Saturday began with this, early in the morning while walking Penny in the backyard.
Then we were gifted an evening listening to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
The concert was pretty spectacular, as is Orchestra Hall.
And when we got home, around 11:30 that night, the moon was full and glowing orange from the smoke of distant forest fires.
I had a hard time focusing the camera, both on the bluebird and on the moon.
But it was still a pretty special day.
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June 5, 2023 at 8:57 pm
Such a great day . But you saw huge orange full Moon. Anita
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June 7, 2023 at 12:11 pm
I did! I was lucky that it was up when we got home!
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June 5, 2023 at 9:10 pm
Beautiful bird and a wonderful evening.
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June 7, 2023 at 12:12 pm
Sure was!
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June 5, 2023 at 9:11 pm
How many WOW’S can I use?
What a day –
Thanks for sharing it with us!
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June 7, 2023 at 12:12 pm
It was gorgous!
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June 5, 2023 at 10:32 pm
Yes, a very special day. Where are the forest fires?
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June 7, 2023 at 12:13 pm
They say most of our haze is from smoke from the fire in Quebec. But we also had one in Grayling which is a couple hours north of us in northern Michigan.
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June 7, 2023 at 12:38 pm
Phew! Strangely enough, Maine has escaped the smoke. We are grateful, but it does seem odd.
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June 5, 2023 at 10:53 pm
Spectacular! ✨
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June 7, 2023 at 12:13 pm
I agree!
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June 6, 2023 at 2:57 am
A special day indeed. And even your multi-image moon is a special photo. Lovely!
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June 7, 2023 at 12:15 pm
That was my first attempt at shooting the moon. Everything on the camera was still on automatic, and it wanted 30 seconds of shutter time, which I didn’t realize till I had pushed the shutter button and I didn’t want to wait 30 seconds, I was holding the camera…so I deliberately moved it and turned it off. Turned out to be my favorite shot of the moon. Put the tripod up and could not for the life of me get a crisp focus. Partly the tripod was the problem as the lens was heavy and the tripod is light and the camera kept swinging lower. Frustrating, but fun all at once. I think I need to get a heavier tripod.
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June 7, 2023 at 1:19 pm
Heavier tripod? Is it worth it for the sake of a few photos you might miss out on? Still, only you can decide!
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June 6, 2023 at 9:04 am
The bluebird is a beauty, but the bokeh moon is spectacular!
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June 7, 2023 at 12:16 pm
Isn’t it cool, read above for comments on how that happened.
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June 7, 2023 at 1:15 pm
You are so clever! I love it.
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June 6, 2023 at 11:41 am
What a wonderful day, indeed! That is a beautiful hall! Yeah, that moon was hard to focus for me, too! I kinda like the wonky shot 😉
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June 7, 2023 at 12:16 pm
Me too! Read a couple of comments above for how that happened.
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June 7, 2023 at 12:59 pm
Fun stuff! I need to get a working tripod. Mine’s older than God and just can’t hold anything!
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June 6, 2023 at 1:22 pm
Your birdhouse setup is perfect–attractive structure, flowers alongside, nice natural background! Nice nesting bird shot.
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June 7, 2023 at 12:17 pm
Yes, they like to hang out there but I’m not at all sure they have young ones inside. I never hear any activity when I walk by (which isn’t often, so you never know).
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June 6, 2023 at 1:28 pm
That does sound like an amazing – beginning with the bluebird! Keep enjoying Penny! Peace.
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June 7, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Thank you! I’m looking forward to your summer writings!
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June 6, 2023 at 2:10 pm
What a lovely venue for a concert — that ceiling is amazing! I saw the moon, too, but didn’t get anything near as pretty a picture as you did. Bet Penny was happy not to have to pose this time!
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June 7, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Penny is SOOOOO not a poser. This morning she decided to eat the peony that I was trying to get her to sit next to. That seems to be her normal response when asked to sit next to anything. Check to see if it tastes good.
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June 7, 2023 at 5:40 am
what a wonderful capture of the bluebird! The smoke here is bad in NJ, the haze too. t has made the sun such a radiant orange color- so frightening tho – there are fires burning here in NJ too.
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June 7, 2023 at 12:19 pm
We had a fire in northern lower Michigan that has just been contained…but they say most of our haze is from fires in Quebec because of an odd wind coming from that direction. Normally our wind comes from the south west, not the north east. Figures, right?
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June 11, 2023 at 2:33 pm
That’s a great photo of the bluebird. I’m envious of your moon photos, I try, but NEVER get a good shot unless it is early morning as the sun comes up. We’ve had many orange sunrises due to the fires. I heard about the Michigan fires, glad they are contained. Hopefully, Canada will get them contained and stopped soon. I bet listening to the music was a nice way to forget about the fires and enjoy the beauty of the place and the music. That’s a pretty awesome day indeed!
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