Blood Moon Rising

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 12, 2010235 views21 comments

Ambient sunset light glows on the hoodoos, spires, and pinnacles in Bryce Canyon UT while an incredibly orangish-yellow full moon rises in the opposite direction.

Thanks to my fiancee I was fortunate enough to grab this capture; I was actually facing the other direction when she told me about the moon rising. I am not sure what the area is to the left of the moon - I think it is either a dark cloud or an optical illusion created by the moon rising over the horizion. Any thoughts? Whatever it is...it doesn't really bother me - I am just kind of curious as to what it could be. It was in all my shots of this scene, but not in anything else.

Large version is enclosed for your enjoyment.

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Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on July 12, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Not sure what you are refering to beside the moon. It looks like a very faint hill in the far distance maybe? But this shot is incredible. I have not seen a lot of shots of Bryce that really got me to take notice. But this one for sure does. You have at least two of my five or so favorite shots from here!

Chris

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on July 12, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Wonderful image, Michael. The rising moon adds a wonderful touch here and makes this iconic scene somewhat unique. Well done!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on July 12, 2010 at 11:58 PM

great

well done

Hamed

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on July 13, 2010 at 12:57 AM

Beautiful Image Michael, that moon puts this over the top for me.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 13, 2010 at 2:43 AM

Great composition and well exposed
the moon looks amazing here

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 13, 2010 at 3:36 AM

Sweet! This will make an awesome big print im sure. Looks like a cloud to me--but who knows.

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Comment posted by Mathieu Hoareau on July 13, 2010 at 3:55 AM

Hello Michael,

What a incredible light on the rocks formation, really beautiful. The moonrise it's a great moment!!!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on July 13, 2010 at 8:29 AM

Lovely layers, colors and mood, Mike. Overall it feels very film-like which is a good thing.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on July 13, 2010 at 1:40 PM

Wow the overall exposure is perfect, also retaining detail in the moon. What a lovely orange glow. Nice work Michael!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 13, 2010 at 1:45 PM

Michael,

The lighting is amazing here. Very rich. I think I might have panned up a bit to include a bit more sky or zoomed out a bit. The just feels a bit cramped to me.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on July 13, 2010 at 2:31 PM

beautiful, michael!! lots to apreciate here, great colors and light. love the presence of the moon too. fabulous my friend!!!

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on July 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Superb image in every way, Michael! The moon puts it over the top.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 13, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Just lovely, Michael. Looks like your engaged to the right lady. She has a good eye.

I think it is either a dark cloud or an optical illusion created by the moon rising over the horizion. Any thoughts?

Yes, it's Navajo Mountain, I'm guessing 50-80 miles away. It's a prominent landmark from a huge area of the Colorado Plateau and it's shape is quite distinctive.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 13, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Great luminosity from the sunset light. Beautiful color and processing in this one. Is the dark area a distant mountain? Never mind, TK got it.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on July 14, 2010 at 12:42 AM

Thanks everybody for their comments. I am glad some folks on here like this shot. I appreciate that very much.

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Comment posted by Rajeev Thomas on July 14, 2010 at 3:01 AM

Michael ... Bryce Canyon like I have never seen it before... excellent work...

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on July 14, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Awesome scene Michael, the is so much to look at, beautiful.

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Comment posted by Scott Anderson on July 14, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Beautiful shot. Definitely stands out from most reddish daytime Bryce shots. How long was the exposure on this? I'm curious because I had heard that anything over 6 seconds can make the moon a bit blurry.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on July 14, 2010 at 2:01 PM

Thanks Scott. It was a 2.5 exposure at ISO 100 F/10 with a .6 Grad.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 14, 2010 at 2:02 PM

One of the better Bryce Canyon shots that I have seen in sometime, excellent detail, well done.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 14, 2010 at 5:44 PM

Michael,

Fabulous image from Bryce. The moonrise is wonderful, as is the light and glow in the canyon. The only complaint I have really, which is minor, is the trail/road at the bottom. Too late to move, but really it's more of a "I wish it weren't there" but reality kinda thing we can't do much about.

Gorgeous color, light and timing of the rising moon. Congrats!

Lon

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