Blue Moon? by skipt07

Blue Moon?

I knew that the term, "Blue Moon" wasn't a literal one, but being that having two full moons in the same month hasn't happened since 2012, I thought I'd try to capture the event. I talked my wife into going for a ride to a place that has a fairly decent view of the horizon. Not knowing where the moon would make its appearance I started looking for apps for my smartphone that would show me where. I found an app on Play Store that looked promising. "MoonTrajectory.net" I got it loaded and was scaning the horizon with my phone when the trajectory appeared on the screen. I had my camera mounted on my tripod so I grabbed it and walked across the road to be clear of telephone and power lines when the moon made its appearance above the tree line. I thought I'd leave the farm buildings in the picture for scale. And no the "Blue Moon" wasn't blue after all.
Wonderful!
August 2nd, 2015  
Amazing capture of the moon - my moon doesn't come up like this! You had all the settings right!
August 2nd, 2015  
Such a beautiful moonrise.
August 2nd, 2015  
Very well done, Skip! FAV
August 2nd, 2015  
Kim
This is fabulous, Skip, and I love that you chose to have the barn and silos in the shot! Fav
August 2nd, 2015  
Love the blue tones! What a great shot!
August 2nd, 2015  
Ann
Fantastic shot.fav.
August 2nd, 2015  
Beautiful blue surroundings though!! My moon was blue here down under :))
August 2nd, 2015  
Funny
August 2nd, 2015  
Fantastic ... will need to look up that app
August 2nd, 2015  
You did a terrific job, Skip. Fav!
August 2nd, 2015  
That's a big moon... looks very dramatic!
August 3rd, 2015  
love.. fav
August 3rd, 2015  
You did well. Love the placement of the moon with the silos.
August 3rd, 2015  
Wow what a great shot of all those silos and the moon. Stunning. FAV
August 3rd, 2015  
Gorgeous setting! Hard work paid off.
August 3rd, 2015  
@gilbertwood - I saw and faved your photo Denise! You did a beautiful job!
August 3rd, 2015  
Great capture - my shot of the blue moon wasn't blue either - looked white to me so I gave it a sepia tint to make it more interesting. I like the buildings in this.
August 3rd, 2015  
Great shot!
August 3rd, 2015  
Super shot
August 3rd, 2015  
Love this! Fav!
August 3rd, 2015  
Outstanding Skp - fav
August 3rd, 2015  
A beautiful capture! Love it with the buildings in it! And that sounds like a great app, downloading it now ;)
August 3rd, 2015  
@skipt07 Thanks :)
August 3rd, 2015  
This is a great capture. I must get to grips with these moon shots! I like the way you've left the buildings in it makes for a great composition. Fav
August 3rd, 2015  
Effective overlay for sure.
August 3rd, 2015  
super capture - fav
August 3rd, 2015  
Amazing.... fav
August 3rd, 2015  
Fantastic capture and composition! Big Fav!
August 4th, 2015  
Wow love the blue tones with the moon and buildings!
August 5th, 2015  
Awesome! Fav!
August 6th, 2015  
Wowser...great telephoto shot!
August 7th, 2015  
Amazing shot Skip...Fav
August 7th, 2015  
Extraordinary xx
August 10th, 2015  
fabulous composition and that moon is fantastic.
August 11th, 2015  
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