Wolf Moon
Wolf | January 16th, 2012 - 11:40
“What are you taking pictures of then?” asked the man with the friendly grin, who was flying a remote controlled model airplane and who had approached me as I was mounting my camera and long tele lens onto a tripod.
“The moon”, I explained, and because he looked ever so slightly confused, I elaborated: “It is meant to rise just over there at three minutes to five. But the clouds …”
“Yes, the clouds”, the man agreed with an undertone of sympathetic pity and steered his model plane into a spirited dive towards me that I was tempted to take cover on the ground. I could feel the rush of the air as it howled past my face.
I was all set to photograph the rising moon the day before, the day of and the day after the full moon. Alas, the clouds …
The full moon in January is called enchantingly Wolf Moon. In her magical book “Luna Moon Hare”, Wendy Andrew writes about Wolf Moon: The spirit of the Wolf can be felt and heard in the howling winds of this month. A time to assess where you are in your life and to decide what, if any, changes you need to make.
I made this photograph a few days after the full moon, Wolf Moon, when we were at last rewarded with clear skies. Click on the photograph to see it bigger.
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