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A DC Classic

April 25th, 2010 flip 2 comments
A DC Classic

Well, it finally happened. After a few years of watching the angle that the Moon was rising, the time it would break the horizon, the percentage of cloud cover, and what phase the moon was in, I finally managed to have one night when everything was perfect.

The result, a classic DC postcard shot, but I have been trying to take it for a while and I was thrilled… Continue reading

Moonrise Over the Sculpture Garden

November 30th, 2009 flip 2 comments
Moonrise Over the Sculpture Garden

As a beautiful day of beer, wine, cheese and jazz at the Sculpture Garden winded down, I noticed that the clouds to the East were nowhere near as thick as the ones to the West.
Usually, I will know what phase the Moon is in, but this night was at the end of a rather busy week and I had no idea what our satellite was doing. Little did I know… Continue reading