A Super Moon that Broke Down Some Barriers

Sunday, September 28,2015--Super Moon Sunday

 I have been wanting to try to photograph the night sky for a long time, and the Super Moon provided me a unique opportunity.  Now, I am the first to admit that after reading all the information, the Super Moon seems to happen more often than I ever thought. However, I believe that the extra specialness of this also has to do with the fact that there is a full moon, a lunar eclipse,  and how the earth shadows the moon.  So besides reading about the Super Moon, I actually prepped by reading other photographers' tips regarding how to shoot the super moon, so I was anxious to give it a try.

 So despite not being a big fan of my tripod, I dragged it out and set up on my balcony to start. The beginning stages were shot from my balcony. It was quite overcast to start, so I had to try to capture the moon as it peaked from behind the clouds. 













However, it wasn't long before I realized I needed to move downstairs. I continued in front of house.  it was then as Barb, John, and I watched, we started to see a bit of the shadow or reddish part appear. Silly as this sounds, I was so excited that I was actually able to capture anything. 
 

Then Barb called me to the back parking lot where we had a beautiful view of the happening. So now is your time to ask how this moon broke down barriers. Well, let me say that we have had a building across from our complex that has had some issues over the years. It has definitely improved and has had few if any issues that impacted us. So as I stood behind my tripod, other neighbors from both our buildings gathered to watch the moon and before long we were all talking to each other, helping each other try to capture pictures, and sharing our photos with each other. The kids who were outside all wanted to see the pictures showing up on my viewfinder.

Favorites of the children were the red moon that kept appearing on my view finder.
 



Excitement grew, conversations continued, some phone numbers exchanged, and the understanding we should all know by now was demonstrated again--
                                                     we are all people and we all look at the same moon. 
                               

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  1. Barb and JohnOctober 11, 2015 at 2:17 AM

    Love the ending picture and the ending comment! Awesome!!

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