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Jeff Young
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First moon sketch (naked eye)
#3093137 - 05/08/09 06:12 PM Attachment (53 downloads)
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Here's my first go at the moon. I somehow picked full moon for my virgin flight, and given that the lack of shadows didn't seem to favor a telescope, I went with a naked-eye view.
HB pencil on A3 (~ 12" x 16") cartridge paper.
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Big Wall
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3093260 - 05/08/09 07:24 PM
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Very nice!
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kraterkid
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3093517 - 05/08/09 10:14 PM
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Wonderful sketch Jeff!  How'd you get that Moon glow effect? I really enjoy the foreground trees and the clouds, great drawing! 
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CarlosEH
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3093569 - 05/08/09 10:41 PM
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Jeff,
An excellent observation of the Moon over tree tops. Your introduction to the Earth's closest neighbor is a very good one. Starting from naked eye views then progressing to closer views is a good one. I look forward to your future observations.
Carlos
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frank5817
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3093623 - 05/08/09 11:27 PM
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Jeff,
That is a beautiful sketch.  It would make a fine castle wall mural.
Frank 
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Jeff Young
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3093927 - 05/09/09 04:58 AM
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Thanks, Joe, Rich, Carlos and Frank!
The moon glow is a bit of a happy accident: the sketch pad is larger than my scanner and I wasn't sure I wanted to tear the sheet out so I just put the whole pad over the scanner and pressed it down in the middle. The result did sort of approximate the moon glow, so I didn't bother to fix it. 
-- Jeff.
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Jeff Young
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3098064 - 05/11/09 12:28 PM Attachment (35 downloads)
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Based on some comments on the Irish forums I cropped the bottom to "anchor" the tops of the trees. It seems to center the viewer's focus on the moon better.
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markseibold
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3098689 - 05/11/09 04:57 PM
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Jeff
Very nice naked eye impression I always wonder when I see these in black graphite if the artist will eventually reverse it in the computer. You mentioned having to scan. Do you have a digital camera? It is yet another easy option to upoad art to the computer (as long as your computer has the camera programming loaded to accept it.)
I really like the way you depicted the foreground trees and the obscurring clouds in the sky.
I look forward to seeing your next night sky landscape.
Mark
PS: Personally I like the original post, as I think it is fine - Also, I still have trouble getting into the IRAS (name?) web site. I'd like to contribute and post there but could not get the site to upload images.
Edited by markseibold (05/11/09 05:18 PM)
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Jeff Young
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Re: First moon sketch (naked eye)
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#3099864 - 05/12/09 06:56 AM
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Thanks, Mark!
I do have a digital camera -- it didn't do very well with the subtle shading in my DSO sketches, but I haven't tried it on something like this one.
The IFAS website put up a sticky at the top of the Observing Reports and Astronomical Sketches forum, which purports to give guidance on sharing images. I'll confess I haven't read it, but you migth give it a try and see if it leads to anything useful.
Cheers,
-- Jeff.
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