Last night, my sister (who is a photographer based in Pennsylvania) and I decided to try and capture an image of the full moon rising. My sister is visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday and the coincidence of a full moon in late November on a perfectly clear night with temperatures in the low 60s was impossible to resist. The result is posted below.
Moonrise, Washington, DC
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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Perfect 😀 Just love all the symmetry created by the point of moonrise with the reflection as a balance to the Washington Monument 😀
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Thanks, Sarah. I like your observations about the composition. And thanks for visiting.
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My pleasure Robin 🙂
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Very nice, Robin!
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Thank you!
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Simply gorgeous – Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
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Thanks, and I hope your Thanksgiving was enjoyable as well.
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We didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving this year as thanks to my husband’s work, we’ll be having Christmas tomorrow! 🙂
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You had a successful evening! Hi to Candy! Michele
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Thnaks, Michele: I’ll pass the word. It turned out to be a tad more challenging than normal. The moon was extremely bright from the very moment it appeared so a few extra steps were necessary (blending masks) in Photoshop. But the result is the way it looked to us on the scene.
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This is a stunning shot!
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Thanks so much. I appreciate your visting and comments.
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What a beautiful capture, Robin! I hope you had a very happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Vanessa. That’s very kind of you. Yes, it was a nice Thanksgiving. Hope yours was as well.
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Grand shot Robin. The reflections are wonderful. I’m presuming this one is yours and not from your sister’s camera. What time was this one taken?
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Hi, Dorry. Thanks for your comments. And that’s right, this one is from my camera. It was taken at 5:17 PM, 28 minutes after sunset.
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Beautiful image and the composition is perfect. Hope you are enjoying your time with the family.
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Thanks very much. To be fair, much of the composition credit goes to Mother Nature who decided where she was going to place the moon that night.
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Robin, this is stunning! Gorgeous moon, lovely reflections, and how wonderful to share the experience with your sister 🙂
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Thanks, Stacy. She visits often, but I think it’s the first time that a full moon has coincided with her being here. Pretty cool that it worked out.
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Even better 🙂
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Very nice compostition
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Thanks very much. I have to admit, however, that the moon pretty much dictated what we would do.
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