Moonrise Over the Tennis Garden

It was a beautiful evening at the Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA.  Federrer (in the blue) was playing Nadal (orange) tonight for the semi finals in men's doubles.  Federrer's team won and will compete tomorrow for the finals.  But the full moon rising over the stadium only added to the evening (upper right).  Tomorrow is supposed to be the closest the moon's orbit will be to the earth for the next 19 years.  They say it'll look about 14% larger.  I just hope we don't have a cloud cover.

"Moonrise Over the Tennis Garden"     © Kathy Dunham 2011

Full Moon Over the Desert

I was invited to a friend's house this evening to photograph the full moon rising over the desert floor.  The house is situated a way up from the desert floor giving us a good view.  The only problem was the cold wind.  It was really blowing from a storm front that was on it's way out of our valley.  We had fun trying different settings and on a whim I took one of the moon over the infinity pool in the yard.  I wasn't expecting to get the star like quality of the moon but I thought it made for an interesting shot.

"Full Moon Over the Desert"      © Kathy Dunham 2010

By the Light of the Moon

I happened to look out the window the other night and caught the full moon peeking through the branches of a tree.  Wondering if I could capture the uniqueness of what I was looking at I gave it a shot.  Sort of reminds me of what it would have looked like in Sleepy Hollow during the ride of the headless horseman.


"By the Light of the Moon"    © Kathy Dunham 2010

Spring Moon

I'm thankful my friend called me this evening or I would have missed this beautiful orange moon. This would normally be called a Harvest Moon but tonight we received a real treat.

"Spring Moon" © Kathy Dunham 2009

Tonight's Moon

I missed getting a photo of the full moon the other night when it was at it's fullest for 2009, well, actually, I tried but couldn't get the camera settings right. But thanks to my photographer friends I did it!!! I mean, I am amazed that I was able to get the craters with my small digital camera. Guess it pays to read the manual and know a little about how to make adjustments.

"Tonight's Moon" © Kathy Dunham 2009