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To The Moon – Japantown, San Francisco

There is a lot to be said for serendipity when taking photos.  Earlier in the year after a planned excursion to photograph Japantown at dusk here in San Francisco, I was returning to my car when I saw a really bright street lamp out of the corner of my eye. Taking a double take I realized that it wasn’t a streetlamp in the distance, but the full moon rising over Geary Blvd.  I was unable to set up my camera in time to capture traffic silhouetted against the moon, but I was able to get in this one photo. I had a very narrow opportunity to photograph the moon centered above Geary Blvd. as I was on a very narrow island in the middle of 5 lanes of a very busy street, making it too dangerous to shuffle around to reposition the moon. The moon moves much quicker than you’d think…  roughly 4 degrees per minute. Something to keep in mind the next time the full moon catches you off guard.

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Posted by Jim on 08.31.2009 at 1:06 am
Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Stock Photo, Travel , , ,

  • http://www.taylordavidson.com/writing/2009/09/02/mixing-conversations-bucharest-brasov/ Mixing Conversations | Taylor Davidson

    [...] a note to Jim Goldstein’s image of the moon over Geary Blvd in San Francisco: Serendipity is the reward for the observant, the active and the prepared. [...]

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