Night and Thereabouts

[yourlibrarian]

Liked the mix of moon sliver with dark clouds and orange sunset





A night with a really clear full moon. Distant shot above, close-up below. What I particularly liked was seeing the red edges to the bottom half of the moon.





There seemed to be more stripes in person but you can still see the layering of what looks like candy striped clouds.



What struck me about this view was (just right of center) a cloud opening that looked like an overhead light fixture switched on.

Comments

[shirebound]

These are lovely. My camera tends to blur a bright moon so I really appreciate your shots.

[yourlibrarian]

I didn't have trouble with the moon but I almost included here a photo I took when trying to get Venus and the Moon in the same shot in a different month. It never came out properly, though I did manage Venus by itself on another night -- after many many tries! I just couldn't get the camera to focus properly -- it was either a bright dot or a blur.

[shirebound]

Thanks for sharing, it's always such a delight when photos turn out as well as these.