silver. Occasionally though it rises very yellow - it must depend on whatever is going on in the atmosphere.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/21/2011 01:10:52 AM
Excellent moon capture. Musta been a heck of a lens... (Not voting)
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