Harvest Moon
So, the excitement about the Harvest Moon infected me as well and I decided since I hadn’t taken any moon pictures in ages, the time was ripe for this. The excitement began to escalate and then turn into despair when I started to look for the moon around 8:30 that night and couldn’t find it anywhere. Not a cloud in the sky and I can’t see the moon. Do I need to go back to my ophthalmologist for some more work? Finally, about a half hour into my search which not only involved walking various quadrants in the yard but also diligently covering various quadrants in the sky, I located the ball of light hiding behind some trees. Well, that wasn’t good. By 9:00 pm I had lugged my equipment outside and was fiddling with some settings, when I realized that all I was doing here was re-arranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic. The moon simply would not rise above the trees. Off to the truck with the equipment and setting off for a more moon friendly location. 800 metres down the road I find the perfect spot and the rest is history. Well not quite. On my way back as I pull into the cul-de-sac, I realize that the moon had been quite accessible this whole time from the front of the premises. Arrrggghh! Actually, not a complete waste of time since I found a walk bridge in the distance crossing the river that holds promises for some further night shooting activity.
The only question remaining is, who wouldn’t want to bring in the harvest whilst being illuminated by this?
Harvest Moon
So, the excitement about the Harvest Moon infected me as well and I decided since I hadn’t taken any moon pictures in ages, the time was ripe for this. The excitement began to escalate and then turn into despair when I started to look for the moon around 8:30 that night and couldn’t find it anywhere. Not a cloud in the sky and I can’t see the moon. Do I need to go back to my ophthalmologist for some more work? Finally, about a half hour into my search which not only involved walking various quadrants in the yard but also diligently covering various quadrants in the sky, I located the ball of light hiding behind some trees. Well, that wasn’t good. By 9:00 pm I had lugged my equipment outside and was fiddling with some settings, when I realized that all I was doing here was re-arranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic. The moon simply would not rise above the trees. Off to the truck with the equipment and setting off for a more moon friendly location. 800 metres down the road I find the perfect spot and the rest is history. Well not quite. On my way back as I pull into the cul-de-sac, I realize that the moon had been quite accessible this whole time from the front of the premises. Arrrggghh! Actually, not a complete waste of time since I found a walk bridge in the distance crossing the river that holds promises for some further night shooting activity.
The only question remaining is, who wouldn’t want to bring in the harvest whilst being illuminated by this?