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24-JAN-2004

January 24, 2004

Crescent moon and Venus over the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

I saw this coming yesterday as I left work. The moon was about a day's journey from being very close to Venus. Today was cloudy most of the day and only cleared up late in the afternoon. I was going to use a church further away as a foreground, but decided on one closer to home as I was running out of daylight. The blue sky was gone by the time I got here. I was distracted along the way by photo ops you can see HERE. Ian preferred this one.

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wpmadden30-Jan-2004 06:45
very nice, looks as if the moon is illuminating the dome
Ron Lutz II28-Jan-2004 17:43
Nice shot!
Pall Gudjonsson27-Jan-2004 13:18
Beautiful - and well done !
Lara S26-Jan-2004 21:13
Wonderful shots Mark!
brother_mark26-Jan-2004 04:09
It would have been cool if we both did something with Venus and the Moon. I'll say, I don't have that "hubby/wifey" problem. :) I just had to get myself to go out in the freezing cold and keep taking pictures and moving around for the right perspective.
brother_mark26-Jan-2004 04:03
Yeah, Larry liked that one too Jeanne. I think it was another good alternate. Thanks.
Guest 26-Jan-2004 03:40
Excellent! We saw the same moon/venus in our neck of the woods... and I thought "what a cool shot that would make" but had to get to the movies, hubby wouldn't stop! :(
Elizabeth Glass26-Jan-2004 01:56
This is sooo pretty. You captured the light of the building beautifully and wow, bonus! You got the moon! Outstanding.
Guest 26-Jan-2004 01:10
I think this is the best one of the church and moon. Of all the 1/24, I really like the archway one with the dusky blue sky! Good photo day for you!
robin statfeld25-Jan-2004 22:34
Very cool with the heavenly bodies over the dome, great photo!
Chris Brooker25-Jan-2004 21:00
Hi Mark

At last I have caught up with you.
What a lovely selection of photos you have provided during the first few weeks.
Well done.
brother_mark25-Jan-2004 19:21
Thank you. I think the light on the tower on the other one does distract the eye. So I'm going to choose this one.
Linda Alstead25-Jan-2004 17:47
Lovely
Ray :)25-Jan-2004 15:02
This one definitely. That tower with the strong light was way too distracting. I like the moon and the church roof especially.
Jill25-Jan-2004 13:45
I like this one.
Guest 25-Jan-2004 13:13
Dificult Mark? But I'd probably go with this one! I too noticed how close they were together last night. But back to which one and to me the compostition is a little better in this one - to me anyway? Both good though ~ John