Supermoon 3/19/2011 - Emmett Idaho Photographer

A photographer's dream......a huge, bright moon. Or so I thought. Emmett's skies were filled with thick clouds so I missed the beautiful orange full moon that I was longing to see. I pretty much gave up the idea of photographing the supermoon; until I started to see a beam of light coming from outside my window. Finally! The clouds started to clear and I was able to see this beaming white full moon in the sky. So I broke out the camera again, set-up outside and started to shoot.

Ugh...I was not liking anything. This moon was sooooooo bright that the glow was just as bright as the moon itself so all I was getting was a bright blob. It was so bright that you'd swear I was shooting into the sun (just without any flare). I was just about to give up again, until some thin clouds started rolling in and something told me to keep shooting.

I'm so glad I listened to my "inner self" and kept shooting just a little bit longer........

I'm seeing stars.......... - Emmett, Idaho Photographer

Today I helped a friend work on her calendar for an awesome non-profit cause. We had some good laughs over how "particular" I am (she calls it "being anal", I call it "being particular"). I just like uniformity on certain things; that's all.

After quite a few hours later, we were finished and I walked her and her daughter outside to her car and looked out at the bright moon. It was beautiful! Not quite a full moon, but pretty close. We had slight clouds over the moon giving it such a beautiful glow of colors and the stars were brightly shining as well. So I said my goodbyes to them and rushed back in the house to grab my camera and tripod.

I turned off all the lights outside and shut the curtains to the house (heaven forbid the family goes without lights for just a few dang minutes so I can get a good shot). Good things the curtains are nice and thick ;)

Unfortunately I don't live in an open field or on a desolate road where there's no light at all around me, and I didn't have time to get in the car and drive to the river (darn....that would have been an awesome shot!). So I had to deal with my surroundings and take what I could take from my open back yard porch.

If anyone is a constellation buff, can you tell me what the star constellation is on the right on these photos?

 

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A special announcement for 2011 - Emmett Idaho Photographer

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Barbara Walker Photography is NOT increasing prices during 2011!!!


Barbara Walker Photography is adding special, limited edition session to the photography session line. Special sessions like the BFF Session, the Cowboy Spirit Session, the Mommy n Me Session, the Daddy n Me Session, the Field of Dreams Session, the Old Time Football Session, the Train Days Session, and more!


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