Visitors over Longs Peak
Visitors over Longs Peak
Location: Longmont, Colorado
Celestial objects may seem to move slowly, but a full moon moving through a long telephoto lens is FAST! I hunted down the perfect spot to line up this full blue moon with some alpenglow on Longs Peak -- about 22 miles away as the crow flies. The alignment took a scouting trip to Longmont, CO and more research than I'd care to mention in google maps and planning apps, but the birds were a lucky break! The moon had already passed beyond "the spot" when I saw the birds flying in the distance, so I popped the camera off my tripod and ran in the direction that would realign the moon with Longs, just in case the birds flew near the moon. I was so pumped when they actually flew in front of the moon itself — Sometimes it all works out!
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