Supermoon over downtown Austin
Last Saturday, on the Pfluger Bridge spanning Lady Bird Lake, I joined a handful of moon watchers with tripods and long lenses, pocket-sized point-and-shoots, and camera phones held aloft to capture images of the “supermoon” as it rose over downtown Austin. I didn’t get the photo I wanted—a crisp moon suspended over downtown buildings—because I still haven’t taken the time to learn the intricacies of my newish camera. (Bad Pam!) But I like this image anyway because the moon is shining like a spotlight over the old Seaholm power plant. And it was fun to moon gaze with an eclectic downtown crowd, many of whom were biking or walking to SXSW music events when the sight of the moonrise arrested them for a few minutes. “Supermoon!” many exclaimed.
Awaiting the moon’s appearance at dusk I watched kayakers paddling east and admired the railroad bridge’s very Austin-esque graffiti.
Looking west across the Lamar Bridge I watched the sunset fade to dusk on Lady Bird Lake.
On a warm spring evening, surrounded by happy people, with music in the air, such moments remind me why I love Austin.
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Hi Pam, I was wondering if I could post the “Focus one point & breathe” photo on my facebook? I can include a link to your blog in the caption…
Hi, Juliet. While I appreciate and welcome links to my posts, I’d prefer that you not take photos off my site and repost them anywhere. Thanks for asking; you’re classy! —Pam
Great pictures, Pam! Thank you! We couldn’t see it because of the clouds that night, but it looked pretty impressive the next night.
Great work – and what a lovely sight over the city. I peered at it, but photographing it seemed too daunting — I didn’t want to have to get out the book!
I had such hopes of getting the right shot! My husband and I both tried using my “new” camera that is way too sophisticated for us, but we shot a bunch of duds. I’m thinking it was the lens! 😉
Pam, when I first saw that pic, I thought that perhaps you were waiting in line to see Kanye West! he performed at the power plant saturday night; I thought it wasn’t exactly your style, but what the hey? Great pics, love the river.
Ha–I knew about the Kanye show, but no, not really my scene. —Pam
Nice pictures of the moon and the surrounds. It sounds dreamy the way you described the evening while awaiting the moons arrival. Our area was unfortunately covered with clouds so we missed the great event.
Just discovered your blog. Would like to know what type of camera you got…point and shoot or DSLR? I’m really intrigued by your photos.
It’s a DSLR. My camera info can be found in the right-hand sidebar under “Digging Deeper.” —Pam
Hi Pam,
You’re photo is beautiful. Would I be able to buy it from you?