Once in a Pink Moon

Finally a shot of the moon that was clear. I've tried umpteen number of times to capture the moon at night. I've tried holding my hand steady but the shot was always blurred. Then I put the camera on a stand and still could not get the details I wanted. I decided that taking a shot of the moon at night would require a telephoto zoom lens that would annihilate my bank balance. To get a clear shot of the moon I waited till dusk when there was just enough light not to have a real slow shutter speed and still dark enough to provide a nice background for the moon. It was my luck that the rays of the setting sun gave a pink tint to the moon. Overall I was very pleased with this shot.