One of my favorite picturesque scenes is
that of a full moon, lighting the night sky. The moon's beauty, to me, portrays
the emotion of hope. The world may seem, at times, to be full of despair and
grief, exemplified by the cloudy, dark sky. However, the way this full moon
pierces through the darkness emulates the way that hope, similarly may pierce
through the misery of the world. This moonlight shows to me that even when
surrounded by negative and hopeless feelings, we can be a beacon of light and
help others attain this hope also. The moon's glow radiates around itself,
penetrating, or "influencing" the darkness around. This demonstrates
that we can be an influence of good to others around us, similar to the ripple
effect.
I took this photo around 4:30 a.m., while
I was at work. The dark clouds were a perfect scene for this full moon to shine
through. I drive missionaries from the MTC to the airport, often times in the
very early hours of the morning, and I've learned to appreciate the beauty of
the night sky. While many associate these scenes of darkness and moonlight with
horror, I find peace and beauty in the night sky.
I made minimal changes to the photo by
adding contrast, to highlight the differences from the bright moon and the dark
sky. I also cropped the photo to make it a square. I used the rule of thirds in
order to put the focal point of the photo, the moon,, in the lower, left hand
corner.
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I like this picture, it makes the night seem spooky because of the way the clouds are lightly covering the moon. The fact that the light takes up so little of the picture makes it stick out as well.
ReplyDeleteI love taking pictures of the nights sky, awesome job!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of Halloween. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThis picture is really cool! I liked how you used black space to really emphasize the brightness of the moon! I also liked how you used the rule of thirds.
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