I love taking photos of the moon and do it almost every month from our driveway or, in this case, the sidewalk across the street. And so of course I had to try to capture this month’s super moon. I love how it appears to sit on the horizon like a huge beach ball!
The night before, I also photographed the moon, which was almost full. There were clouds on the horizon, so these shots were taken after the moon rose above the cloud layer.
I don’t think I will be going anywhere at zero dark thirty to photograph the eclipse, so here is what I saw tonight.
Sunset Moon:
There were clouds on the horizon- plus it was still very light- so I couldn’t see the moon until it climbed just a bit into the sky. As it got a little darker, I took the shots below:
And as I post this, the moon is high in the sky- and beautiful as always!
Love the super moons! Someday I need to leave my driveway and try another vantage point. Might be about time.
Last night I finally got outside to photograph the super moon. At first there was just a glow in the sky- and then the moon rose over the clouds, only to disappear and then reappear in the cloudy sky.
I went out later to check on its progress as it rose in the sky and was almost more fascinated with the smoke-like cloud beside it than I was with the moon itself. For the image below I had to blend two exposures to get the cloud to show next to the moon.
Tonight is the night for moon-gazing!
I didn’t have the time or energy to go anywhere special for a beautiful foreground- so these are our hills (blurred with intentional camera movement).
Happy Moon-gazing!
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