The full moon rises from the east into August's velvety evening. The windy day has calmed, and the old pier gets a moment to breathe before the waves resume their slow but inevitable journey toward its collapse.
Foreground: HDR 10s/6s/3s/1.5s F11 ISO100, Sky 1.6s F7.1 ISO200
Earth's atmosphere bends the sunlight coming from behind it onto the Moon's surface. The atmosphere scatters the blue wavelengths of light, which also makes our daytime sky appear blue. After passing through the atmosphere, only the reddish wavelengths of sunlight remain, tinting the Moon's surface a rusty red. If Earth had no atmosphere, the Moon would disappear from view.
The full moon rises from the east into August's velvety evening. The windy day has calmed, and the old pier gets a moment to breathe before the waves resume their slow but inevitable journey toward its collapse.
Foreground: HDR 10s/6s/3s/1.5s F11 ISO100, Sky 1.6s F7.1 ISO200
Earth's atmosphere bends the sunlight coming from behind it onto the Moon's surface. The atmosphere scatters the blue wavelengths of light, which also makes our daytime sky appear blue. After passing through the atmosphere, only the reddish wavelengths of sunlight remain, tinting the Moon's surface a rusty red. If Earth had no atmosphere, the Moon would disappear from view.
