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Project 365/15: Here's my first try at shooting the moon (heh). I definitely should have used a longer lens and a better way to steady the camera. My goal is to eventually get a good "tsuki no usagi" photo. Ummm, not the Sailor Moon character... in the west, we see a man in the moon. So proud to be Asian: we see a rabbit in the moon, pounding mochi! There is a song and everything but I don't remember how it goes.
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
I've found that I just cannot shoot the moon (ok that made me giggle a little) without a tripod. Either I'm too wiggly, or the California ground moves a lot, but all my shots end up looking like they've been smeared a little.
I've never been able to see the man in the moon, but I've always seen the Energizer bunny. Maybe what I see as his drum is what you refer to as mochi? (Also, what's a mochi?)
Posted by: Denora Carpenter | 01/21/2011 at 12:56 AM
I just ordered a tripod with my credit card rewards points and it's supposed to be here next week!
And yes, the Energizer bunny's drum would be right where my Japanese rabbit is pounding mochi! Mochi is a rice cake made by pounding sticky rice with a mortar and pestle (or now, more likely an electric machine).
Posted by: kathi | 01/21/2011 at 11:09 AM