It was only after reading the comment Renata left at Flickr that it occurred to me to look into the science behind why I felt compelled to take a photo of the full moon last night: at this time of year (though more so in October) the moon is at its perigee, or closest approach to earth, and therefore appears larger and brighter.
J9 will probably also be wondering if this photo was taken with her 18-250mm lens, which I took for a test run yesterday. She’ll be happy to know it was.
A really beautiful shot! (Not that I’m biased or anything…) :O)
see the pic I took on december 1st
http://ariniaina.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/a-smile-in-the-sky/