the Moon and Me
by mpeters

Comment by AlexSaberi:
A stunning photo. Love it! so well deserved! congrats

the Moon and Me
by mpeters

Comment by chole:
What a great shot!

the Moon and Me
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Comment by IreneM:
What can I say. This beautiful image was my favourite of the challenge and a well deserved winner. Congrats Mark (oh, and btw, I hate you too ;-) Good luck in the next round, you guys. You played a good game.

the Moon and Me
by mpeters

Comment by william88:
Wow!! your score is incredible. Big congratulations on your blue ribbon. This photo is my all time favorite, so beautiful. I saw your message on BP. Thank you for that comment.

the Moon and Me
by mpeters

Comment by jdannels:

Originally posted by the99: I really like this photo. But I want to understand how your moon seems a Full Moon, if in June 18, the moon were in increasing phase, visible only an 14%. Anyway, amazing, magic shot! Congratulations!

I noticed this too when I did my shot "stargazers", the moon was even slimmer. The two versions you posted have very short shutter speeds and show the definition of the moon and nothing else as it is all dark. For mark's shot, if the moon would have been full it would have been way to bright and you would have seen very few stars and a big white blob for a moon. The 14% visibity allows for the moon to not be too bright but fills itself in with the long exposure. It also helps that the moon is low on the horizon and isn't as bright(like a sunset) and doesn't interfere with the light of the stars. Thats what I think, but I have been wrong before :)

Message edited by author 2007-06-27 03:00:37.

the Moon and Me
by mpeters

Comment by owen:
Beautiful shot. I can see why you got the Blue. Congratulations.

the Moon and Me
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Comment by the99:
I really like this photo. But I want to understand how your moon seems a Full Moon, if in June 18, the moon were in increasing phase, visible only an 14%.(The aspect of the lunar phase of that night is seen in this: //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=539833 or in this //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=538958)
Anyway, amazing, magic shot! Congratulations!

Message edited by author 2007-06-27 01:48:28.

the Moon and Me
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Comment by Sheryll:
Congratulations!! What an amazing and well deserved score and ribbon. Where were you in the thread? I knew there were better scores out there but you kept it to yourself huh? lol. This is really an amazing shot!!

the Moon and Me
by mpeters

Comment by ursula:
Excellent work - congratulations! You sure know how to use that Tokina. I haven't gotten the hang of it yet. :)

the Moon and Me
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Comment by jan_vdw:
Awesome, really stunning. You deserved the blue here!