I respect specialists, and I envy skills some of them. For example, I envy people who deal with photography daily and understand how the camera works. I always think about it whenever I try to take some pictures with an old camera that I got from a friend. I use it so rarely that I have to re-learn it every time. And I have to mention that I never really knew how to use it well. I always had to take 100 photos to choose 5 of the decent quality. The truth is, I've never even tried to understand how the camera works.
No wait, I tried it once, quite recently...
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And I gave up.
The more I respect the knowledge of photographers!
The only thing left for me is to try to take photos without understanding how it all works. To change settings endlessly, either by instinct or by accident 😅
Regardless, from time to time, I try to tame the technology. Or rather, I'm trying to understand this one here.
It's old, and some buttons get stuck, so sometimes it's hard to change any settings. But well, you have to start somewhere.
I took it out of the closet a few days ago, late at night, when I saw the moon hanging low over the buildings. As a result, I spent several evenings hunting our satellite. I was quite happy with some of the pictures until my friend posted on Facebook a picture of the moon, taken with a mobile phone. It was better than mine.
Night 01 - one day after the full moon.
Honestly, I like this photo; the only thing missing is the silhouette of an arched cat! It's very dark; I hope you can see something.
The first attempt to capture the moon, I did my best.
Night 02 - Clouds covered the moon.
The picture below will be perfect as a background in my digital artworks! Ready to use, no modification needed ;)
Night 03 - I had to wait for the moon to come out from behind the building. In the meantime, I was watching some of the neighbors, and even the rooms in the hospital.
And here it is. No fireworks, but a little bit better than two days earlier. Rapid trip to the moon, about 384400 km one way. It seems so close... You can see Copernicus and Tycho Craters.
Ever since I was a child, the moon has caused my anxiety. Now I'm trying to like it. Perhaps someday, hundreds of photos later...
All photos are taken by me, the first graphic comes from commons.wikimedia.org