Night fell and the moon rose.. by maggiemae

Night fell and the moon rose..

Now on the far north of the West Coast in the South Island. I listen to the screech of the wekas at night and the dim sound of the roaring surf.
We are parked behind a country pub which welcomes our vehicles belonging to the NZMCA.
I wish I had got the moon clear - still a lot to learn.

Three good things:
1. A beautiful drive through narrow gorges, over one way bridges and silver birch forests.
2. The pub had a fire going with coal - lignite which is slow burning but does produce smoke. My lungs didn’t approve but I shut them up with a nightcap brandy!
3. Very poor cell coverage but hopefully not like this all the way to the wilder north!
Really dramatic!
May 2nd, 2018  
This shot looks great on black.
May 2nd, 2018  
@seattlite Thanks Gloria - never thought of that!
May 2nd, 2018  
I love the way you caught the moon like this instead of clear! It is very dramatic and composed beautifully.

Good thing you know how to shut those ones up when they start complaining about smoke! 8-)
May 2nd, 2018  
*lungs*
May 2nd, 2018  
Very dramatic! What a wonderful adventure you’ve been on!
May 2nd, 2018  
Bep
Love this moon shot, Maggie. Beautiful.
May 2nd, 2018  
You captured this nicely, still able to pick out much detail
May 2nd, 2018  
very moody moon shot
May 2nd, 2018  
Very dramatic in the dim moonlight !
May 3rd, 2018  
Love the mood
May 3rd, 2018  
@dridsdale and.....there were no werewolves in the dark, Debra! Just a fancy rooster who thought a lot of himself!
May 3rd, 2018  
Great mood and capture of it!
May 3rd, 2018  
Ooh how atmospheric!
May 3rd, 2018  
Very dramatic. Love it.
May 3rd, 2018  
I love this photo, it doesn't look spooky at all, in fact it looks quite romantic with the rainbow around the moon.
May 3rd, 2018  
@grammyn Now I know what you meant - the word 'lungs' makes a difference. Unfortunately they were telling me I would have a couple of days off sick!
May 3rd, 2018  
if you really want a more focus moon, doing a composite is the thing. i'm pretty sure you have a moon shot somewhere in your archives. and i would've cloned out the satellite dish. :-D
May 4th, 2018  
@summerfield Thanks for your comments, Vikki - one of these days I am going to remember the settings for a clear moon without detracting the rest of the photo! I refuse to clone out my satellite dish - it might completely disappear for ever and I could never watch my favourite programmes!
May 4th, 2018  
@maggiemae - hahahaha! you always manage to crack me up, maggiemae.
May 4th, 2018  
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