David Parsons wrote:

Nope, and you can't even call it an optical illusion, because when you
take a picture of it, it is much smaller than you remember seeing it
in person.
well that's for sure...

but give the same lens you are looking through ... say a 300 mm looking through it at a Harvest moon (which, when low on the horizon, looks larger than a moon that is full and way up in the sky) won't it appear larger in your frame ? That's why I thought his photo was of the moon at a lower angle...
thanks for the physics lesson :-)

ann

This is one case where it's easy to tell if it is real or Memorex.

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
David Parsons wrote:

The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky.
Duh - really? lol

When it
appears larger near the horizon, it's a perceptual illusion.

but does not the camera pick up perceptual illusions?
ann

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:

I have to say I'm amazed you can get that much detail witht the 55-300 of
the moon...
are you photo'ing this when the moon is just rising? close to the
horizon?

Thanks for your compliment on my besaties, btw

ann


Jeffery Johnson wrote:


Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings
moon
shots and yes it has one cat shot too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157626078196746/

As always be gentle.. I am hoping for a clearer night tomorrow night and
I
will use the tripod tomorrow night but for tonight I did it freestyle.

Jeffery





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