Interesting looking moon this morning

[ThurlFan]

Taking DD to school early this morning I noticed that the moon was in that unusual state of showing its full disk even though it's only in a sliver of a crescent phase. This is because the moon was low on the horizon in the east, and the sunlight reflecting off the earth was providing enough light for the dark portion of the moon to stand out against the dark pre-dawn sky. It took me a few minutes to race home and set up the tripod in the back yard, so it was a little lighter outside by the time I got ready to snap the pictures.

Equipment: Canon XSi, Canon 55-250 lens at full zoom, mirror lockup enabled, remote shutter release. tripod. Images cropped and resized.

2.5 seconds, f/6.3, ISO 100

I moved a few feet from the first shot onto our deck so I could get a creative exposure as well, a view of the moon through the last of our sycamore leaves.
2.5 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100

Believe it or not, I'm thinking of trying again tomorrow or Saturday using a circular polarizing filter. The picture was far noisier than I expected at and ISO of 100, which I suspect is due to the intense light from the crescent portion of the moon bouncing around inside the camera body. Of course that will make for an even longer exposure...

Suggestions/critiques welcomed!

 

[mom2rtk]

I love that second shot!

I noticed it this morning on the way to take my boys to school too. I was wishing I had my camera and tripod out. Maybe tomorrow???

 

[spinetnglr]

Love the shots!! Not a chance of seeing it here ... been raining all morning since before dawn.