A pictorial series of the moon’s rising above the Atlantic Ocean.
January’s Full Wolf Moon rises into the Belt of Venus at sunset on January 17, 2022, at Fernandina Beach, Florida. I took this photo from the porch of our rented condo.
I was hoping to photograph January’s Full Wolf Moon as it rose above the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean. However, the timing would occur before sunset, making the moon hard to see. I gave it a try anyhow.
Fortunately, a cargo ship was moored offshore, and I hoped it would provide a bit of perspective once the moon came into view. What happened was even better than I could have imagined.
In the slideshow below, you will see a sequence of photos showing the rising moon, first very faintly right behind the freighter. Then as the moon arched higher into the evening sky, the ship provided a perfect marker on the very calm ocean waters. (Please click the right arrow to move to the next photo.)
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6 thoughts on “January’s Full Wolf Moon”
This is pretty cool, the cargo ship moving out to sea and the bright shine on it are interesting too!
This morning when I got up and went out to tend the fire in our basement woodstove, I glimpsed a glorious full moon (didn’t know it was a wolf moon!) and wanted to take a quick phone shot of it, but before I could get grab the photo, the moon quickly slid behind a cloud and was gone. I got a little of it, not worth sharing … 😦 Your sequence is lovely!
Recently I noticed the moon looks larger when it first rises. I like how a long focal length adds to the size as in some of the first in your slideshow. The gradient sky is pretty. I’ve been collecting some of those too! Great post!
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This is pretty cool, the cargo ship moving out to sea and the bright shine on it are interesting too!
This morning when I got up and went out to tend the fire in our basement woodstove, I glimpsed a glorious full moon (didn’t know it was a wolf moon!) and wanted to take a quick phone shot of it, but before I could get grab the photo, the moon quickly slid behind a cloud and was gone. I got a little of it, not worth sharing … 😦 Your sequence is lovely!
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Thanks, Melodie. Sorry you couldn’t get your shot of the moon.
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This is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing such an amazing sequence. I do love the moon.
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Thanks, Carrie.
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Recently I noticed the moon looks larger when it first rises. I like how a long focal length adds to the size as in some of the first in your slideshow. The gradient sky is pretty. I’ve been collecting some of those too! Great post!
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Thanks, Denise.
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