This post is really just to show off a couple of photographs I took from our deck this weekend.  Sunday was the official “Super Moon”, which means the full moon was at its closest to earth. This happens once every 14 months, so is not completely rare.  However, it is a bit more unusual to occur on a completely cloudless night in Berkeley…  I shot 137 images of the moon (yes, it sounds like overkill, but was needed because…) and put it through some astrophotography software I have been wanting to try.  The results are rather spectacular if I do say so myself.  I have shot images of the moon before, but never got anywhere near this level of quality and detail.

137 images shot with Canon 5D MK III and 400mm lens, combined with astrophotography software

The next night was overcast and dreary, right until almost sunset.  Then it became moody and dramatic.  I grabbed my camera (after a kick in the rear from Evelyn…) and captured images for the next few hours, watching as the light changed.  Here is one of my favorites from the series:

View from our back deck June 24, 2013 near sunset