Photo of the Week #425: Old Moon, Young Astro-Imager
Camera-on-tripod astrophotography is a recommended first step for the aspiring photographer who wants to capture images of the night sky. And while it does not require the financial investment that deep-sky photography does, on-tripod photography does require an investment in time.
Practically anyone can take an on-tripod astrophoto, but learning how to frame the image aesthetically to evoke emotion in the viewer takes practice.
As evidenced by this image, Gabriel Bliard, a 13-year-old from Peterborough, Ontario, demonstrates that she is willing to put in the effort to learn how to take an excellent on-tripod photo. Rising before dawn on October 16, 2009, Gabriel took this 1/20-second exposure of the slender crescent Moon in conjunction with Venus using a Fujifilm FinePix S5700 digital camera at f/3.5 and ISO 800.
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