I took these half-moon shots when I stepped out behind our house. The moon was nice and low, so I was able to capture these images of the October half-moon just before sunset. A golden half-moon rises above a quiet forest and meadow beneath a glowing twilight sky. I adjusted them slightly by changing the lighting point and framing, and the closer I framed, the more the story changed—the locations shifted within the narrative of the image.
Poem By Christina Rossetti
The Half Moon
The half moon shows a face of plaintive sweetness
Ready and poised to wax or wane;
A fire of pale desire in incompleteness,
Tending to pleasure or to pain:–
Lo, while we gaze she rolleth on in fleetness
To perfect loss or perfect gain.
Half bitterness we know, we know half sweetness;
This world is all on wax, on wane:
When shall completeness round time’s incompleteness,
Fulfilling joy, fulfilling pain?–
Lo, while we ask, life rolleth on in fleetness
To finished loss or finished gain.
Beautiful captures.
Wow, that’s beautiful. Every time I try to shoot the moon, it turns into a glowing white blob. Got any tips?
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Gorgeous photos and a beautiful poem
Thanks Thomas, glad you enjoyed it
Such beautiful photos and colors!
A few moments of dsuk colors
Lovely captures! and the framing of the moon really made so much sense. Never would have thought of that.
Thank you Diane, glad you enjoyed the post
Great series! Loved the colors.
Thanks Anne
Beautiful images, but the poem is the thing. I loved it. Great post. xx
Thanks Pam
I noticed the half-moon last night, too (I just didn’t pause, like you, to take any shots). It caught my eye a couple of times while the sun was still up and then as I was heading in for the night. You captured it magnificently.
Thank it was pretty, today it was behind the trees so I am glad I did
👌🏻 Great colours! I see what you mean about changing the perspective in the images, they do change them quite a bit.
Thanks Mark, I was happy to capture the dusk colors
Wow these are lovely photos
Thanks Alison