"Supermoon" rises over BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, near Atlanta, Georgia.
Well, I'm not so sure that the super moon ended up being all THAT super, but it was fun to watch it rise. Fortunately, we had some light clouds (and probably pollution) that gave it a great orange color and kept it from blowing out in the completely dark sky. If only it had risen about 30 minutes earlier! What was super, however, was an app on my iPad that showed me exactly where and when the moon would rise over this temple in Lilburn, Georgia. It uses Google Earth and superimposes sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset angles over any location for any day and time. Since it showed the moon rising right behind the temple and I didn't have any other location scouted out, I decided to head out and check it out. (The app is called "LightTrac" if anyone is interested and so far it really works great.)
This is one exposure. A click definitely makes it more worthwhile to see larger on black. I probably need to work on lightening up for the temple a little but for now this will have to do. Sorry I haven't been commenting lately, but I have been keeping up with everyone's images. Will try and get caught up soon.
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Anne Strickland 27 months ago | reply
Can't believe that this one is from Georgia. Stunning shot.
pieceoflace photography 27 months ago | reply
Good morning Jeff...and what a neat shot. Nice timing the way the moon is staged. And what a beautiful structure...looks way out of place for Georgia. No super moon here...solid overcast all weekend :-(
I hope you are well and have a truly nice day and week.
DeniseJC 27 months ago | reply
Wow! This is almost surreal. What an incredible capture - hard to believe this is Georgia. That App sounds fabulous. Note to self ... "Get an iPad"!
Premal Dhruv Photography 27 months ago | reply
Nice capture! Well done. Thank you for sharing. Will try to get the app for the iPad.
Manish J Patel1 27 months ago | reply
Excellent!!
This Manish Patel from the temple. We are doing Earth Hour light out with full lights before and after the the no light hour. Meet us at the temple if interested in taking pictures that way.
kate053 27 months ago | reply
Bravo, magnifique composition!!
Lulu@ 27 months ago | reply
Your photo screams Photographer !!!
Thank you for sharing with us
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ronboring 27 months ago | reply
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Knight-dreamer [deleted] 27 months ago | reply
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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DidiOrange 27 months ago | reply
Amazing Photo!
A rare and beautifull example of use of stone in architecture.
That's great!
I've seen that there is a free contest with a lot of architecture photoes, if you would like to partecipate i think you could do great!
it have as FIRST PRICE an iPad!
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The Orchid Lady 27 months ago | reply
unbelievable. really truly great.
Shobeir 27 months ago | reply
aaah, that's one of those nights with crazy moon in sky! Love it Jeff. The composition and the location of the moon is perfect my friend.
Half Marathon Man 27 months ago | reply
I don't know SFA about photos, but this is a really nice shot, beautifully composed, the colour's are amazing, I don't even know how you managed to get the camera to take the shot. Technically I couldn't do this shot with an old Nikon K-1000 and superfast film, and I tried a lot.
Leafs in 4 27 months ago | reply
What a picture. The way you captured the colours is breathtaking
AIM HIGHER [deleted] 27 months ago | reply
The light on the temple is absolute perfection and that burnt orange orb behind is such a great contrast!
Hobbsphotome 26 months ago | reply
Great shot, Jeff! Most enjoyable. I go by the temple often, and it is beautiful any night, but this is truly special.
Greg Foster Photography 20 months ago | reply
Absolutely amazing shot ! I love shooting here !
raheel45 14 months ago | reply
Great, just great.
AK_Hitecrednek [deleted] 11 months ago | reply
What a composition! Love it.