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Blood Moon at the Fort_8140.2
Blood Moon at the Fort_8140.2

I took a weekend trip to Fort Griffin State Historical Site in Northwest Texas to view and photo the last blood moon occurrence until 2033.

This place had been recommended to me a year ago by one of my online photo friends as a great place to view and photo big skies. It's about 200 miles from Dallas, and was a four hour drive. It's located on a state highway, 15 miles from the nearest small town.The old fort remains from the 1800s are on one side of the road and the campsite is a short distance down on the other side of the road, adjacent to Mill Creek.

I arrived at this spot just after sunset. I had parked a good distance away and was carrying two camera bags, a tripod, and a folding chair so both arms were weighted down. As I walked in front of this building someone in the background that I couldn't see started yelling at me to get out of his shot, which I did. I wasn't there to mess it up for someone else. There were at least two other photographers a good distance behind me. Later when it was dark a family with 2 kids came and set up a blanket fairly close to me to watch the moon. It was cool to hear the dad explaining to the kids what was happening with the moon.

When the Harvest Moon first appeared, it shined partly through wispy clouds. You can see the light clouds just above the tree line. That was a little disappointing. But as the moon rose, fortunately there were no more clouds. As the sky became dark there were also lots of stars to be seen, though not so brightly. I stayed out there until about 10:00 pm, then returned to my campsite.I spent the daytime driving the area roads and exploring a small frontier village and a couple of old bridges built in the 1800s that are no longer in service.

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Taken on: September 27, 2015
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Camera: Sony NEX-7, f/11.0, 15 sec, 55mm (=82mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Sony NEX-7
Lens: E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 15
Focal Length: 55mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: +0.7 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
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Software: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Windows)
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