While waiting in the dark last night, I made an image of the Earth’s shadow below the Belt of Venus.
As time went by, I realized that the buckle I was hoping for on the belt wasn’t going to happen. The color faded before the moon rose. There were some thin clouds forming on the horizon and once the Full Beaver Moon did rise, it offered a somewhat different view. More like a Moon Flambé, I think.
I looked upwards at 4:30 this morning and saw mostly clouds with just an occasional veiled peek at the moon. The sky said “No moon for you”. Guess I must have asked with some attitude. (Seinfeld reference) 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving everyone or just Happy Thursday (you can give thanks anyway). 😉
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Awesome!!
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Thank you, Radhika.
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You must be tired! These images are beautiful and I agree, that moon looks flambe’. I’ve seen the sky look like that in the evening..is that what I’m seeing?! I had no idea.
A very happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Steve!
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Thanks, Melissa. I hope your Thanksgiving was enjoyable.
This happens, the Belt and shadow, I mean, twice a day…assuming no overcast.
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That is really neat. Thank you for teaching me that, Steve. Thanksgiving was great, thanks, and I hope the same for you.
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We did have a fine day, Melsissa. Thanks.
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Gorgeous images!
happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Stephen!
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Thanks, DIna. Nice to see Charlie Brown with a smile on his face. 🙂
I hope you enjoyed the day as well.
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Beautiful. Enjoy your thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Lyle. We did and I hope you did too. I went to Quabbin which has loads of wild turkeys. No hunting allowed where I was. They were all quite safe from the dinner table. 🙂
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The second photo is unbelievably beautiful. I’ve never seen one quite like this one. I think it is exceptional and one that should be printed.
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Thanks, Yvonne. That it may some day. It is unique to a degree…I saw another local photographer with a different landscape but similar moon on FB.
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Happy Thanksgiving.
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Thanks, Ann! Giving thanks is certainly a good idea…it doesn’t hurt that a little turkey and cranberry sauce comes with it, though.
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How strange to see the full moon surrounded by a flaming halo; it gave the added advantage of the long reflection on the water.
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It is unusual…I am lucky that the clouds were so thin.
As an aside…while I did not see an eagle the other day, I did have one do a fly over as I waited for the moon.
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beautiful images Stephen 🙂
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Thank you, Claire.
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I’d say that was an apt reward for your patience and foresight. Happy indeed!
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The patience part is always easy, Gary. It’s the payoff that comes with difficulty. At least I was entertained by the boats and a passing eagle.
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I so love the Belt of Venus, I assumed that was the primary attraction. Then, I saw the second photo. Oh, my. Both are lovely, and I do like that long reflection on the water. You’re a lucky man, for sure.
I was gone from Tuesday-Saturday, and the entire time it was dismal: cloudy, gray, drizzly, or rainy. There was just enough break in the clouds one night to get a bit of moon, but after an hour of watching scudding clouds, and always being about two seconds too late, I decided I’d had enough of night photography and gave up. My admiration for you photographers is growing, that’s for sure.
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I am happy that you enjoyed them, Linda. I did consider myself lucky for sure. I also remembered your liking of the Belt, so anticipated sharing that with you.
I have had trips/vacations like that and they are less than enjoyable. Even when making the best of it, there is still some disappointment. I hope that you at least were in good company. I had the same experience with the moon the following morning. Just momentary peeks.
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It may not have been what you were going for, but I think these images are beautiful. I love that soft pink in the sky in the first image and that amazing halo around the moon in the second. I’m also quite fond of the glow of the moon on the water.
Happy Belated Thanksgiving, Steve!
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Some folks say that we should not plan but just respond. I often like to start with an idea, a visualization, and change as necessary. I usually end up with something quite different but satisfying and occasionally well beyond what I had planned. I am glad that you see these images in that “light” too. 🙂
Thanks, I.K. We are still celebrating with turkey soup and pot pie. I hope yours was most enjoyable as well.
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Our Thanksgiving was lovely and we’re still enjoying leftovers, as well! 🙂
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I can never make up my ind as to which is better…the meal or the leftovers. Of course, no meal then no leftovers.
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It’s a tough call for sure!
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