According to an article in NorthJersey.com, the moon was at its closest point to the earth, an event known as Perigee-syzygy, on March 19, 2011. It won’t be this close again, and estimated distance of 221,556 miles, until November 14, 2016. Though the difference in size of the moon to the naked eye appeared the same, it’s effect could be seen on the beautiful wash of light upon the silent stones of Red Rocks, CO.
It is the extreme that calls photographers to action. So when a -40° windchill struck Denver I headed out to brave that bitter cold. By the time I made it 10 blocks my body was so bitten that my hearing was affected. That my friends is extreme. Thankfully the usual camps where Denver’s homeless slept were empty, for assuredly any souls left out that night would have departed this life.
Bring a jacket. And a thermal. And wind gear. In fact, bring survival gear because it is cold and you may just blow away. On a recent day trip to the Rocky Mountain National Forest near Estes Park we envisioned a nice picnic, a little family oriented hike and some fresh air. What we got were gale force winds and the kind of angry ripping cold that one would expect in the far north.
However, we still enjoyed the trip and came back with some decent shots. More than anything it’s inspiring another trip, perhaps one that includes several days. Oh, the wonderful outdoors.
A while getting this one up, but just came across a little time lapse I did of a storm blowing in the night of a full moon late May. This is shot with a Nikon D700 with a frame rate of 3 sec0nds. Background music by Radiohead.
Red Rocks amphitheater from row 23.
West face on Red Rocks.
North face of Red Rocks with moon.
Far north face.
Northern face close.
Visitor Center.
