27 July 2012

Perigee moon


The evening before the so-called 'Supermoon', back in May this year, I stepped out the back door and saw this. Perhaps a similar photograph the following night, when the moon was perfectly round, might have been better. On the other hand, slight imperfection has its own kind of beauty.

[5 May 2012, Panasonic Lumix GH1, 100–300 mm at 100 mm, ISO 200, 1/25 at f16]

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3 comments:

  1. Lesley27 July 2012 at 21:52

    Pete, the Japanese have a moon-viewing ceremony in October - not at full moon, but on the night after, because the slight asymmetry is considered to be more beautiful.

    Glad to see you've been able to surface today!

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  2. Zhoen28 July 2012 at 00:27

    Perfect is dull. This is lovely.

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  3. pohanginapete29 July 2012 at 19:12

    Lesley, that's fascinating. I'd heard of the moon-viewing ceremonies, but had assumed it was during the full moon. Thanks!

    Zhoen, thank you :^)

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