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Mt. Fuji, not so distant..

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The Bright and the Mighty... Moon

This was the moon from last weekend.



Taken with a Canon SX110is. Natural noise.


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Moon-watching

This was last week's moon, taken with my hardy Canon SX110is.

Twas a beautiful night!

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Lining the Big Blue Sky

An old building and the blue sky.

Seen in one of Manila's oldest districts-- Intramuros, the walled city.



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Moon and Venus

A rare occasion -- Moon and Venus as seen in the skies 16th May 2010.



/minor editing involved to remove noise / taken with a Canon SX110IS/

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Wolf Moon

Last week, I was on my way out to grab dinner when i noticed the moon! It was so beautiful! I had to seize the moment.

I photographed the moon using two different cameras -- Canon SX110 IS (which is light and takes wonderful photos-- I bring it with me everywhere) and Canon EOS 500D with Canon EF 17-200mm IS lens (which takes even better photos!).


Shot with a Canon SX110 IS:


And another with a Canon EOS 500D:






So why is it called the Wolf Moon?

The full moon of each month are given names which date back to native americans. With these, they were able to keep track of the seasons by the distinctive names of each recurring full moon. The European settlers followed the same custom as well but by another set of names.

The wolf moon (a.k.a. Old Moon / Moon after Yule) is a full moon that falls.occurs in January. It got its name from hungry wold packs that howl outside native-american villages.





I hope you enjoy this photo as much as I did taking it!

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New Moon

A lot of noise in this picture (as the equipment I used isn't capable of shooting under very limited lighting....). The photo was shot early in the evening and then photoshopped later (which resulted in more noise but better colours).


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