Another Blue Moon

I think my efforts with my camera last night, while rather unsteady, actually turned out to be not so bad.

It was a little difficult holding the camera, and even more arduous holding it still while zooming and clicking, but I was determined to get at least one good shot before the Moon slipped behind the clouds.

With a little over a week to go with my right arm in plaster, (finally) I am starting to regaining the use of my fingers. It’s still taxing, and sometimes painful – especially if I put my arm in a slightly awkward position – but how could I not capture an image of the last blue moon we’ll see until Oct 31, 2020.

(I know knowing this makes me such a lunatic.)

And for all my efforts last night, I think I managed two semi-reasonable shots. The one above, taken less than an hour after moonrise, and the one below taken a little over two hours later when the clouds decided to clear – only momentarily, I must add, as the rain has been on and off all night.

Though a little fuzzy, it’s the best of a bad bunch.

However . . .

Looking a little closer at the entire group of images I took, there’s also this one.

This one’s a fraud – My April Fools’ Moon

Highly edited with less exposure, less brightness, additional contrast, and a little tweaking on every available adjustment. Yep – this one is a fraud.

With the exception of the occasional cropping to straighten the subject, I don’t like to edit the photos I choose to share, hence my belief that the above image is the result of deceit – deception no less.

Having said that, My April Fools’ Moon does a good job of highlighting the details of the Moon’s surface.

As is usually the case with a lunatic like me, I was thrilled I got to see the Blue Moon last night. While gazing up, I struggled with my camera for the first time in more than five weeks and managed to take 14 photos, three of which aren’t completely terrible. I guess a 21% success rate isn’t bad going with a broken arm.

Did you get to see the blue moon last night?

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10 Replies to “Another Blue Moon”

keebslac1234 12 months ago Reply

On a clear night with a full moon, how are you not going to be drawn to that awesome sight? I ran across the documentary about the last moon trip taken to date. Don’t know if you would find it interesting, but here’s the link: https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/192013765.
I do enjoy reading you blog here in the heartland of Iowa.

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Clare says: 12 months ago Reply

It pleases me that my little blog brings you joy, and knowing that put a huge smile on my face. Thank you so much for sharing that link. I’ve just finished watching it and it’s now 6:25 am on Monday morning – such a wonderful way to start my day/week. Thank you 🙂

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