Moon & Venus

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 28, 2011106 views3 comments

Cape Lookout Lighthouse - Outer Banks of North Carolina. This was taken about 30 minutes after sunset with the crescent moon & Venus in the western sky. Single image capture - processed twice to tone down the lighthouse beam.

5DII, 24-105mm @ 55mm, f11, 13 seconds, ISO 320

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 28, 2011 at 11:32 AM

I like what you've done with this image. Great work.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on November 28, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Beautiful image Wick. Your composition is excellent and I like being able to make out the pattern on the lighthouse instead of it being in silhouette.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 30, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Great Shot! This works really well, Wick. I like your comp here very much including Venus and the moon. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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