Blood Moon

It wasn't blood red here in Ohio,

but it was big and bright!

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Red Blue Super Moon 2018

Well, this was as good as it got for Ohio!

Not really red or blue, but fabulously big and bright!

Clouds swooped in to spoil any early morning sightings

so I opted for sleep and a warm bed. 

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About Last Night

The moon hovering over my home sweet home.

We had a little chat.  We're friends like that.

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The Moon Came Out To Play.....

......during the day today!

Taken from my back yard this afternoon.

Hello, Mr. Moon.

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The Beaver Moon

Last night was the full moon of November!

It's called the Beaver Moon.  A moon so full and 

bright that, according to The Farmer's Almanac,

 people could set their beaver traps

in the dark, insuring that they would have

enough furs to keep them warm all winter.

We finally had a night that wasn't cloudy or rainy

and I got some photos of it.  No beaver traps were set,

although we do have a live trap set for a raccoon.

Does that count? haha.

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Moon

A half moon above my home sweet home last

night.  I could really tell the humidity was gone!

 The air was clear and the craters were extra sharp!

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Crescent Moon

Tonight, above my home sweet home.

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Mr. Moon

Last night above my home sweet home.

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The Moon

Above my home sweet home last night.

"And if you're ever 

feeling lonely

just look at the 

moon.

Someone,

somewhere

is looking at it, too."

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Mr. Moon

The moon last night above my home sweet home.

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Moonshadow

"Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, 

Moonshadow, moonshadow.

Leapin' and hoppin' on a moonshadow, 

Moonshadow, moonshadow. "

Cat Stevens

This song has been in my head ALL day!

I have no idea why or where it came from....

but it's been kinda fun to sing it over and over.

The cats might be a little weary of it by now, but

I'm not...at least not yet.....

ask me tomorrow if it's still here. haha.

♪♪♫♪

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Snow Moon

Moon above my home sweet home.

2-10-17

February's full moon is called the Snow Moon.

Like all full moons, it was named by the Native Americans,

and given the name because February has more snowfall

than any other month on the calendar!

I wonder if my love of the moon has anything 

to do with my Cherokee DNA. 

And you know I love snow!

Snow.

Moon.

Snow Moon.

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December Moon

"The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow

gave a luster of midday to objects below."

~from Twas the Night Before Christmas

Frosty moon above my home sweet home.

12-14-16

Photographing The Moon #VantagePoint

Well before I started dabbling in photography,

and even as a child, I was fascinated with the moon!

It doesn't matter to me what phase, whether it is a

big full moon or a sliver of a crescent, I always want to see it!

So when Light.co invited me to share my favorite

thing to photograph as part of their #VantagePoint series, I

didn't have to think twice about what I wanted to do!

What a nice coincidence that the Supermoon of November 2016

came along just in time for some fun opportunities for this post!

This particular supermoon is 30% brighter and 14% bigger than

what we normally see from earth and will not be this close 

again until 2034!  

Here's what the supermoon looked like from my home in Ohio

on November 14th and November 15th. 

 Fortunately we had mostly clear skies!

I am often asked what camera and what lens I use for

photographing the moon and if I use a tripod.

I have to say that I always take the uncomplicated, 

spontaneous approach to photography.

I use either my amateur Nikon CoolPix P100

that has a 26X Zoom (I used this for the 3rd photo),

or I use my Nikon D3200 with the AF 70-300mm lens.

I play around with the shutter speed and have found that

faster is better, especially if you are not using a tripod.

And speaking of a vantage point, I prefer the last photo even 

to the closeup picture that shows all the craters and valleys

on the moon's surface.  Those almost look like one is looking

through a telescope, don't you think?

Our surroundings, such as buildings, landscape

and trees give perspective to the size of the moon.

I think those are my favorite shots, like my last one above.

Times certainly are changing in the world of photography

with many opting for the convenience of using our iPhones

to capture most of their photos.  And although they are

great for quick informal shots, they still are lacking in the

quality we love from our DSLR cameras.

 Another option comes from Light.co in their newly developed

 camera called the L16, which sounds very interesting!

Talk about cutting edge technology!  The L16

 takes 16 images from 16 sensors and fuses them

together to create an image which is very much like DSLR quality.

It's about the size of a cell phone and for a serious photographer,

the thought of not lugging a camera case full of heavy lenses

 is very appealing!  There is an email list to be notified when

they are ready for 2017 sales on their site

if anyone is interested. Check out their site HERE.

So, did you see the moon any time the last couple of days?

I'll be 73 years old the next time the moon is that big and bright.

Hopefully I'll still be spunky enough to get out there and

take some photographs!  I wonder if I'll still be posting on 

this blog....hmmm......

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Hunter's Moon

Saturday night's full moon!

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The Moon

So bright tonight, it was shining in the window!

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The Moon Tonight

Above my home sweet home.

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This Morning

Mr. Moon

6:00 A. M. EST

7-24-16

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Blood Moon 2015

Did you see it?

My camera couldn't capture the total eclipse very well...

it was so dark and hard to pick it up!  But just standing 

outside looking at it, it was awesome!  It looked more

3-D than it's usual self.  So cool.

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The Blue Moon

Last night, above my little home.

"Once in a blue moon, people will surprise you....

And once in a while people may even take your breath away."

meredith grey

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