Tonight’s moonrise was quite a sight to behold and I was thankful for a last minute decision to capture the full corn moon rising over the float at Crocker Park. I had originally planned to capture the moon from along Front Street but arrived to find a seemingly thick marine layer that I was sure would block the composition I had in mind.
I made a quick decision to head to Crocker Park instead and arrived in plenty of time to set up. As I got to the float, I noticed the sign listing the dates of operation as June 5 to September 15 and lamented at the sure sign of the end of Summer as the float gets taken out for the year.
With that in mind, I decided to include the Crocker Park float in the shot of the full corn moon rising over Marblehead Neck. I got a few shots as it first rose using my longer lens and then switched to this wider option as the moon rose high enough to cast its light on the waters of the harbor.
It was only when I arrived home that I realized this moon was not the Harvest moon given its proximity (or lack thereof) to the Fall equinox on September 22nd. When the September full moon rises this early in the month, it receives the Corn moon name and the early October moon is labeled the Harvest moon.
It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve gone out to capture a landscape and I came away with a few keepers to share from this night in the days to come. Stay tuned.