Esther's photos with the keyword: moon

Seen at the Duncan McClellan Gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida - an amazing place to view and purchase art glass by top glass artists. Check out dmglass.com . AIMG 8382

The Sunday Challenge: Anything to do with the moon. "The grandfather moon dial clock began appearing during the early part of the 18th century. Tall clocks, during this period, were made by hand. Many wealthy squires took delight in owning a beautiful tall clock that not only told time, but also should the moon's phase. Knowing the correct moon phase was important to those living an agrarian lifestyle. Night trips on horseback, or by coach, were much safer during the light of a full moon. Additionally, farmers could harvest crops under a full moon. Unfortunately, moon dials also aided the Highwaymen and other criminals of the era. Under the cover of darkness that a new moon offered, criminals could perform dastardly deeds without being identified by their victims. The Grandfather Moon Dial clock is actually a highly accurate lunar calendar and displays the different phases of the moon during a given lunar month. A lunar month consists of one complete lunar phase cycle, which is equal to 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 3 seconds. You will see the number 29.5 engraved, above the rotating moon dial, on most Grandfather clocks. " ticktocktony.com/Antique-Clock-History/moon-dial-history.html TSCIMG 8898

"A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon But really, it is a good excuse to get out the Tamron 150-600 and shoot a (relatively) stationary object. AIMG 3310

Leaving Corfu, Greece. This photograph was handheld and taken from a moving ship. I did not hold out much hope for this shot, but liked the monotone aspect of it. AIMG_4223

Early eveningat the Nahargarh Hotel near Ranthambore National Park AIMG_5373