Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Yellow Moon

For several nights recently, when there have been less rain clouds about, the Moon has been a beautiful yellowy orange colour. It seems to be in just the right position to catch refracted Sunlight after Sunset. I have tried a few times to capture it and last night gave a reasonable opportunity. Whooped up the ISO to 3200 and jammed the lens barrel tight against some fencing.

Yellow Moon

I had to adjust it a little in IrfanView as the resultant photo came out paler than reality.

Hedgehog Sightings:

No photo this time as the outside light was off. I was pleased not to see Hope (the young Hedgehog) at all during the day. About 9.30 p.m. she turned up just before I put the food out. As usual she waited patiently while I scattered the mixture of Hedgehog Food (from CJ Wildlife) , crushed unsalted peanuts and her favourite mealworms. She spent a good half hour tucking in and drinking from the bowl of fresh clean water. Almost as soon as she had trundled off one of the adults arrived. I am pretty sure by her behaviour it was Honey. The really touching bit was when Hope came back and they tucked in together side by side. Every so often Honey would sniff Hope and then they would carry on eating. I think if it had been Henry he would have bulldozed the youngster out of the way.
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  1. Anonymous4 August 2009 at 11:55

    Lovely moon shot, John. I am expecting ET to appear on a bicycle..

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  2. ShySongbird4 August 2009 at 12:12

    A lovely Moon shot John, it looks like a nice big squidgy soft cheese, the sort that smells the house out but tastes delicious!

    Glad to hear Hope was visiting at a more sensible time and that she and Honey were in harmony (there's another prospective hog name). Guess what! It's raining again, pouring in fact, all morning :(

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  3. Midmarsh John4 August 2009 at 12:13

    Thanks Rob. He had a puncture :)

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  4. Midmarsh John4 August 2009 at 12:37

    Hi Jan. Thank you. Last night it really did look like a case of family bliss with the hogs.

    You are having no luck with the weather there. It rained a little over night and first thing. Since then it has just got gloomier and gloomier. I think we are going to need SAD lamps in the Summer.

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  5. Shirley4 August 2009 at 17:44

    Hi again John, I agree with both Rob and Jan! I'll have to keep a look out for a cheesy moon and a bicycle up here!

    Yes, great to hear you've still got lots of hog activity. We have a new youngster regulalrly visiting now... no idea if the others still come :-D

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  6. Midmarsh John4 August 2009 at 18:13

    Hi Shirl. All I want now is to photograph a blue moon - and ET when he has mended his puncture :)

    Have you had a look at the bulldozing Hedgehogs on Hog Blog recently?

    That's nice - to have a new hoggy youngster visiting. I keep wondering if there are more around. I read that a normal brood is 3 or 4 but I am sure Hope is the only young one visiting my garden.

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  7. Anonymous4 August 2009 at 19:16

    Oh yeah. Shooting the moon (er, I forget what that expression means) ... is dicey. Not having a fancy camera, I've struggled with this myself. Good job!

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  8. Midmarsh John4 August 2009 at 19:58

    Thanks for visiting and your kind comment Suziam48. I've been reading a few sites with hints for shooting the Moon so I'm now waiting for the next clear night.

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  9. Creative Cards5 August 2009 at 01:41

    Ohhhh love the shot John so beautiful and yes it definately looks yellow.

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  10. Kelly5 August 2009 at 06:55

    A lovely capture of the moon...inspiring.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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