Conspiracy theory anyone?The moon is not a balloon or wedge of cheese (though this post might be a little cheesy
wheezy) and I doubt the man in the moon is famous to everyone and he always dressed properly, but doesn't exist. One thing for sure we are close to the date of the first moon landing. No disrespect to Michael Jackson but I do believe Neil Armstrong was the original
giant steps of what you take when walking on the moon,
Moonwalker. So here we have a
Luna eclipse over Ramsey. One of the few images I will ever show you where I will advocate a tripod and remote is a must, and a very
looooooooooooong exposure time is my best photography tip. This is one from a series of images I took following the eclipse where I saw the whole of the moon through to the dark side of the moon. It wasn't a new moon on
Monday, or a hunter's moon, but a killing moon on a
Friday. How high the moon, well depends on the
moon shadow cast to tell but it was a wonderful night for a
moon dance. You can do the rest of the songs now about 50 while carry on mooning at image thieves.
More sky pretties can be seen by others
hereSo did they put a man on the moon? Hey we have 3 legs and strange creatures who live in the woods so who am I too argue otherwise despite what those shadows say on the film say. I vote they did.
Conspiracy theory anyone?
Beautiful Sky Watch, Babooshka.
ReplyDeleteAnd to think that on the moon the sun shines in a completely black sky! No Sky Watch would be possible there! :-)
Babooshka: I believe and I would like to see a larger photo of your eclipse.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo :)
ReplyDeleteFishing Guy- I would dearly love to show you all a larger version but if you check out my facebook group you will see why I will no longer do this. Virgin Media(yes the one owned by Richard Branson) have reprinted an image of mine on their website, with by permission, no payment and they have deleted the copyright. I have started a Facebook group highlighting this, looking for a copyright lawyer and will be persuing this. Theft of images by a blogger is bad but by a large world leading company is downright disgusting. To read more see my facebook. Each time someone reprints my image without paying me I lose money I just cannot afford.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Branson's next project will be "Fly me to the Moon"?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I don't have to live off my photography (nobody would want to buy any anyhow, though a small airline once became crabby when I asked for a small favour when they wanted to use one of my pictures for something))
Beautiful. I would dearly love to see a really dramatic eclipse in person. Never been in the right place at the right time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. I believe in it.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shot, Babooshka! And I have joined your group on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteRuneE- You have to be kidding me about your photos. You John and Knips are all superb photographers. You 3 really do have the most amazing skies.
ReplyDeleteLove your moon picture, I love the moon and my favourite music is Moonshine from Beethoven ...
ReplyDeleteI made a lot of photos from the moon through my telescope, the difficulty is the movement of the earth ....
Bt nowadays the modern, pc-activated telescopes ... that's something else.
On the matter of stealing pictures ... we should construct a digital bomb inside the images, so if they take the images and use them .... the message should appear in the photo, 'This image was stolen by a cheating b*st*rd !!".
Have a nice day.
Erwin.
I totally agree about the tripod... a must with that kind of shooting. Beautiful simplicity in your capture.
ReplyDeleteErwin- I absolutely love your idea.
ReplyDeleteNice one!!
ReplyDeletePetunia from Norway
wonderful shot. fascinated by the night sky...
ReplyDeleteTripod and remote, yes. Mirror lockup too maybe. But I'd take a few "O's" out of that "loooooong" exposure. I've had pretty good success with shorter ones -- at least when there's half or more of the disk lit. Now a crescent moon? Different story.
ReplyDeleteStill, I'm not about to argue with the success of an image like this one! I keep hoping to capture a whole eclipse but to date I haven't. Guess I should Google that and see when the next chance will be.
Well, I stick to Wallace and Gromit. The moon is made of cheese! One slight error in the movie, though... It wasn't cheddar, but camembert.
ReplyDeleteYes, Moonlight Sonata is another good one.
ReplyDeleteFollowing on from Erwin, maybe we should embed a programme in your images, so that whenever it is copied illegally a boxing glove on a spring leaps out of the screen and bops the evil thief full in the face. Or a sound programme that blows a giant raspberry.
Great shot! Happy SWF!
ReplyDeletehope you could visit my entry at http://prettyfirefly.com
Maybe if you didn't take such brilliant photographs no one would pinch them.
ReplyDeleteThat was a great picture, have a great weekend!
ReplyDeletePretty darn amazing...your photos and your thoughts :)
ReplyDelete~Lisa
Fabulous view of the moon to celebrate Sky Watch Friday, maybe they did and maybe they did't but it sure does look good from that angle.
ReplyDeleteSuperb shot dear Babooshka! Have a great weekend! :-)
ReplyDeleteOf course they did. The black sky on the black background looks strange. I would like to see this on a white background. It would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteBabooshka, this is such a great shot of the eclipse!
ReplyDeleteI am troubled to hear of the image thievery you described in your previous post. Is there anything to be done to prevent the images from being copied in the first place?
Very nice moon capture, well done!!, do u use a tripod???
ReplyDeleteAlso a great story to read with your post!!!
Have a nice SWF
GReatings from NL
Fanatastic photo. I took a moon photo on holiday last year which was perfect (so I think!) but since then I keep getting the glare of the moonlight. I'm using tripod and long exposure. Any other tips?
ReplyDeleteI used to think the moon landing was set up to annoy the Russians but as time goes by i'm sure someone would have let slip. Now I believe it did happen, even with some of the evidence otherwise.
Anyway...thats enough of my waffling. Can you tell I've had a drink tonight?!
Adrienne-Having copyright on should be enough. What really gets me with this is that it is a company who will not tolerate illegal downloads of their music but seem to turn a blind eye to ripping off other people.
ReplyDeleteEric- I did use a tripod for this shot.
Great capture here, and I agree with your moonwalking.
ReplyDeleteGood choice to celebrate the anniversary.
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
Great moon shot Mojo, you never disappoint.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Hi B. Sorry to read the trouble you are having. Try and stay calm and no do anything rash.
ReplyDeleteWalking on the moon is a good song. I'm not sure Neil Armstrong did, other than from a Hollywood film studio or Area 51.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteGail's Man- So you subscribe to the theory. As a photographer I should too due to the shadows of the images sent back being in the wrong place, but strangely I believe Neil Armstrong did. Mind you Hanger 18 might convince me otherwise.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. Your patience with tripod and timer worked.
ReplyDeleteMy compliments on this shot! A great moon shot. I'm sorry to hear what happened to your picture. I'm really scared of that happening to mine too... a copyright symbol should meen something, I do agree!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful shot of the moon. I enjoyed your post too.
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your moon eclipse post...fab as always.
ReplyDeletei do believe they walked on the moon :)
have a fab weekend
Thanks for the tip on how to shoot it beautifully. Yours is excellent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful moon shot. And thanks for the tip on getting it. I guess I need to increase my exposure times. But this is how I learn!
ReplyDeleteLove this jaunty post! An eclipse is one of the many fascinating features of the eternal moon!
ReplyDeleteWell done on the moon and good tribute to the big step of human race. Wonder when can people go back again.
ReplyDeletePerhaps if you kept a lower profile on the net you wouldn't get sites rip your images so much! Having a site dedicated to showing images is asking for trouble surely. As a fellow photographer on the island I have only had this happen once. Many others photographers besides YOU that live and work here. Not sour grapes, I have said before your work is exceptional, just find this love in of comments here of your images pathetic.
ReplyDeleteNice shot, even if you did have to use a tripod.
ReplyDeleteGreat skywatch shot. I beleive they did.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI just heard on the evening news that they do not have or cannot find the original images from the moon landing. So sad.
This is wonderful. The night sky is full of romance, magic, and possibility.
ReplyDeleteOl' Neil accomplished quite the feat with his feet.
I spoke about wings
ReplyDeleteYou just flew
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon!
Nice bit of Waterboys for ya.
Allow me to moon at Branson with you.
Nice moon! Perfect timing (haha!)
ReplyDeleteNeil, Mike and Buzz lifted off 16 July for their trip to the Moon. NASA have put the audio online - you can hear everything as it happened 40 years ago. They've also re-located the high quality TV film, and are making that available too.
It's a fantastic moon shot, Babooshka, but as usual, it's your commentary that I love even more! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat moon. Must get myself a tripod. And some patience.
ReplyDeleteSo very cool that you caught that eclipse, we could not see it here. But we maybe felt it~
ReplyDeleteJust a photographer- name please?
ReplyDeleteWow you've really got some jealous people there on the island Babooshka.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture Babs.
ReplyDeleteGreat story Babooshka!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot you have taken, and a chance to view it over and over, though on your site with your permission.
ReplyDeleteIf the moon walk was not, then it will fall into one of the greatest Hoax of time.
Mean while I will look forward to more of your great shots.
You should name the company on the blog. I have seen the link on your Facebook page. You are 100% right. They stole your photo, simple as that.
ReplyDeleteAnybody who can get Van Morrison into his commentary deserves a pint of Guinness from me. Next time we meet.
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ReplyDeleteI have checked and your stolen photo is still up on the other website. You have to the contact the IOM newspapers. I am sure they would handle this properly.
ReplyDeleteI ahve checked and your stolen photo is still up on the other website. You have the contact the IOM newspapers. I am sure they would be handle this properly
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice shot, Babooshka.
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing "The dark side of the moon" I still believe men landed on the moon.
Did you just moon me?
ReplyDeleteThis was a great moonwalk together with you.
ReplyDeleteFantastic capture - excellent story.
Happy weekend! :)
Interesting post & great moon picture which you have captured beautifully:)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend.
There are a lot of, otherwise, intelligent people who think man never got there;it was all a hoax. I believe we went and it was populated. We brought them back and made them politicians. It's the only explanation that is viable.
ReplyDeleteBsquared- Another one to make me lol. More I think it about the more sense it makes. Afterall they do talk like they are from another planet.
ReplyDeleteLaxeylass- That is a good point about the newspapers. They do hate any negativity about the island.
Wonderful photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!!
Very cool post, Babooshka !!!
ReplyDeleteNeat eclipse photo ... and yes. I believe they moon walked. :-)
I'll even go further out on a limb and say that I don't believe that we are alone out there !!!
What a shot !! It's so difficult to take a picture of the moon. I have to wait until I go there then maybe my little camera will do a good job and I will leave my footsteps too. Promised !
ReplyDeleteI can see MJ moonwalking. Neat snap.
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ReplyDeleteFantastic - Amazing! Beautifully captured
ReplyDeleteHappy Sky Watch Friday!
I do believe they put a man on the moon , Babooshka, and I believe that through that small step taken by Neil Armstrong, Mankind made a giant leap. But to me the moon is a woman. In fact my very first SWF post was a picture of her, along with the words from 'Casta Diva', Norma's prayer to the Chaste Moon Goddess. I will say, though, that my shot of the moon was nowhere near as fab as this one. It's brilliant! And it would be great to see a larger version of it. Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog this afternoon. I do appreciate it. Janice.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photo!! :)
ReplyDeleteI saw him the man in the moon, in your photo.
ReplyDeleteThank you for looking at my yellow duck post and my three,
/MB
It is a shame we can't view the large images no more. Promise I won't steal them. Any chance of a bigger view?
ReplyDeleteso beautiful photo :)
ReplyDeleteand have a nice weekend !
Oh that is an amazing picture.
ReplyDeleteVery nice moon shot. I really believed the moon was made of cheese. Didn't you see the Wallace and Gromit episode when they went to the moon because they ran out of cheese.
ReplyDeleteDid anybody say Flat Earth Society?
Cluelss - A nice bit of Wensleydale Obviously. FLs have never heard of Darwin either.
ReplyDeleteOoh I like, a lot! Thanks for the long exposure tip, I will give that a go.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post, as always and the photo is elegant and ethereal. Besides, I was just listening to R.E.M.'s version of 'a man on the moon' this morning :O)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot! I can even see the face. Man on the moon? My vote is yes. Although, I find it very odd they only went twice, particularly when technology has advanced so much since that time.
ReplyDeleteA very wonderful moon photo !
ReplyDeleteYou only have to look at the film footage. It doesn't add up! I'll try a tripod next time. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteYou only have to look at the film footage. It doesn't add up! I'll try a tripod next time. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot, Babooshka.
ReplyDeleteI must say I'm shocked that a website owned by Branson refuses to pay you for your photo. Unconscionable behavior!
Hi Babooshka,
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could send your longtails up to the moon for a bit of cheese and get rid of them in Ramsey? Great photo as always, and I never tire of your remarks.
OMG your island is not very friendly is it. You need to live in a bigger place Babooshka. Small town envy is not worth the energy. Write a letter to Richard Branston. He might be as horrified as you that people working under his name are smearing his reputation.
ReplyDeleteA stunning photo by the way. Have you seen teh movie (I think an Australian movie) that is based on the theory Armstrong and crew ever left earth. That it all happened in the Australian outback. I want a camera to follow the latest expiditian of sending viruses into space. Why???
A lovely photo, and commentary. I am a firm believer in the moon landing.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a firm cynic when it comes to people's behavior and motives, so neither Branson nor your jealous neighbor surprises me.
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love Lunar and Solar eclipses! I'm not much good at them so it is just as well I can see yours.
ReplyDeleteBabooshka, love the photo and your text too! Very clever! How many song titles have you quoted? :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for skywatch.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for skywatch.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, great song.
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