Charles nightscape
By adamg - 1/13/09 - 12:05 pm
Saul Blumenthal took this cool photo the other night.
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Saul Blumenthal took this cool photo the other night.
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Wow, great shot! I love
Wow, great shot! I love that there was a full moon too.
The moon was low on the
The moon was low on the horizon last night and pretty full, so it looked huge.
Sad I was running errands and didn't have my camera, but good on Saul. great picture.
The largest moon of 2009
This past weekend during the full moon, the moon was at its largest size for the entire year. It's a difference of only about 15% but this was the largest full moon we'll see all year. Details at the Astronomy Pic of the Day (APOD) from NASA.
Thanks
Thanks for the comments. I took this around 7:30 last night, walking over the Harvard Bridge. (That's me in the lower left, waiting during the long exposure.) The lights on the bridge were casting nice shadows on the frozen and snowed-over Charles.
Good idea to block the
Good idea to block the tripod's shadow with yours ;)
Makes it much more interesting.
Actually I use a beanbag to
Actually I use a beanbag to rest the camera against the railing. No tripod.
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Wonderful shot!
Great work. I love the decision to included the bridge rail and shadow. It adds motion and texture to the scene.
This was the biggest moon we'll have in 2009 according to something I read this week.
Time to go home...
It looks like everyone on floors ~35 to 45 of the Hancock Tower had the night off?! :-)
???
Or is that the Prudential? Is the Hancock hidden behind it? Me is confused...
Hancock
No, you're right -- the Pru is out of the frame.
Moon over the city!!
woohoo! Love it!!