I haven’t quite figured out how to shoot moonrise photos yet. I did take a pretty good one of the “strawberry moon” a couple years ago. That photo involved setting up a tripod in my living room and shooting it out the open door of our sliding glass doors. I know that tripods are the way to go with moon photos, but I need to fiddle with the settings on my camera (Canon EOS Rebel T6i) to investigate further.
But we’ve had some pretty spectacular moonrises on the Old Mission Peninsula lately, and I shot this one over East Bay from the Hogsback (on Center Road just past the Smokey Hollow intersection) on my way out of town the other night. No tripod – just freehand from the hill.
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My brother Dean Johnson’s farm is behind me to the west, and in front of me to the east is Dan Fouch’s farm.
By the way, if you’re interested in buying property in this area, check with Ted Schweitzer, one of our trusted advertisers on Old Mission Gazette, who is handling a variety of properties here and elsewhere on the OMP (click here for more info, email [email protected], or call 231-645-5656).
Ted, a realtor with Real Estate One, holds a special place in our heart, because he was our very first advertiser when we launched the Gazette nearly four years ago. He called me up one day out of the blue, we met at the Bad Dog Deli in Mapleton, and I clearly remember his words: “I want to be part of this.”
That’s when I knew the Gazette was something special, and those words encouraged me to keep moving forward to where we are now – a thriving online newspaper with lots of advertisers, readers and subscribers. Thank you, Ted, for taking a chance with the Gazette, and for your thoughtful respect when it comes to the history and legacy of the Old Mission Peninsula.
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