outdoorswithcamera

photographic encounters with bugs, birds, flowers, & what thoughts & feelings they inspire

This Morning’s Moonset

September 30, 2020

I drove up Snowbowl Road and managed to arrive at the top of the road just in time to get my camera out, steady it on top of my car, and shoot. That was 5:19 a.m. Tomorrow morning’s moonset should be at 6:01. Ample time to plan, get the tripod and camera ready, shoot some … More This Morning’s Moonset

Moon, September 27, 2015

October 1, 2015

How could one resist photographing the moon on this special night, the night of the complete lunar eclipse? I was in Wisconsin for the big astronomical event. These three photos capture the moon as seen looking southward from the shores of Lake Monona (Madison) before the eclipse began (photos 1 and 2, when the night threatened to … More Moon, September 27, 2015