The Moon is out closest celestial neighbour and to the naked eye if your eyesight is sharp larger details and craters can be made out. Pointing my camera at it a while back brings out some fantastic detail as these shots taken at different phases show.


Image stacking could make these sharper and that’s something I’m hoping to try out sometime soon.
Anyone wanting to have a stab at taking Moon shots make sure to use a tripod and slightly underexpose the image.
I’m going to be posting more photo’s on here, let me know if you like them enough to go on your wall or something as I’m planning to open some kind of photo store and I’m gauging possible interest.

Sketching Little Dogs
This latest large sketch work is based on a photo of 2 small dogs laying on a sofa. As you can imagine getting the it to look right is more than just perspective and getting the face look right – there’s loads of fur try and capture the look of. So the line drawing started … Continue reading Sketching Little Dogs

Time, Space and the Universe as we know it – Part 8 Energy and Matter
With all it’s vastness and complexity it’s taken a long time for humans to reach the understanding that we have of the universe that we have. This is the story of evolving understanding and how simplicity gives way to incredible truth’s that seems to sit at odds with how we think life should be… and … Continue reading Time, Space and the Universe as we know it – Part 8 Energy and Matter

Simon’s Sketch Work – 3D Ball
I’ve been trying to hone my sketching skills, having a sketching workbook has helped a lot to give me ideas and methods and techniques… I enjoyed this one, for some reason a bit of a pain getting the circle the right size and position but the shading seems to blend well. It’s amazing that a … Continue reading Simon’s Sketch Work – 3D Ball
I love pictures of the moon–there’s something so cool about being able to see a celestial body that close up:-)
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ah so you’ve spotted my moon shot … taken a lot lately minus the tripod!
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I have in deed and sometimes I don’t have the tripod – but it means that most of my pics are fuzzy as I can’t keep the buggering camera still π
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I take a deep breath and hold until I click, seems to work for me π
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I’ve done that myself, it’s a good tip
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works for me!
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Oh my goodness, these are gorgeous!
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You like them? I like to hear that π
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I LOVE them!
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Good… I hope you’ll like some more of my pics π
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Hello there Sister Moon, you are looking very striking tonight.
(Don’t worry Simon I don’t worship The Moon, just acknowledging the importance of our satellite)
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Totally, it’s very important π
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I remember when Chairface Chipendale shot the moon with a laser on The Tick π
Very nice pics though π
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Thanks… what’s the tick?
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The Tick was a cartoon parodying the entire superhero genre. lol
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Ah I see now π
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