Super moon from Lost Dutchman Museum

[Marcy]

waited for the moon to pop up at the state park but gave up as the cloud layer seemed like it was to low and thick so took off looked in the rear view mirror and saw the glow made a "U" turn and stopped and jumped out with my long lens and got a few shots - just have to be more patient some times

2018_supermoon_05_web by starburr45, on Flickr

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nature is always fooling with us. Great save here.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Marcy,

What a really awesome shot! The long lens was great to compress the scene and enlarge the moon even more.

I am usually very patient when it comes to sticking around and waiting for sunsets to appear or moons to rise. But I have found myself in your boat more then once, and thankfully like you, I was paying attention anyway and was able to turn back around or just pull over and shoot it. So I think we have all experienced what you have, the key is to still stay aware even as we have the gear packed up. And it's a good think you were keeping your eyes open still!

 

[Kyle Jones]

Really nice! I love the colors and that cactus adds a lot to the composition.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice - and a great call on grabbing the long lens for this one.

 

[ckcarr]

I like this. Good catch!
I like your cactus down there.


Never give up! I made that mistake last week in Canyonlands. It was dull and dreary all day (like now). But I drove up, waited and waited. Nothing changed. So I left. When I was around ten miles back down from the Green River Overlook the sky just lit up.. The best I'd seen in a long time. But, too late for me.

 

[Jeffrey]

Great exposure. That's a challenging scene to get right.

 

[Zeph]

Patience is sometimes hard to muster, lucky you glanced back. Stunning.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Very cool shot, Marcy! And Jeffrey is correct, not easy to nail exposures for such a scene. Well done!

 

[Tom Narwid]

waited for the moon to pop up at the state park but gave up as the cloud layer seemed like it was to low and thick so took off looked in the rear view mirror and saw the glow made a "U" turn and stopped and jumped out with my long lens and got a few shots - just have to be more patient some times

2018_supermoon_05_web by starburr45, on Flickr

Wonderful image.

 

[Martín el Escocés]

beautiful, Marcy! Lovely moon and the dark silhouettes - especially the iconic and elegant cactus - really set off the colour and light of the moon and its shrouded veil.

 

[lionking]

I think you got some icing on the cake here, instead of clinical clean moon.
I am considering this luck.

Cheers!