This morning I was out early, thanks to Katie the Sheltie-girl, taking pictures of the moon.
Amazing
Were you out in your yard looking up at the big full moon this morning too? I wondered, as I stood, feet in the damp grass and a bit of chill in the air, how many other people were out just as the sun was beginning to tip the tops of trees with golden light, all staring up at the beautiful moon shining down on us.
I was busy fiddling with the camera when I heard a flock of geese. I lifted my head just as they flew overhead and thought to myself….”Well..THAT would have been a great shot.”
Noisy moon watchers
Turns out I got the last couple of them, though I didn’t know it until I looked at the photos long after the sun came up. What you can’t see is that the underside of each of them was rosy with morning sun even though the moon was still hanging low in the sky.
But if you use your imagination you can see it in your heart.
Good morning moon.
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August 1, 2015 at 11:19 am
Simply stunning shots, Dawn — thank you! Yes, I’m one who tried to get photos of the blue moon. Sadly, mine didn’t come out near as pretty as yours!
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August 1, 2015 at 11:44 am
I was very excited about these. It doesn’t always work out.
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August 1, 2015 at 11:57 am
Very nice photos! I looked at the moon when I took the girls out last night but it had a layer of clouds obscuring it, and though I was awake at a ridiculous hour, I did not creep out of my bed.
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August 1, 2015 at 12:13 pm
That’s OK…we got it for you.
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August 1, 2015 at 2:57 pm
oh my those are breathtaking!
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August 2, 2015 at 7:21 am
Thank you! I was pleased.
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August 1, 2015 at 7:48 pm
Lovely Dawn. Especially your last sentiments about using your imagination. We are on the other side of the world and I love thinking of those seeing the moon rise while we see it setting.
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August 2, 2015 at 7:21 am
That IS a nice thing to think about…I always used to look at the moon and the stars and think about my family, who lived far away, looking up and seeing the same thing. Comforting.
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August 1, 2015 at 9:57 pm
That is a pawsome pawtograph of the moon.
I give 10 out of 10 dog biscuits.
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August 2, 2015 at 7:22 am
10 our of 10! That’s very nice of you Sherman! How is your little sister doing? Aren’t you getting very excited?
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August 2, 2015 at 8:12 am
Cool shots Dawn! I have a love/hate relationship with moon photography – I love how beautiful the moon is, and I love how much fun it is to try photograph, and I love when I am occasionally in just the right spot for a good picture (I’m ususally not, lol) and I hate how frustrated I get sometimes trying to get the camera to see what I see!
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August 2, 2015 at 8:20 am
I know. But isn’t it wonderful when it works? Even though it’s rare.
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August 2, 2015 at 1:13 pm
I see the rosy tints in my mind’s eye. You did a good job getting the moon. I wanted to have the moon over the barn and/or trees, but the contrast confused my camera, and I guess I shared that confusion.
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August 2, 2015 at 3:11 pm
YOUR moon that you shared a couple days ago was what inspired me to go out yesterday morning!
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August 7, 2015 at 7:24 pm
Even if you can’t see how low it is, you can still see it’s a lovely image of the moon – a nice bonus when you’re up anyway 😉
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August 7, 2015 at 9:02 pm
Yes, lots of early mornings I get up mad at Katie and then see something extraordinary out there that I would have missed, so I forgive her early tendencies.
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August 8, 2015 at 3:44 pm
If you could talk to Tony about that, things might go easier at our house 😉
He gets just irate when Petey can’t settle in and do his business. He takes it personally. We are fortunate though – Petey never asks to go out in the middle of the night.
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