We are now only about four days away from seeing the sun, and it is a joy to watch the light creep ever farther down King George Mountain everyday. As is the case with the days in between 24 hour light and 24 hours without sun, the sky is an ever changing tapestry of colours and beauty. Yesterday afternoon, the entire horizon was ringed with delicate pinks and mauves, and above that delicious blue of the crepuscular hours.
I did attempt a photo of it but of course it doesn’t do it justice. Here it is, the full moon just barely visible in the photo even though it was clearly visible most of the day.
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Gorgeous photo! I know what you mean though about photos not doing Arctic Bay (or any other Nunavut place) justice. What a different place it is in your photo today than it was last June and August when I was there! Keep ’em coming!
I’ll have to echo Nancy, gorgeous photo, what subtle colour. That sight would have to make up for the aroma in your previous post!
Beautiful photo, Clare. As Duncan has mentioned, the subtle colours are wonderful.
That’s a beautiful photo. I can sense the return of light and the colors that come with it. Lovely.
Clare, I figure your a pretty bright guy; despite the lack of sun in your peice of the arctic 😉 I’ve been trying to get a decent photo of the moon for a few days, heading into the full one, without any luck. Any ideas why it is so darned hard?
Hey Nancy,
I’ll keep them coming, hopefully it will be clear and I’ll get a shot of the sun above the horizon. When are you coming back?
Thanks Duncan. Er, was it the post that stank?
Thanks bev, and thanks for the link.
Hey robin andrea. Thanks. All that is missing is the sound of coyote howling. Guess we’ll have to settle for the odd wolf that makes it’s way here.
Who told you I was a bright guy gary? Usually the moon shouldn’t be to hard to photograph. I suspect the problem here is the moon isn’t as distinct as it seems against the lighter sky. Our brain enhances what we see, the moon seems brighter, or clouds seem whiter, cameras just record what is there. As far as photographing the moon the best advice I can give is that it is a rock in bright sunlight and you expose it accordingly. The “sunny 16 rule” applies. On manual settings a f-stop of f16 should have a shutter speed roughly equivalent to the ASA. In other words, shooting something grey in bright sun with ASA 100 you should use f16 at 1/100 second. And nothing improves photography like a tripod.