The other night Bill and I headed up to Bell Fourche to pick up a couple things from a friend. As we started down the county road, I noticed the moon was just a sliver and very bright and vibrant above the trees. First thing I said to Bill...."I'm seeing a photo op".
The next evening I headed out with my camera and a couple lenses with a certain "op" in my mind I was trying for. I pretty much achieved it.
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| "Dane Church" |
Information on line was difficult to find, what little I found, Little Dane Church Cemetery was concentrated in 1887, about the time the Scandinavian Lutheran Church was founded. The church then disbanded in 1929 during the depression. There is one service held once a year in the church, Memorial Day weekend; and that service is open only to descendants of those buried in Little Dane Church Cemetery. All graves can be traced back to early settlers of our area or direct descendants or those related by marriage. The cemetery is very well maintained, open only to those with direct lineage to those already laid to rest and only with a previously purchased plot as there are no more plots available. The following link is my information source. It also has a listing of all those that have been laid to rest for the Dane Church to keep watch over along with co-ordinates of each grave location.
I do intend to go back and try again....this time with my tripod and hopefully capturing the moon a little closer to the church. There is also an old school house, the Asbury School, located just south of the church I would also like to photograph.
Our view of the moon last Friday evening was one I don't see very often. The part that was lit was at the bottom of the moon so that it sort of was in a smile shape. The crescent was very narrow and the color was a pretty sort of orange. The color was probably due to pollution, but it was still quite the sight.
ReplyDeleteOur view of the moon last Friday evening was one I don't see very often. The part that was lit was at the bottom of the moon so that it sort of was in a smile shape. The crescent was very narrow and the color was a pretty sort of orange. The color was probably due to pollution, but it was still quite the sight.
ReplyDeleteI think you are probably as to the reason for the color; when we see an orangeish moon there is either 'controlled' burns or fires somewhere. The slivered moon really was pretty last week; a sight I haven't noticed much.
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