The opportunity to see beautiful sunsets, sunrises and the various phases of the moon in spectacular settings is a gift we are very grateful for. We make it a point to catch the full moon as she makes her appearance every month. Last month we made plans to watch and photograph the full moon over San Diego.
Hector has captured some stunning full moon moments in his photographs in the last few months. So I did a little research and found out that this time of year, Shelter Island is the best location from which to watch and photograph the full moon over the San Diego cityscape.
Our plan was to go to Shelter Island on the night of, and the night before the full moon. We joined a number of other photographers (we were not the first to think of this) at Shelter Island and waited in anticipation.
The night before the full moon was a bit hazy but the moon rose just after sunset and the reflection of the sunset on the buildings was awesome.
The night of the full moon was crisp and clear and we watched a fat yellow moon pop out behind the buildings as boats cruised back and forth in the foreground. Stunning!
We definitely plan to continue seeking out the magical full moon during the rest of our journey.
~ Brenda
Beautiful photos. Keep an eye out for Mars tonight 🙂
Thanks Ingrid. We missed Mars, were on a plane from Miami, blog post coming soon on our trip.
Wonderful photos! Thanks for sharing:)
Thank you!
Thank you!
Brenda
Amazing! Gorgeous! Nina
It was such a lovely setting!
Brenda
Wowee!!! Gorgeous!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, kindred spirits!
Thank you, Rebecca!
The full moon is one of my favorite things EVER! Hector’s photography is absolutely outstanding! I love this post. -Linda
Thank you! One of my favorites as well.
Brenda
And moon rises beat the hell out of sunrises, time wises!!!
Both are beautiful, though.