The power of the pink moon wakes me. Stumbling out of bed, I wander barefoot through half-lit rooms looking through distorted glass while my eyes attempt to adjust. What if I let them stay blurry? What if I simply see what’s there? Maybe beauty does exist in the imperfections. The flowers tell me so. I follow the sounds to the beach and surrender.
“Oh moon, I have begun
to envy you
your terrifying
powers”
—Henry Virgin
The fourth full moon of the year arrived on my birthday while on vacation at Dillion Beach. The moon proved elusive and all my photos turned out distorted. I had no choice but to embrace the imperfections and play with them.
Let me know if you have a favorite. These photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D and edited with ON1 Photo RAW.
Bridgette Tales 
I’m partial to 10, but all of your photographs are beautiful. As always. Happy birthday, again. 💕
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Thank you Michael. I’m sort of obsessed with taking pictures of the edge of the water. That’s one of my favorites too.
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Stunning photos, Bridgette. Loving #4!
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Thank you! That was taken at 5 a.m. from the bedroom window of where I was staying. I watched the moon as it slowly disappeared into the water, the same as the sunset I’d watched the night before. Nature is crazy beautiful!
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For sure, it’s the photographer’s greatest model!
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These photos are ravishing! Got to love a Pink Moon
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Ravishing is such a wonderful word! Thank you so much.
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Beautiful photography. You captured the magic of the pink moon.
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I’m so glad you think so! Thank you.
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You captured beautiful moon photos, Bridgette! ❤️😊
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Thanks, John. I’m not sure if my moon photography is improving very much, but I am finding new ways to express the energy of the full moon and that’s been very fun.
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Your moon photos are much better than I can capture, yours are in focus and look good, Bridgette! 😊
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There’s something about #3. But they all look great!
Happy birthday!
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Thank you! I probably took over 20 photos of the way the light of the moon reflected across the waves. There was certainly something magical happening there.
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The moonlit waves look very ghostly yet serene. 🙂 The cobweb suspended between flowers was my favourite! 🙂
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It really does look ghostly doesn’t it? There was something unworldly about the entire scene. The cobweb was one of my favorites too. I loved how they were all over the ice plants.
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Very much so! You should be proud of these – they’re fab snapshots! ❤
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Wonderful photos!
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Thank you so much!
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the moon behind the clouds
not so loud
such a shame
who is to blame?
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It was an interesting night to try and photograph. Each full moon this year has included clouds. I wonder if that will change at some point? I imagine the summer moons will be very different.
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I love the moon-kissed beauty of all of them, but if I HAD to chose….#4 makes me want to walk that moonpath! 💞💞💞
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Thank you, Dawn. How wonderful it would be to walk across the water! I rather love that idea.
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Happy, happy birthday, Bridgette, for whatever day it occured. I love all your photos, and as always, it’s not easy to choose one, so I have chosen two favourites. I like #7 with the pink flower – I love how shadows fall on and between its petals in the semi-dark. And I just love #10 at the edge of the water. I love the way the moonliight shines on the beach and the track along the righthand edge of the photo looks inviting. I would like to follow it and see where it takes me. Sending love and hugs to you and your family, dear Bridgette. Love Ellie Xxx 💖🤗💕
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Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, Ellie! I got you email but haven’t had a moment to respond yet. I will soon! I always appreciate your thoughtful reasons for liking my photos. Your comments are always like a warm hug when they arrive. I appreciate YOU so very much!
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You are so welcome, dear Bridgette. Thank you for being so understanding and patient when I can’t keep up. You really are so kind. It was a delight to have time to read your post today. Your photos are like a light in my somewhat difficult life right now. Thank you for that. I appreciate you always, too. Much love and many hugs to you, dearest friend. Xxx 🤗🌹💛
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Aww! You’ve made my day again, Ellie. Thank you for your understanding too. Life can sure get busy and complicated, but love is really the thread we all can count on to keep us together.
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I love number five number seven and number eight. I hope you had a good birthday weekend away. I hope life is treating you good.
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It was a very wonderful birthday, thank you! Life always has ups and downs, but I’m happy to be here.
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