The Moon, Emerging, July 14, 2011
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Showing posts with label moonlight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moonlight. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Reflection
The moon, about three quarters full, was making a wonderful reflection on the lake when I stopped by the Viewpoint this evening. I was struck by the great variety of shades of deep, dull blue in the sky. If you look at the night sky in isolation, you think it's black, but when you compare it to the silhouette of a mass of trees, you immediately see the trees as black and the sky as deep blue. The moon's reflection was very broad.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Just the Opposite
While I was at the Viewpoint today, the sun was shining, but along the edge, everything was in shade. There were cast shadows on the tops of the trees, many yards into the space above the park below, but then everything beyond this was drenched in golden sunlight. It occurred to me that this is just the opposite of the situation after dark, when all things along the edge--including the Sentinel, the Lovers, the ferns and the blackberry bushes--is illuminated, while after a certain number of yards of cast light on the treetops, you see nothing but darkness, except where there are artificial lights--or moonlight.
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