The moon rises very quickly - so we had to use a phone so I could keep asking my friend to take another step to the right, a half step more, etc. with every attempt to align with the moonlight. (The lower reflection is in the foreground of the breakwater wall on which the person is standing.)
Thank you all for your very generous comments and supportive favs! I am thrilled to see that this photo made it to TT for many reasons. I spent two weeks in Maine this summer attending workshops at the Maine Media Workshops. It became a time of soul searching and trying to define what my future might be. What I came to realize is how much photography -- and this 365 project -- meant to me. I had two teachers who helped me understand that trying new ways of photographing meant you were practicing, so you might not be able to produce your best work. So I did just that -- tried new ways of seeing and capturing. On this particular night, a friend invited me to go out to do some sunset photography. We were packing up to leave when a car pulled into the parking lot and said something about it being almost time for the moonrise. My friend and I knew the previous evening had been the full super moon so we grabbed our gear again and headed back to the breakwater. We saw someone walking along the breakwater and casting a silhouette in the moonlight. So my friend went down to the breakwater rocks in the dark, and using our cell phones to communicate, I had to keep asking him to take a step or even just a half step continuously to stay centered in the light while the moon rose so quickly. With the second reflection below the rocks, I was satisfied with the final composition. Thank you all for appreciating it, too! This photo has become symbolic of my time in Maine and what it means to me.
September 4th, 2022
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Thank you all for your very generous comments and supportive favs! I am thrilled to see that this photo made it to TT for many reasons. I spent two weeks in Maine this summer attending workshops at the Maine Media Workshops. It became a time of soul searching and trying to define what my future might be. What I came to realize is how much photography -- and this 365 project -- meant to me. I had two teachers who helped me understand that trying new ways of photographing meant you were practicing, so you might not be able to produce your best work. So I did just that -- tried new ways of seeing and capturing. On this particular night, a friend invited me to go out to do some sunset photography. We were packing up to leave when a car pulled into the parking lot and said something about it being almost time for the moonrise. My friend and I knew the previous evening had been the full super moon so we grabbed our gear again and headed back to the breakwater. We saw someone walking along the breakwater and casting a silhouette in the moonlight. So my friend went down to the breakwater rocks in the dark, and using our cell phones to communicate, I had to keep asking him to take a step or even just a half step continuously to stay centered in the light while the moon rose so quickly. With the second reflection below the rocks, I was satisfied with the final composition. Thank you all for appreciating it, too! This photo has become symbolic of my time in Maine and what it means to me.