Tuesday, April 15, 2014

The Moon is still a Special Icon to Me

It seems just about everyone in the Blogging World is or has had some Adventures this year...though I've had several "Adventures"...none  included a Casita, Map, Hiking Shoes and a Camera.... :)...I did squeeze  in some time for Bluebonnet Day Trip, washing the Camper, several Trips to RV Stores for some much needed Toys and an "all nighter" waiting for the "Blood Moon" to make its appearance...Bed at 2130 hours, up at midnight, left for my staging area by 0100, back home by 0330...tons of coffee, many out of focus photos, and insomnia the rest of the day....

(c)Horst Kelly photographer

...But, Oh what a grand  night it was...well lets back up to the beginning of Monday...0600 hours, 73 degrees, slight wind from the south, clear skies...0700, 50 degrees and dropping, winds from the north at 40-60 mph, rain and hail.....by 4pm its clear sky, warming up, winds die down to 10mph and I think that it has the making for some Moon photo ops....
(c)Horst kelly Photographer


Did some research and found out that for this area the total eclipse starts at 0208 hours and lasts until 0323..I get to my spot at about 0130 to see the Partial Eclipse starting.... first problem is that it is so high in the sky its almost a vertical shoot...its difficult to set up my tripod to aim my camera  at that angle...finally got everything set up and as "Lady Luck" would have it my autofocus is not working....so I engage my brand new cataract free eyes to manually focus the lens....but wait, do I use reading glasses to focus or just plain eye sight...its dark, can't see what I'm doing and the bottom line about 99 percent of the photo's I took are out of focus.....oh well...such is a Photographers Life....especially at 0300 hours..  :)

(c)Horst kelly Photographer

It still was a "rush: to stand out there in 40 degree temps drinking many cups of hot coffee and watch the Moon continually change its color...if I concentrated hard enough I could almost be at "East Glacier"...  :)
(c)Horst kelly Photographer

Soooooo, I'll leave you with a couple Moon Shots and some Bluebonnet photo's...until next time..Happy Trails to You...Horst sends

10 comments:

  1. You had me smiling. I could picture myself in the same predicament. With your weather arriving here late yesterday, I didn't have an opportunity to view the eclipse, or take fuzzy photo's of same. Yours look good to me, as well as the bluebonnets.

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    1. The day and evening where a bit iffy, and I didn't think the temps would drop that fast...but it was still an experience....looking forward to you next trip...Take care...Horst sends

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  2. Glad someone was up to view the moon, especially you! WOW! Just look at it...thanks for sharing. Especially loved the horse Horst! Can't wait to see a blue bonnet one day...

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    1. aren't we clever..".horse Horst"....it was a loooooong night....but glad I did it...once... :).....Enjoying your trip north...take care...Horst sends

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  3. Fantastic shots of the moon!!! As Jerry said....it became way to cloudy and wet here for any viewing so thanks for your shots!!!!
    Love the other pics as well. Beautuful!!!! So glad you had fun.....that's what matters!!

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    1. Thanks for the positive comments about the photo's....it was a little cool and long...but in the end it was fun....take care and thanks for stopping by...Horst sends

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  4. Thanks for getting up, staying up and then sharing for those of us who do not have that let's get up and stare at the moon gene.

    Lovely!

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    1. What can I say......I got the "short straw"....I did stare but I didn't howl...haha....hope all is well with you and David....Horst sends

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  5. I was hoping the eclipse would coax you and your camera out.

    Great shots! Especially since it was storming here and there was no chance of our seeing it in person.

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    1. I'm a sucker when it comes to Harvest and Blood Moons.... :) am enjoying your Spring Flowers and Garden....take care..Horst sends

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