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Obscured Moon

Obscured Moon

While sitting at a local fireworks show in Minnesota a few years ago, I realized I could zoom in with my then new Nikon CoolPix camera to see the details of the...
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While sitting at a local fireworks show in Minnesota a few years ago, I realized I could zoom in with my then new Nikon CoolPix camera to see the details of the moon. It was the first time I decided to play with the night sky and learn how best to capture images in the low light. I'm feeling as though it is time for me to experiment again, but this time with my DSLR...
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camera

COOLPIX L830

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settings

Aperture f/5.9 ISO 220 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 2720/10

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upload_date

Sep, 2017

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73

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Awards

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

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Submitted to Photo Contests

Halloween

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#moon #celestial #night

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