Hunters Moon Over Horsetooth Rock
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Hunters Moon Over Horsetooth Rock
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
Close, but no cigar! I got caught in Fort Collins, Colorado Traffic and missed the perfect shot of the full moon centered over the front sight. It took a full three minutes to get through an intersection after I noticed the alignment. Finally, I got through and just pulled the Jeep over into the ditch as quickly as I could. Jumped out and hand-held a 300 mm lens to get this shot. Three minutes, that's all it would have required. But, I suppose that was asking too much. Oh well...
Known as a sanguine or “blood” moon, the “Hunters Moon” is used to refer to a full moon appearing during the month of October. It is preceded by the appearance of a “Harvest Moon”, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which falls on the 22nd or 23rd of September.
The Hunter’s Moon typically appears in October, except once every four years when it doesn’t appear until November. The name dates back to the First Nations of North America. It is so-called because it was during the month of October, when the deer had fattened up over the course of the summer that hunters tracked and killed prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the coming winter.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition.
Image copyright 2019 Jon Burch Photography
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October 18th, 2019
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Kate Brown
Pretty awesome shot! L
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you Kate! I wish I could have been in position a few minutes earlier...