December Moon...pics from tonight

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[kayakjohnny]

1. Ah, the rebirth of a lunar cycle.

I didn't know we were starting a new one. Been so cloudy in Florida, threw me out of my game. I've heard new moons are good to set your intentions and do some planning for the next short term at least.

So thanks for the reminder. And thanks for the pictures, CaliforniaPeggy.

And all the best to you during the coming holiday season.

Cheers!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear kayakjohnny!

Yeah, it's been so cloudy here, I didn't know where we were in the cycle either. I was very pleasantly surprised to see that beautiful crescent moon.

I had never heard about this being a good time for setting my intentions; thanks for telling me!

It's always my pleasure to show you what I've managed to capture...

All the best to you as well!

Cheers, indeed!

:toast:

[madinmaryland]

2. No moon here, CalPeggy. Just two feet of snow on the way.

:scared:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear madinmaryland...

I am so sorry to hear about the snow!

None of that here...

You're all clouded in, I suspect.

Thanks for coming by!

Please take care, and stay safe, OK?

:hug:

[madinmaryland]

11. Well, we are headed to Florida next week for the Holidays, so you'll

probably see beach pics in a week or so!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. How fun!

I will be happy to see your vacation pics!

:hi:

[TK421]

4. Nice pics, Peggy! thanks!

is that from your home?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear TK421!

Yes, this is from our back balcony...

The views from up there are (well, can be!) wonderful!

Thanks for your very kind words!

:hug:

[UrbScotty]

5. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

Just beautiful, how it peeks through the trees!

And of course, there's a tad bit of light left from the sun!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear UrbScotty!

Oh, thank you, sweetie...

I liked how it peeked through the tree too...

And the contrast with the remaining bit of sunlight...

[AsahinaKimi]

9. Peggy

Are you going to combine your pictures with poetry? That would be awesome!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear AsahinaKimi!

They don't seem to usually go together, alas...

It's as though they come out of different parts of my brain...

It would be fun if I could...and if it ever happens, I'll post them.

:hi:

[david13]

13. And so it was as I passed Toyota, only their TOY was out, so it

was merely OTA and that moon.
dc

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Huh?

:hi:

[david13]

35. Toyota. At the corner of 190th & Western Toyota (a car company)

has a facility. In fact it is Toyota North America and Toyota R&D. A huge facility. If you come off the 405 at Western, to head south, you will see it.
On that building, they have a sign. The sign, in huge red, illuminated letters, reads, lo and behold, TOYOTA.
At this time of year, they also put up a huge "Seasons Greetings" there. (Not up yet).
However, the TOY part of their sign was not functioning. Thus it said (read) OTA. And your sliver of moon appeared just over and behind it.
That sliver of moon is significant to Jews and Moslems. And I suppose Chinese and many others, what use a lunar calendar.
Merry Holidays.
dc

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Thanks for explaining this!

I know that place well!

I just could not figure it out from your first rather cryptic message...

Thank you, and Merry Holidays to you and yours as well!

:hi:

[question everything]

15. Oh, these are beautiful. Finally clear nights where you can actually

see the moon.

(We were in SoCal last week, cloudy and rainy...)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear question everything!

It has been very un-scenic lately, for sure!

I was thrilled to finally see the moon again...

Thanks for coming by!

And thanks for your very kind comments!

:hug:

[Redstone]

17. Dang, Peg, I was not kidding when I told you that you were

getting to be really good with the photography.

Nice work, indeed.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. My dear Redstone!

You are being way too kind!

If I told you how I did these, you would laugh!

Our mutual friend says I have the artist's eye...

Looks like you agree!

Thanks, sweetie!

Hope you're doing well...

:hug:

[valerief]

19. My moon in the Northeast looks like that, too! nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear valerief!

How cool for you!

I just love love love this tiny crescent moon...it's my favorite...

Thanks for coming by tonight!

:hi:

[valerief]

21. Your pics are very cool. nt

[Kali]

22. nice!

I call that the fingernail clipping moon:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Kali!

Now, that's a name I had not thought of!

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

23. I REALLY like that first picture, Peg!

Absolutely beautiful!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear SeattleGirl!

Yeah, that one is more successful than the second one, lol!

I just wanted to see if I could focus with the second image...it was tough!

Thanks, sweetie!

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

25. Oh Peggy!

That could have been in the running in the latest contest:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7248375

I just love it!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear NYC_SKP!

Oh, well, I'm not sure of that! Those entries are really amazing...

But thank you for your very generous thoughts!

I'm glad you love it!

:hug:

[Dystopian]

26. Thank you for sharing, Peggy

The photos are beautiful....I got lost in them.:hug:

peace~

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear Dystopian...

You know how I am about getting lost, sweetie...

It's a good thing, now and then...

Thanks!

I live, and love to share...


:hug:

[leeroysphitz]

27. Nice.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. I thank you, my dear leeroysphitz!

[qnr]

32. Lovely photos, I love the color variations in the first one.

And great framing within framing!

I was out too, since it was the first clear night we've had in a while. I almost took a mate to yours, with it looking through palm fronds, but decided against it and just packed everything up for the scooter ride back home :) Surprising how much lower it was when I was leaving, now that I think about it, when I look at my first picture.

Since you say you like crescent moons, here are some small views of the what it looked like in Corpus Christi, you can click on them if you want to see the full-size ones. I was playing with some old legacy lenses, so the first one is at 28mm and the second at 600mm (on my 4/3, that would be 56mm and 1200mm equiv).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear qnr!

Thank you! I appreciate your very kind comments...

And yours!

WOW. I did click, and I have to say that these are just wonderful. The crescent moon is certainly my favorite shape, next to the full moon...

The level of detail on your crescent by itself is amazing. It does not look even a tiny bit blurry to me, and my old eyes, lol!

Thank you so much for sharing these...

[qnr]

34. Why thanks - Yeah, pretty sharp for a quick manual focus - but the blur

is obvious at the large and original sizes. I'll just have to keep practicing!

[kimi]

37. Those are beautiful!

I love the first one, all the textures are there that make it so gorgeous - the color of the setting sun, the sharp perfection of the crescent, the brushy tree limbs, the layers of the clouds - just lovely. Here where we're getting so much snow, I really miss the moon!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear kimi!

My goodness, I do thank you!

We've had a lot of cloud cover lately, and so when I spotted this moon the other night, I was so motivated to photograph it.

Very kind of you...

[cwydro]

39. Very nice Peg...

I can never get my moon shots to come out right.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. My dear cwydro...

Mine don't usually, either...

This is probably the first time they were even close.


Hey, did you get your card?


Thanks for your very kind comments!


:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

40. Beautiful, Peggy!

A high-quality camera and a creative eye work magic!

A bit off-topic, we're having a blast with B's grandkids
playing in the snow! We got just over 3". Lots less than
the folks east of here (we're 32 miles north of Pittsburgh).

:hug:

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear liberaltrucker!

Nah, Mother Nature set it up.......I just take the pictures!

Thanks, sweetie!


I'm glad to hear you're having a great time with the grandkids! That's what they're for, after all! Give her my best, willya? And did the card get there?

:hug:

:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

43. My dad used to call that "the big toenail"

Very nice!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear RevCheesehead!

I believe it! Somebody upthread said something like that too...

See what you've missed by not playing here???

I have poetry too!

Glad you enjoyed these, sweetie...

:hug:

[Call Me Wesley]

45. Very nice! I like the first one best,

something about the DOF and the colors. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. My dear Call Me Wesley!

Oh, thanks!

Um, sorry, but what is DOF?

The second one was strictly experimental, lol!

:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

54. DOF = Depth Of Field.

I tried to take a decent moon picture with my big lens but have failed so far. That's the best I was able to achieve so far, and there's filtering involved (as usual.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

55. Oh, of course!

And *GASP*

This picture is wonderful!

I would be so proud to have taken one this good!

Thank you for sharing...

[Call Me Wesley]

56. I need to practice when there's a full moon.

I overexposed this one, so I will have to dig into the manual settings a bit more. And set the camera on a sandbag instead of a tripod or my hands resting on a wall. ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

57. You did well, damn it!

You can actually see the craters!

Fabulous pic.

I'd need a telescope to get anything this good...

:hug:

[av8rdave]

47. Nice!

I never have been any good at moon pics. Those are great!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear av8rdave!

Thanks! Mine don't usually turn out either...these were the first that were in any way decent, lol!

[sarge43]

49. Old moon in the arms of the new.

Lovely pictures.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. My dear sarge43...

Now, there you have a lovely phrase...

Thank you!

[sarge43]

53. I wish I could claim it, but I think it's been around since first days.

I heard it from my mother when we'd sit on the porch and look at the evening sky. She probably heard it from her father who knew the night sky very well.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

50. Beautiful sky Peggy

I'm just breezing through real quick on DU! Thanks for the wonderful pictures.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. My dear theNotoriousP.I.G....

Thanks for your lovely words as you breeze on through!

:hi:

[mdmc]

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