Venus and the Moon

Staunton Road
January 29, 2011
Photograph by Tom Atwood

I have photographed this farm on Staunton Road more than once. But this latest picture, taken yesterday morning, isn't really of the farm. It was Venus and the Moon, hovering not too far from the horizon, that I was interested in. The Moon can be tricky to photograph mainly because it's so bright, much brighter than everything else in the sky or on the Earth. But when the Moon is waning, as it was at dawn yesterday, it's more cooperative, especially with Venus floating next to it in the morning sky.

Shutter: 6 seconds; Aperture: f/16; ISO: 100; Focal length: 18 mm