Here in Costa Rica they say that when you can see a ring around the moon at night (called a "luna de agua") it fortells 3 or 4 straight days of slow but steady rain (called a "temporala" I think).
The moon's ring can best be seen HERE
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Bruce Thomson
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- Taken on September 8, 2006
- Heredia, Heredia, CR
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John 3000 93 months ago | reply
This is beautiful--and so much better than if you had just photographed the moon alone. I feel as if I am there in Costa Rica, peeking up from the base of the trees.
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Christine Lebrasseur 93 months ago | reply
This gets a trophy!
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wonderful light
Christine Lebrasseur 93 months ago | reply
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Ferdinand Reus 93 months ago | reply
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super shot
dezsö [deleted] 93 months ago | reply
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Thomas Kamann 93 months ago | reply
perfect
Jim Skea 93 months ago | reply
I can't really think of any way to improve the technical side on this shot - the wide angle's managed to get all the halo in, it's stable enough and you're going to blow the moon on an exposure long enough to show up the halo. The plants up front add visual interest.
The only way to expose both parts correctly would be to either make one of those esoteric circular ND filters they use for photographing eclipses, or take two exposures and select the best exposed parts from the two. The problem with the second approach is that, as I'm sure you found out, the moon moves surprisingly quickly...
PhilP_England 93 months ago | reply
Great shot!
The Devil is Six 93 months ago | reply
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I can't think of a single crit to make. just ass-pats here!
Lynn Fagerlie 93 months ago | reply
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Very intriguing shot. I like how the leaves seem to be pointing in one direction. I like your other shot with the power lines even better.
Lee Burgess 93 months ago | reply
This is an awesome shot!!!
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goodeye22 93 months ago | reply
Magical!!!
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eYe_image 93 months ago | reply
Great image - I like the orange glow in the palm leaves.
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weeklymg 71 months ago | reply
Hi. I wanted to let you know that I'm using this photo, in accordance with the Creative Commons License, on my blog: weeklymobilegoodies.blogspot.com
randy villa [deleted] 68 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Travelers´ Nature, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Eddi van W. 66 months ago | reply
Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
SuchandraAwapuhi 64 months ago | reply
Hey! I saw a HUGE bright circle around the moon a few weeks ago. I think it may have been really rainy right after that, but so many things happened, I am not sure if it happened right after that or later. It's such a beautiful pic. I wonder if I could use it in a youtube video I am making. (I am singing a song and part of it is about the moon.)
AmahRa58 64 months ago | reply
~ thanks for sharing your beautiful picture ~
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