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.
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.
