Pictures of the Full Sturgeon Moon, August 26th 2018

[traciyork]

After a ridiculously large number of days & nights of rain, last night the weather finally cooperated. As a result, I was able to get some pictures of the Full Sturgeon Moon.

Okay, "some" might be a bit of an understatement. After peeking outside a couple of times earlier in the evening, La Luna was finally high enough in the sky to clear the trees around 10pm. Twenty-ish minutes later, I had about 150 shots!

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I waited until this morning to go through them all, so I could pick the ones I wanted to post. The first pass through I ended up with about 50..

As you can see, there were a bunch of similar shots, with just the tiniest bit of difference (slightly different angle, adjusted exposure). After another buzz through them all, I managed to drop it down to two dozen.

For those interested in the technical stuff - as always, I used my trusty Nikon COOLPIX P610 and handy dandy tripod (yes, those are Amazon affiliate links - thanks for the pennies if you click through and order something!). I use the Auto Mode setting - the differences in color and such are due to changes in zoom and exposure (I typically bounce the exposure bias around between 0 and -2 step). Then I reduced the pictures by 20% or 25%, cropped if necessary, et voilà!

Hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I did taking them!

I grabbed this shot first, so I'd have at least one clear shot
 
A bit darker exposure
 
Lighting up the leaves
 
Same shot but a bit closer
 
Framed by the trees
 
Love all the different shapes the leaves make
 
Peeking over the treetops
 
The clouds are moving in again
 
Hard to complain though, because they make for interesting shots
 
Shadow moon
(because it sounds sexier than, "moon partially covered by clouds" - lol)
 
Did you know that humid weather can make the moon look pink? Three guesses what kind of weather we're having...
 
I mean, besides the obvious stormy weather...lol
 
It almost looks like a giant eye
 
I love it when the clouds turn pink too
 
Definite stormy weather approaching... again...
 
Is it just me, or does it looks like a wolf about to swallow the moon?
 
Regardless, it looks wicked pretty
 
This is the same shot as the previous one, but I changed the exposure hoping you could see the rays coming out from behind the clouds, but it didn't really help... pout
 
And a moment later, Wolfie actually did gobble up the moon!
 
Peekaboo! She's back again.
 
"I always feel like...somebody's watching me..."
 
Yeah, I know this one is blurry (my essential tremor sometimes has bad timing) but I liked the way it looked. Kinda like it was jumping up and down for joy!
 
And this shot looks like a Pokeball!
 
This is the last picture I took - even thought it's not greatest, I included it since it reminds me of standing at the porch door, not wanting to go in because every time I looked at the sky, it was different. Such a magical moon!

 
 

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[amariespeaks]

lovely pictures! and your wording really makes the whole post so much fun :-D those clouds were wickid awesome! i loved the wolf and the eye plus the coloring was really beautiful too.
So glad I popped on and caught your post <3

[traciyork]

Dang it! You were here and I missed you! Thanks so much, @amariespeaks - hope you pop by more often. Tarot Tuesdays just aren't the same without you. 😊 💜

[papacrusher]

oh my gosh these are some amazing shots! I love the first one, it is so powerful, you can almost feel the pull of that beast of a moon. My other favorite ones are the ones with just a bit of the clouds adding some texture. Thanks for sharing!

[traciyork]

Wow, thanks so much, @papacrusher! I love it when the clouds show up for a photoshoot - well, at least when they cooperate, and don't try to steal the spotlight. 😊

[spozone]

Vote number 100. Woo-hoo! I was thinking about you this morning when I was walking to work and saw that fullness in the sky. Hope you are doing well. Tarot Tuesday tomorrow for you.

[traciyork]

How auspicious, Steven! Thanks for stopping by. I'm hanging in there, thanks - can't complain (which doesn't stop me though...lol). Hope you're staying cool, and all is well. 😊

[metametheus]

I love that first one!!!! Beautiful and classic. 😊🌝

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[traciyork]

Thanks so much, @metametheus! 😊

[abbiephoto]

This is by no means an easy work @traciyork. You must have spent the whole night trying to capture and process these shots. I praise your efforts and commitment.

[traciyork]

Close, @abbiephoto - however I spent the whole day processing. Appreciate you stopping by and thanks for the kind words.

[thereikiforest]

They are all great shots, really. I am so glad you have the right equipment and "crazy obsession" hehe to take pictures of the moon. I don't have the right equipment (yet anyways) everytime I try with my cellphone it mocks me LOL so I have set that aside for the time being haha and will injoy vicariously through your passion ;)

I agree that does look like a wolf swallowing the moon....and this...haha, too perfect

Shadow moon
(because it sounds sexier than, "moon partially covered by clouds" - lol)

You Rock Traci! Thank you for Shining so Brightly Beautyfull!

[traciyork]

Oh, I hear you on the cell phone mocking, @thereikiforest - only in my case, it was my older camera...LOL! Glad I can help feed your obsession, and thanks so much for all of your wicked awesome words. Brightest blessings to you! 😊 💜

[mattifer]

The Pokeball Moon was my favorite shot. Nicely done. It was fun to see the evolution of the images throughout the evening.

[traciyork]

Thanks so much, @mattifer! It was great fun taking the pictures too! 😊

[thekittygirl]

I was outside looking at the same Moon as you, and it was fascinating! It was later before it cleared our high trees, but it was magical! Love your shots! 😊

[traciyork]

That's wicked cool, @thekittygirl! I love the idea that we were both looking up at the magicalness! And thank you so much! 💜