Catch the Moon
I have been using the moon as a model a lot, but I find it is not as cooperative as I expected. While, like a model, it’s a heavenly body, unlike a model, it presents itself on a predictable schedule....
View ArticleMissing the Moon
I am out walking late again. It’s 11PM and the moon is full. As I cross the street with Tisen, I realize I forgot to check the lunar calendar. I’d been experimenting with shooting the full moon on...
View ArticleMooning
Well, I was hoping I would be posting a really cool shot of the full moon rising behind a row of buildings on a ridge. I had this really great image in my mind that I’ve been planning for the last few...
View ArticleWhat the . . .???
Today, Tisen and I are on a mission. I’ve often said I wanted to go to the training hills some morning when I wasn’t flying in order to shoot. Today seems like the perfect day for that. My plan is to...
View ArticleBig Moon
Yes, it’s that time of the month again–the full moon! But not just any full moon. No, this is the super-moon! Not only is the moon at perigee tonight, but it’s also Cinco de Mayo. Seems like a...
View ArticleMoon Meetings
Rushing to catch the full moonrise, I turned the corner onto Market St and got my first view of the horizon, a thin line of orange glowing just over the tree tops. I started running again. By the...
View ArticleCircled Orb
O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. -Juliet, Romeo and Juliet The full moon rose at 5:44 in Chattanooga...
View ArticleNo Moon
Once again, the moon has disappointed me. I suppose it’s my own fault. I lost track of when the full moon would occur this month. I discovered this when we were walking home from dinner and I looked...
View ArticleSuper Moon
I made it back from Monaco and Nice just in time for the super moon. The super moon refers to when the moon is closer to the earth than usual, resulting in an extra large moon. The point when the...
View ArticleSuper Moonrise – At Last
At long last, the super moon rose last Sunday evening. I suppose it wasn’t really the super moon–after all, the moon was officially full nearly 12 hours earlier. But whether you count it as the full,...
View ArticleChasing the Moon
I find myself on a vengeful quest to conquer my own personal Moby Dick. In my case, it is not a whale, but the moon. While my motives are more innocent and less violent than Ahab’s, a desire to...
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