I shot this on Tri-X film using a Contax G-2 camera. I was happy with the way detail showed up in the sky … the faint clouds. And the nearly full moon was a bonus.
Crow and Moon
Crescent Moons
Well, there’s really two photos of a crescent moon, not two moons. But I figured you’d all figure that out. I have worked at getting crescent moon photos for years and these are two of my favorites. These are both waning crescents: very old moons. The thin waxing crescents (thin new moons) are more of a problem for me, since you have to get up early. Even before breakfast.
Mt Baker and Beaver Moon
Above you see Mt Baker and the Beaver Moon in the sunset from Fort Flagler on Marrowstone Island with Puget Sound. Notice the patch of rough water along the shore and then an area of smooth water a little farther out. The smooth area is a strong tidal current and the rough water is an eddy line. The tidal current is moving to the left as the tide goes out…. and it is being channeled by the island. It’s moving at over 10 knots … definitely not where I would want to be kayaking or canoeing.
The image below is a clearer shot of Mt Baker … with Mt Challenger to the right in the distance.
Mt Steel in the Mist at Sunset
Mt Steel is in the south central Olympics and is best seen from the Hart Lake area. This shot was just lucky … as the evening mists were moving in, a break offered a glimpse of the moon above a shoulder of Mt Steel.
A Bite of the Moon
I was out walking in a neighborhood that is deeply multicultural. So, I have no idea why this dragon (?) was hung … part of some festival or celebration, I suppose. But when I looked up, it had taken a bite out of the moon and was going back for more.