How the Moon Jumped over the Cow

Crescent Tree Revisited 🌙 let me tell you a story about this tree

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As most of you know I’m a big fan of shooting moon alignments, especially with trees. I had my eye on this tree for a few years but weather and clouds continually skunked my plans

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This tree only aligned with crescent moonset one day out of the year, so if I missed due to clouds, I had to wait a full year to get another crack at it

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Finally, a year ago, everything aligned and I was ready for it. The shoot turned into one of my most memorable, as a big bull even showed up for a few minutes to add to the uniqueness of the opportunity

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As the moon approached the horizon line I noticed it would fit perfectly under the fractal tree canopy, so I repositioned my framing slightly and was at the ready. Bingo

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One month after I took these shots, California got hit by one of the gnarliest winter wind storms in recent memory and this tree was blown down… gone forever

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I was very lucky to share this unique moment with this legendary oak during the very end of its long life

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Have a great day

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