Venus (brightest), Mars (between the Moon and Venus), and the waxing cresent Moon over the old house at my property in southern Alberta. On a cold -20° C night January 3, 2017. This is an HDR stack of 5 exposures at 1-stop increments with the 24mm lens and Nikon D750. Blended with ACR. Diffraction spikes added with Astronomy Tools actions.
The thin 41-hour-old crescent Moon in colourful twilight and sunset clouds, setting in the southwest on December 30, 2016. Earthshine is plainly visible illuminating the dark side of the Moon, despite the low atltitude and thin cloud. This is a single 0.8-second exposure at f/2.8 with the 135mm telephoto and Canon 6D at ISO 400. Shot from home in southern Alberta on the eve of New Year’s Eve!
Venus, as an evening star in the western twilight of a December night, over the old Pioneer grain elevators at Mossleigh, Alberta. Lighting is fro the sky and partly from nearby streetlights. This is an HDR stack of 5 exposures, at 2/3rd stop increments from 1 second to 6 seconds, to preserve the dark foreground detail and bright sky. Merged with Adobe Camera Raw. A “Misty Landscape” filter from Luminar plug-in blended in to add the soft focus effect. Diffraction spikes on Venus added with Astronomy Tools action. With 24mm lens at f/5 and Nikon D750 at ISO 100.
