Photography, Travel and Retirement
October 1, 2020
We were in Jasper during the October Harvest Moon, so when I awoke at my usual time (5:39 AM) and peeked out the window, I spotted a certain glow over the lake. I slipped down to the shore for my first attempt at capturing the Harvest Moon (a day early). It was almost 6:30 AM by the time I reached the shore and I was sad to see the moon dropping into a cloud bank. Oops. Oh well, there was always tomorrow. All shots are hand held, in case you can’t tell.
Until tomorrow.
After working for 43+ years (38 years 7 months with my last company), I finally got that promotion I waited my entire career for……retirement. I have been exploring this new career for the past 3+ years and while it is not always exciting, the chance to do what I want for myself and my family instead of what my company wanted me to do has been rewarding. While I still miss the social aspect of working with a team of great people, I have managed to keep in touch with many from my former team and I have many friends and family members who now fulfill this part of my life. Now that my Patty has retired, we are able to spend more time in pursuits and with people who are near and dear to us. I enjoy photography, gardening, working with my hands, walking, cycling, skiing, travelling, reading and creating special photo and video productions obtained in my first pastime. I may not become wealthy in any of these pursuits, but I already feel I am rich in life experiences far beyond any expectation. View more posts
Nice title! 😂 Apparently I’ve been mooned now, too.
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Thanks Crystal. This kind of mooning is not hard to look at. How are you doing? Hope all is well. Thanks for reading. Allan
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Love these moons. I’m well—in the final stretch of another semester and a little short on brain power. Hope to blog again before long.
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Nice shots Allan! Being really descriptive in your captions 🙂
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Ha Ha. I always try to summarize the posts with a catchy title. This one came easily. Thanks for reading and commenting. Allan
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Absolutely stunning photography! So very dramatic. We were conscious of the harvest moon appearing of the road as we were driving to one of our sons’ homes in Chicago. So huge and orange and gorgeous. Alas we use our self phones for photography and of course the magnificent moon is unable to be captured successfully on a cell phone, so we really appreciate seeing your beautiful images. Bravo.
Peta & Ben
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I am surprised how many people commented that these were good photographs. Wait until you see the non handheld long exposure ones from the next morning. Yes, cell phones with limited zoom are only so adjustable. My camera has 50x (1200mm) optical zoom, so I am very lucky. Thanks for reading and commenting, Peta & Ben. Allan
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Gorgeous shots, Allan.
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Thanks Lynette. I did a stationary long exposure the next morning that turned out even better. Thanks for reading. Allan
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It was a stunning moon back then!
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Absolutely and we were so lucky to see it in the mountains. Tanks Bernie. Allan
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I love the title and the photos are smazing!
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Thanks Eugenia. I was a bit “cheeky” to be sure. I did a better photo job the next day. Thanks for reading. Allan
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Most welcome, Allan. 😉
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I am impressed! I have often tried to take photos of a full moon, and they never turn out. Which just goes to show how little I know about photography, sadly.
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These were my bad shots. Better the following morning. The trouble with taking photos of the moon is that autofocus has a hard time focusing on a light source. You just keep trying and sometimes you get lucky. Thanks for reading Ann. Allan
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