last saturday’s news had me camping out in the (chilly) open in an attempt to photograph the moon with my little point-and-shoot. i was not sure what i’d come up with, what with such an unusually cloudy evening.
saturday, january 10
around dinner time, from the garden. hoping for the clouds to go.
at around 10pm, a fleeting view
sunday, january 11
early evening. bright moon peeks through the black clouds over the rooftops.
during the usual al fresco dinner
i took about a hundred shots; this should have been my last. at around 10pm, i went out again looking for spike da dog. when i looked up, the sight took my breath away — a perfect white circle within a wide, silvery circle.* i had to lie down flat on my back (on the pavement!) to fit the great span of circular light into my camera screen.
i chose to share the picture below because it captures the colors the closest.
*see moon dog, moon ring, moonlight effects
thank God for these beautiful sights!
