Nearly Full

Nearly Full [301/366], a photo by timsackton on Flickr.

301/366

This past Saturday night was strikingly clear, and I decided to make another attempt at a shot of the (nearly) full moon. Yes, the composition is basically identical to a previous 366 shot of mine, but I think this one is substantially better than my previous attempt so I'm going with something repetitive. Compare the two shots original size and you'll see what I mean. I think the main difference is the shutter speed, which was too slow in my previous attempt, and the fact that I manually focused using the live view function and a 10x zoom.

Taken Oct 27, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/9.0, ISO100.
Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 300 mm