Eclipsed Moon

The original image was taken on February 20th, 2008 during a lunar eclipse. I tried different effects though I thought Fractalius worked the best. A bi-polar filter was added to saturate and boost the color after blending the frac layer with the original.

The original image was taken with an Olympus E-1 coupled to a Takahashi FC60 refractor telescope (1000mm 35mm equivalent) mounted on a tripod. At 1 sec, f8, ISO 200, the exposure was technically 1/2 sec too long to be done on a tripod without motorized tracking though the image only suffered slightly in sharpness.

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Very cool Richard, the fract and polarizer filter were a good combination. Looks like the moon has been transformed into a new planet. Nicely done!

Very OOTB thinking! Love the Fractalius work and the simplistic look to the image. I'm wondering if it would look nice w/ a little off the top.:S3:

Hey Richard, this is some nice work with the frac plug-in. It looks like you combined the Moon and Mars. :S3:

I agree with Denise about cropping from the top. That would get the Moon closer to a ROT position.

Nice work Richard, it looks like Mars! I understand the mechanics of astrophotography and you did really well at this exposure. Nicely done!

Thanks everyone for your kind words and suggestion. Here's a re-post with the suggested crop.:S3:

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Richard, I think the repost is a stronger composition. Good show! :c3:

Wonderful effect and super repost, Richard. Finally, Fractalius has made it into space! :5

Very good idea, the frac effect on the moon really is neat...well done

Very nice Richard, love the fract effect on the moon!

Very nice work, Richard! The frac effect is perfect, and the repost definitely strengthens the composition. Well done! :S3:

Really well done, Richard.:S3: