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When You Get Caught Between The Moon And Putrajaya

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“When you get caught between the moon and New York City,
I know it’s crazy but it’s true,
If you get caught between the moon and New York City,
The best that you can do,
The best that you can do. Is fall in love…”

~ Christopher Cross in Arthur’s Theme.

It was one of those nights when the moon was super-sized. Orangey, hazy but dim at about 9 pm. So big you can see the craters with your naked eyes. Contrary to popular belief, the best time to obverse the moon is not during a full moon. Details are more pronounced when you can see the ‘divide’, as with last night

Unfortunately, by the time I found this Putrajaya bridge to juxtapose, it has already risen higher and became smaller. This is a composite image with two lenses (one tele and one wide) with the moon at the same spot.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f3.5, 1/2 sec (foreground) ISO 200, f6.7, 1/125 sec (moon).

When You Get Caught Between The Moon And Putrajaya

Crescent Sun

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The Sun turned into a Crescent as the Moon partially eclipsed it at 5:46 pm Malaysian time on January 26th, 2009. I photographed this rare solar eclipse from Titiwangsa Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur.

Another eclipse will take place on Deepavali (Diwali) November 13, 2012. However, this eclipse will be visible only from northern Australia, the southern Pacific Ocean and parts of Chile. Lucky residents of Cairns in Australia will experience a total eclipse lasting 2 minutes.

During a total eclipse, day turns into darkness. Its distinct effect on animals were observed by a team volunteers from 30 cities across India during the 2010 eclipse.

Exposure info: Olympus E-3, f22, 1/8000 sec with ND 8 filter.

Crescent Sun