Last night a beautiful moon floated above our field. It was one of those immense and luminous moons that make you draw in your breath and cry out, “look at the moon,” even if you’re just alone with your dogs, as I was. But when I took a photograph, it was just a regular moon.
I had forgotten that you can’t photograph the moon when it’s so big in the early evening, because its size is an illusion. It’s called “Moon Illusion.”
It’s not real, but we all see it. Everything is not what it seems, it seems. It’s beautiful, this moon illusion. It’s strange. For some reason, it makes me a little sad. Not sure why.
I had never heard the term “moon illusion” before. I know what you mean about something so beautiful making you a bit sad though. I’ve had that before when seeing something amazing in nature. Strange phenomena.
Aw, that’s still a great picture!
Even though it didn’t turn out as you hoped, keep posting those pictures!! I love every one of them. Every picture you put on your site is awesome. Wish I could take pictures like that!
What?!?! It can’t be photographed? Seriously, last week I ran out and was hollering to the kids to come see “how big the moon is” (and how pretty)…it’s an illusion? Dang, Wikipedia!
(What do they say about Santa?)
I know, I don’t understand how more than one person can see something that really doesn’t exist. SO mysterious.