{"id":9991,"date":"2022-01-16T20:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T01:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=9991"},"modified":"2022-01-16T20:14:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T01:14:15","slug":"pre-dawn-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/pre-dawn-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-dawn moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I woke at 6:00 AM, I thought a helicopter was outside my bedroom shining a searchlight onto the shore. The authorities still haven’t found the body of the man drowned in a recent boating accident. A helicopter searched my shoreline a fortnight ago looking for his body. I thought they were searching once again.<\/p>\n

But it was the moon large and bright above the waters of Lake Erie. I quickly dressed and grabbed my Nikon. All shots were with a 24-200 zoom lense mounted on my Z7. This first photo is from the deck outside my bedroom. The lights on the horizon are from one of the islands in Lake Erie north of Sandusky–looking west.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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After dressing, I made my way outside to take this shot. The Lake is starting to get sluggish; soon it will freeze.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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This shot is zoomed out. It might look like the setting sun but it’s the setting moon at 6:30 AM–still dark here.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Hurricane Sandy<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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Read more<\/span>Robert Smith<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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Read more<\/span>Painting: Mother Nursing Infant<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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When I woke at 6:00 AM, I thought a helicopter was outside my bedroom shining a searchlight onto the shore. The authorities still haven’t found the body of the man drowned in a recent boating accident. A helicopter searched my shoreline a fortnight ago looking for his body. I thought they were searching once again. 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