In a day
As a landscape photographer, you find that most days, you get out, do some exploring, and capture nothing worth adding to your portfolio or even sharing on Social Media. But for some reason, there are just certain days when all you do is create. Saturday, October 28th, was one of those days. I got up at 5:45 a.m. to chase the Full Moon setting in Hadley, MA. Unlike most of my outings to capture the moon, it was a cloudless morning. It was still blue hour, and a slight mist drifted across the field as I photographed the moon next to this solitary tree. If you know me, the full moon is often my photographic nemesis. More accurately said, the New England clouds covering the full moon are my nemesis. It wasn’t even 7 a.m. and I was off to a great start!
After I finished up with the moon, I still had some time before I had to get home and start my workday. Because there were no clouds and some mist, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to get some lovely light rays as the sun rose above the horizon. Here are two images of that amazing light.
Two birds fly by as the sun creates dramatic light over these two trees with the Holyoke Range in the background.
A beautiful tree showing off some red foliage as the morning sunlight hits it and floods the valley with light rays through the mist.
The day didn’t stop there. The skies were still clear in the evening so I launched my drone and captured the Full Moon rising behind UMass. The foliage wasn’t at its peak but still provided some beautiful colors to accompany the end of the day and the beginning of the night.
The Full Moon rising over Umass as seen from Mount Warner.
That is four images in one day that I am proud to share. That doesn’t happen often! And this doesn’t count the time-lapse and videos I also captured while taking the photos. It might be days, weeks, or even a month before I capture another image I would share. That is just how landscape photography goes, and as someone in love with exploring and capturing what I see, I need to continue to adapt and be patient.
