Once in a blue moon...
A blue moon is a second full moon in the same month, or a fourth one in a season. It happens only about every two and a half years: thus the phrase, "once in a blue moon." The next one will occur in August, 2012. I couldn't scout ahead of time for a location for this one because in the days preceding the full moon, thick cloud cover obscured all light. On Thursday evening, I still wasn't sure the moon would shine through, but I returned to a location I had used previously, set up my tripod and camera, and hoped and waited. I was not disappointed. The moon was beautiful and the clouds provided some unexpected special effects.
A blue moon is a second full moon in the same month, or a fourth one in a season. It happens only about every two and a half years: thus the phrase, "once in a blue moon." The next one will occur in August, 2012. I couldn't scout ahead of time for a location for this one because in the days preceding the full moon, thick cloud cover obscured all light. On Thursday evening, I still wasn't sure the moon would shine through, but I returned to a location I had used previously, set up my tripod and camera, and hoped and waited. I was not disappointed. The moon was beautiful and the clouds provided some unexpected special effects.
I am more of a lunatic than ever.My goal is to photograph every full moon for a year.
What beautiful pictures Susan! I love the muted colors. What a great goal--12 moons!
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