Haste makes waste

Just after sunset the other day, I noticed the clouds clearing away as they so often do this time of year. Clear nights means cold mornings, but once the sun comes up the fog and clouds form and the days, or at least the mornings, are often gray. At any rate, the crescent moon was hanging among the wires and the sky was a nice color, so I rushed for the camera.

The blurry crescent moon descended quickly toward the horizon while I fumbled with the camera.

Of course, I had to change the lens. Then I had to attach the tripod base and put the camera on the tripod. Then I had to get the memory card out of the computer and put it into the camera. And finally, I had to take the camera to the guest room and set up the shot, adjusting the aperture and shutter speed. When I opened the window for the photo, very cold air rushed in, so I rushed to get a few shots before closing the window again.

That's where I forgot to set the shutter timer to two seconds. I just pressed the shutter button for my pictures, forgetting that with long shots and slow shutter speeds, pressing the button moves the camera enough to cause blur, even on the tripod. Oops. So all the pictures of the moon that evening came out blurry. This is the best of them, with a lot of help from Photoshop.