mooning about..

my daughter K is doing an early shift at work, a very early shift, and on her way to the bus she noticed the full moon and sent me this photo from her phone:


Full moon, taken at 4am, Monday August 3rd 2020

I don't envy her the early start, I did my share of 4am walks to get to work, but I do envy the photo. I have never been able to get a decent full moon photo.

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  1. Not bad. The only good moon shot I ever really managed was with the camera on a little tripod sitting on stack of books on the balcony table.

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  2. Andrew; I was thinking of getting a tripod, but lately I haven't been taking the camera anywhere, and barely getting out myself.

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  3. Moon shot aren't easy as we age holding a camera still can be a problem.

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    1. Dora; my daughter took this with her phone, she gets much better shots than I do.

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  4. Love it! She was at the right place at the right time.

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    1. Val; yes she was and always looking around for a photo opportunity.

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  5. That is a beauty - and yes moon shots are among the most difficult I find.
    We had heavy fog here again or I would have been out trying (again) to capture the beauty. Thank you and K.

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    1. Elephant's Child; I think those were clouds up there, but it was also a bit foggy at ground level I heard, though maybe not in her suburb.

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  6. I'm glad my early starts are no longer...and haven't been for a long time now. And I'm glad my late finishes are no longer, too.

    Early to bed and late to rise is my motto these days....and I ain't complain'! :)

    My poor little camera has no idea what it is...it's so long since I've used it.

    K's photo is lovely. :)

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    1. Lee; I enjoyed my early starts when I did them, but these days I'm rarely out of bed before 8am and I often watch TV until 11pm or midnight.

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  7. Beautiful. The days are getting shorter here and I miss being out and abou 05:10 a.m. ....

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    1. Iris Flavia; I don't miss being out early, I'd rather stay in bed. I spent years getting up at 4am so I'd be at work on time, I didn't mind then, but now I'd rather sleep. It's different in summer when the mornings are warmer.

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  8. That shot is rather nice, shows the bright moon and the clouds that surround it.
    Taking the moon is not always easy, have a couple of ok ones taken a few years, used a tripod and zoom on my camera..
    Take care.

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    1. Margaret D; K does take good photos. My moon shots are all a white dot in a black sky.

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  9. Just being awake to get a moon shot impresses me. Nicely done.

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    1. Arkansas Patti; she does the early shift once a week, 4.30am start and lunch time finish.

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  10. I love this photo. It took my mind straight to fall weather. It looks like a Halloween moon and after these triple digits with our heat I wish it was Halloween! - On a more serious note, I hope your daughter has a companion to walk with or a weapon to carry, maybe a can of mace. Sorry. That's me paranoid mom. - Also. That really is a good shot with a phone. :)

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    1. MMM; it looks like a good book cover for a ghost story, set around Halloween would be great too. Daughter lives in a safe area and only a few dozen steps to the bus stop. Her heavy backpack would be a good weapon, one swing and an assailant would be out cold.

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  11. Very nice! Although i am up early, sometimes as early as 4am, i am glad not to have to leave the house that early except when we want to get an early start on out of town travel, which is very rare.

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    1. messymimi; the only reason I'm out of bed at that hour is to feed Lola, then I get right back under the warm covers.

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  12. It's lovely; thanks for sharing. I saw the same moon, but only caught half of it.

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  13. That's a glorious shot! Very different from most moon photos.

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