Total Eclipse of the Moon
They said it was going to be colorful and they weren’t kidding. I was alone with my scratched up glasses trying to stay still enough to get these shots. It was a brilliant night with some cloud cover – only high flying and moving fast so I could see the moon plenty. When it was finally covering the moon – or almost it hung like a big orange ball in the sky with hints of red to taunt us. As a friend said, I wonder what people thought was happening before we knew what we know now.
My guess – two takes – fear and wonder. I found myself laughing out loud – not too strange for me but to be there – looking up at it with millions of people across the world – was pretty special. I guess I wasn’t alone.
Whenever the clouds would clear I would try again to see through the camera to get a steady shot. But to stand there and take it in as it grew darker and darker was the best way to capture it. The stars sparkled and danced like a dazzling decoration to celebrate it. My memory will serve – a breezy, almost balmy night on top of our mountain in December will stay with me forever.
My guess – two takes – fear and wonder. I found myself laughing out loud – not too strange for me but to be there – looking up at it with millions of people across the world – was pretty special. I guess I wasn’t alone.
Whenever the clouds would clear I would try again to see through the camera to get a steady shot. But to stand there and take it in as it grew darker and darker was the best way to capture it. The stars sparkled and danced like a dazzling decoration to celebrate it. My memory will serve – a breezy, almost balmy night on top of our mountain in December will stay with me forever.
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