The night of the full moon (the night after my previous posting) I went out again, this time with Steven, hopefully having overcome the technical issues, to try to get a better photo of it. That night, the elements decided to get involved and a single big cloud rose with it. There were stars around the sky in other places, so this really was a cloud dedicated to obscuring the Super Moon. I took the photo above in spite of it, as the colours reflecting off the water in the bay and the cloud around made it look more like a sunset than a moon rise. It was much darker than the night before as the sun had gone down over half an hour earlier.
From Home
After taking a few photos the cloud really thickened so that we could barely see the moon any longer and we gave up and decided to pack up cameras and tripods and head for home. As we drove away we remarked to each other that for sure as soon as we left that cloud would disappear and we would be in the wrong place to get a picture. Sure enough, as we turned into our drive, the moon was appearing above the trees at the bottom of our field. The cloud was beginning to break up and you could just see that full moon coming through, though looking much smaller than it had before. This next photo was taken from our driveway, when a ring began to appear around it, with the trees silhouetted underneath. So after this we now will choose a location for next month and wait and hope that the elements will be kind to us and the night not too cold.
See more of my landscape photographs on my gallery: Landscapes
They are both wonderful shots. The first has wonderful colors and does look like a sunset. The second shot is very cool. I love the moon peeking out from behind the clouds.
Thanks so much Sharon! I liked that too, as well as the ring that appeared in the clouds around it.
Two great shot Ellie. The first look like s sun set but the color was gorgeous. Love the effect on the last one.
Thanks a lot Linda, I’m looking forward to our next moon shooting experience!