It was about two years ago that I was making plans for a very special photograph. The concept was to photograph a bristlecone pine with the full moon rising behind it. I also wanted the full moon in the earth shadow. That’s the band of pink that rises in the east as the sun sets in the west. Above the earth shadow the sky is a light blue. In the shadow it’s a much darker blue. And in the band between light and dark is a spectrum of colors, much like what happens in the west but more subtle.
Photographic Situation
Timing was going to be critical. I needed to pick the right day of the month so that the moon would be in the earth shadow. Too early and the moon would be too high when the shadow appeared. Too late and the moon would rise well after the shadow was gone.
Bristlecone Moon (2008)
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