Friday, July 15, 2011

Full Moon Shadow!

What an amazing moon there was last night. The calendar says that tonight is the official full moon, but I couldn't find the missing pieces of last night's moon as I stood out under it's reflected light! Jaye tells me that it's the "Buck moon", the Farmer's Almanac says "The Full Buck Moon – July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon."
You can call it anything you'd like....just go outside and enjoy it!

Using my tripod and a long exposure - the moon over the back field.

Pulled in and longer exposure.

A bit longer exposure and the clouds are brilliant.

Don makes shadow monsters.


Soaking up the moon shadow!




8 Comments:

Blogger Josje said...

Lovely photos! It was a glorious moon last night. I went on a 'full moon rowing tour' with my rowing club last night. It was beautiful, the water so still and then this big , bright moon above us...wonderful!

July 16, 2011 at 10:43 AM  
Blogger Linda Ellett said...

Hi Josje - Thanks for your comments! What a great thing to do - rowing by full moon!!

July 16, 2011 at 10:34 PM  
Blogger Linda Starr said...

Great shots of the moon and love cat stevens, josje must have been heaven rowing by the moon.

July 19, 2011 at 6:27 AM  
Blogger Linda Ellett said...

Hi Linda - Hope you enjoyed the moon too, but just in case you you missed it this time around there's always another one in August!!
Thanks for stopping by!!

July 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM  
Blogger weird amiga said...

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July 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM  
Blogger weird amiga said...

Ahem! Sorry for the mistake/glitch.

Anyway, I do remember noticing how beautiful the moon was a few days back —I imagine we're talking about the same night! :)

July 22, 2011 at 12:57 PM  
Blogger Loretta Fontaine (EcoHappy Blog) said...

Linda- A thunder moon! And I'm hearing thunder apporoach as I write this comment. Happy Summer!

Loretta

August 21, 2011 at 12:29 PM  
Blogger Linda Ellett said...

Hi Loretta! Yes there is thunder all around us now. I hope you're having a wonderful summer!

August 21, 2011 at 4:42 PM  

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