Much hype has been broadcast about the Internet, social media, television, etc about the super moon that just happened the past two nights. After all, it is kind of a big deal...scientists say the next time the moon will appear this large to us here on earth with be 2034 - that's a ways off.
First night (Sunday) the clouds broke just 30 minutes prior to the moon rising...and as I headed to where I thought I wanted to be, the truck said it wanted some go juice. So a quick stop in Sturgis, then back on the road I was. As soon as I broke out of the canyon, I saw the wondrous sight, it really was pretty. Unfortunately, I was a few minutes late to be set up. I gave it my best attempt, and we all know that photographing the moon has been a HUGE learning curve for me. I'm still struggling, but, hey, I'll never get it figured out if I'm not out there trying.
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| Probably my most clear shot of the Super Moon, Sunday, 11-13-16. |
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| My most favorite shot of the Super Moon both nights, taken Sunday evening. "Rest Easy Sentinels" |
Monday night found me a bit more prepared, unfortunately, the clouds didn't co-operate and it was over cast. The moon rose about 30 minutes later than the previous night; had it rose closer in time frame of the previous night, I think some spectacular photo's could have been captured.
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| My best photo of the night....as I awaited the moon rising. Bear Butte, the center of much local controversy. "Evening Reflections" | | | |
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| Much 'noise' in this photo, but as you can see, many clouds, but at least I was able to capture a reflection! |
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| Sepia/Black and White did this photo more justice, I thought. |
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| Again, a lot of noise in the photo. Sure was a lot of traffic out last night. |
Maybe one day I will conquer this learning curve of "shooting the moon". Until then, I continue to try.
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