The idea for this one came a few weeks ago when I was showing my daughter stars in the night sky and her big brother interrupted to point out the moon.
Their excitement and wonder may have existed only as the product of unchecked imagination but I wanted to find a way to savor it before it was too late.
It’s the middle of winter here in Australia so clear skies are in abundance, all I needed was a dark affinity hill facing the right direction and thankfully I knew of the perfect one. My first attempt missed the mark. I was distracted by the convenient presence of the Milky Way, rising at 41 degrees right before the children’s bed time and it drew away from the dreamy chimerical moment I’d envisioned.
The image needed artistry, not science, so back we went the next night. This time, a little earlier during the beautiful astronomical twilight period where I knew I could create more with less. ✨
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