Full Moon in the Glade

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Several years ago I took a picture of the full moon rsising here in Fairfield Glade.  I decided to do some experimenting with the image and used software to make it appear more like a paInting.  This is what I came up with.

 

 

 

 

 

A Beautiful November Sky

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In early November My Beautiful Bride and I took a hike along Daddys Creek here in the Glade with Betsy’s son Mark and Robin.  It was in the afternoon when we started our hike, and I got this picture of the moon in a beautiful blue sky at the trailhead on the bluff above the creek.

Moon Over the Glade

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I keep trying, without a great deal of success, to get a decent picture of the moon.  It seems to be a hit-or-miss affair, but I consider this photo, from my archives, a hit.  I like both the color of the moon and the fact that if you look closely you can make out some of the craters on the surface.

Full Moon Over the Glade

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On the evening of Monday, December 16, 2013, Betsy and I were putting away the bird feeders when we noticed the almost-full moon rising above the trees along the golf course.  I grabbed my camera and went out onto the golf course to capture this picture away from some of the trees.

Crescent Moon over the Glade

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I don't often have luck getting good pictures of the moon, but I rather like this photo of the August crescent moon over the Glade.  It was taken in our front yard last year.

Full Pink Moon

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Last night's full moon was a Full Pink Moon.  Pink, or wild phlox, is one of the earliest flowers of spring.  Native American coastal tribes called this full moon the Full Fish Moon, since the shad came upstream to spawn at this time.

I'm glad 'Pink' doesn't refer to the color of the moon, as I thought it was more golden than pink.

Moon Over the Glade

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I've had mixed success getting pictures of the moon, but I feel pretty good about this picture that I captured on a clear night from our yard in the Glade.

November Full Moon

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The leaves are gone from most of trees here in the Glade in November, but sometimes that can be a good thing.  I got this picture last November as a full moon was rising behind some bare trees in our back yard.

Full Moon on a Cloudy Night

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I captured this picture of the full moon over Fairfield Glade on a cloudy evening a couple of years ago. I like the way the moon is partially veiled by the wispy cloud.

Peek-a-Boo Moon

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Last Friday, the night of the full moon, I was trying to get some pictures of the moon as it was playing peek-a-boo through the clouds on the horizon. This photo is grainy, but I like the colors around the moon.

Moon Over the Glade

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In late July we were treated to the moon and some beautiful peach-colored clouds in the sky over the Glade at sunset. After the sun dropped below the Plateau I concentrated on the moon and was pleased with the craters I captured near the moon's south pole.

Star Moon

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In early July I was trying to get a picture of the moon through the branches of a tree in our front yard. This isn't exactly what I was expecting to get, but I rather like it.

An Almost Super Moon

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We didn't see the Super Moon on Saturday night because of heavy clouds and storms at our location. But we had a beautiful, clear sky Sunday night and I captured this picture of the moon as it rose off Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.

Full Moon

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I snapped this picture of the full moon several months ago and promptly forgot about it. I came across it last night and decided to post it. I like the the craters that can be seen across the top of the moon.

Fairfield Moon

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I usually don't have much success trying to get photos of the moon, but I got this shot a couple of weeks and thought it came out pretty well.

Gazebo in the Moonlight

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I keep trying my hand at night photography. I'm not always successful, but I do like this picture of a gazebo under a full moon. The picture was taken at the Islander Inn on Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, back in December, 2010.

Not-So-Super Super Moon

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Saturday night's moon was called a Super Moon because it had it's closest approach to earth in 18 years. The moon was said to appear to be enormous on the horizon. It wasn't quite so super by the time it popped over the mountains to the east of us, but it was still beautiful.

Full Moon at the Beach

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I captured this picture of the full moon last December while Betsy and I were at the beach. This picture was taken several hours before the start of the eclipse that same night. You can see a picture of the eclipse HERE.

Full Moon Eclipse

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Betsy and I missed the beginning of the full moon eclipse, but we woke up to see the latter part of it. This is what we saw when we got outside.

Full Moon

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Last week's full moon was entirely too tempting. I just had to grab my camera to capture this view.