After not seeing the moon in hardly any of its glory for the whole of January amid these cold and deep snows of midwinter…”at last” I’m glad to say, that on its first Fullcast of 2013 she reveals her ‘Full’ glory over Leeds for me to capture… I hope those wolf packs are howling hungrily outside their Indian villages tonight, thus giving their name to this January full Moon. Although sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule, some also called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon….lets hope we see the Snow Moon in February, but until then, lets howl at this majestic Wolf Moon.
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Liked your description besides the glorious photo!
Yes this moon looks Majestic…..
It always surprises me how wonderful it looks on a cold night
Thanks Carl: )
So true!
Not a cloud in the sky here last eve…a beautiful viewing of the Wolf Moon…however, we refrained from howling…amazing photo, as usual…”top drawer” 😉
Thanks Laura, it seemed like January had saved the best until last…great to finally see it in 2013.
Fabulous shot and interesting crop (with placement of the moon at the bottom). Lovely.
Thanks Anita, I’m usually a ‘front & centre’ kind of guy when it comes to Moon shots, but this time I tried a different approach… Which I liked also 🙂
I am watching Being Human (original UK version), so loved the description! I am so impressed that this is one of your own photos!
Impressed AGAIN, I might add.
Thanks Katherine, I never get bored of talking shots of Luna (as I call her) 🙂
I think that’s witches moon :P, just like in Hansel and Gretel movie
Like you said, Witches Moon only usually appears in the movies ..lol 🙂
I can hear the wolves just looking at that photo.
Lol… as long as we cant see them 🙂
That is some serious moon ….. must have been the same moon as I had on Thursday *smile
Also took some photos, but it was in the afternoon – not even close to yours … but it will be a little post with a couple of photo. I’m a moon girl since I was a kid … http://wp.me/p293Pw-VZ
This is stunning.
Thanks Viveka, your moon post is such a beautiful one, I really loved the quote ‘“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star” by W. Clement Stone.
I’m currently converting the loft and adding in some skylights as well, so we all (mainly me) can watch the stars and moon.
Thanks Carl 🙂
Fabulous. My Jack Russell was having a howl last night but don’t think he was aware of the Wolf Moon.
Spooky.. my little Jack Russell was barking as well in the garden when I took that shot 🙂
really ineteresting post! How did you get the shot Carl? Be keen to learn more
Hi Lucy
I used a 300mm Lens, the settings for that shot was F5.6 at 1/500. I always find wind is problem when shooting with such a long lens, but the higher shutter speeds helps.
Thanks Carl
Fantastic capture, Carl. Your weather over there sounds really cold.
Thanks 🙂 …its is quite cold at the moment…even at work
In the Texas Hill Country this is, to the best of my knowledge, know as “Comanche Moon” as in nights with such a moon it was light enough for the Comanche to attack.
Best regards from souther Texas,
Pit
Hi Pit
I’m always interested in local names for the monthly full moon, most of the used names are North American Indian, with a few Gallic and Celtic one’s thrown in for good measure.
Cheers Carl 🙂
Definitely majestic!!
I get a bit ‘geeky’ when it’s the full moon…you may notice from a few blogs coming up 😉